Island Park, Idaho
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Island Park census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83429. It stands on Toms Creek. The Survey maps it on the Island Park quadrangle. 193 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 6,293 feet above sea level.
On record in Island Park
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 6 records
Big Falls Innlisted 2002
Bishop Mountain Lookoutlisted 1986- Eleanor Albaugh Cabinlisted 2020
- Glen and Addie Crabtree Cabinlisted 2000
- Island Park Land and Cattle Company Home Ranchlisted 1996
- Joseph Sherwood House and Storelisted 1994
Population over time
2 figuresIsland Park fell from 286 to 193 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 286 | |
| 2020 | 193 | -93 (-33%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1955 USGS Ashton quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Ashton quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Ashton quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Island Park quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1989 USGS Ashton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
34 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Island Park between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | BOONDOCKS |
| 24 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | BUFFALO |
| 24 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | not named |
| 16 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | BUFFALO |
| 11 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | BOOT |
| 8 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | CHICK |
| 7 August 1992 | Smoking | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | not named |
| 5 August 1996 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | RANCHO MCCREE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Island Park: 4 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Island Park in 13 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 5 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2022 | Flood | Island Park | $10,000 | One to 2 inches of rain fell in Fremont County over a 48 hour period and caused extensive flooding. A lot of flooding in the Rea area in the Yale Creek estates and Shotgun Complex areas north of Kilgore Yale Road. Flooding reported at Island Park Village Golf Course. Rushing water flooded private roads/driveways i Pine Crest area. Red Rock Pass Road and Forest Service Road 58 washed out near Duck Creek. Yale Creek flooded across S Beaver Sprigs Rd with damage to the road. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Island Park | $5,000 | Four trees were downed by thunderstorm winds in Island Park causing roof damage and power line damage. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Island Park | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Island Park | $1,000 | Large tree down at Elk Creek Estates. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Island Park | $500 | Severe thunderstorm winds blew over two pine trees into a power line which started a small fire at East Pie Haven Drive in Island Park. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Island Park | - | The Osborne Bridge Idaho Transportation RWIS site measured 59 mph. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Island Park | - | One inch hail reported at Island Park village Resort. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Island Park | - | The public reported one inch hail in Island Park on June 28th at around 445 pm. |
| September 2013 | Hail | Island Park | - | One inch hail observed in Island Park. |
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | Island Park | - | Several small streams exceeded bankfull. Open fields were flooded. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Island Park | - | Penny sized hail near Island Park. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Island Park | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Heavy Rain | Island Park | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trude | 2.9 miles | 11 | |
| Box Canyon | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Last Chance | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| Rea | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Flat Rock | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Eccles | 7.7 miles | 10 | |
| Big Springs | 8.0 miles | 11 | |
| Pineview | 10.0 miles | 10 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Island Park | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1513458 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396695. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.




