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	'''Hells Gate State Park''' is a public recreation area located on the southern edge of [[Lewiston, Idaho\|Lewiston]], [[Idaho]], at the [[Snake River]]'s downstream entrance to [[Hells Canyon]], the deepest [[canyon]] in [[North America]]. The [[state park]] was created by the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers\|U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]] to mitigate the construction of the [[Lower Granite Dam]]; the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation began leasing the site in 1973.<ref name=history/> The park's {{convert\|960\|acres}} offer trails for hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding as well as opportunities for camping, ~~picnicking~~, fishing, boating, swimming, and taking jet boat trips into the canyon. The park sits at the lowest elevation of any Idaho state park, at {{convert\|733\|ft}} above sea level.<ref name=parksandrec/>		'''Hells Gate State Park''' is a public recreation area located on the southern edge of [[Lewiston, Idaho\|Lewiston]], [[Idaho]], at the [[Snake River]]'s downstream entrance to [[Hells Canyon]], the deepest [[canyon]] in [[North America]]. The [[state park]] was created by the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers\|U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]] to mitigate the construction of the [[Lower Granite Dam]]; the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation began leasing the site in 1973.<ref name=history/> The park's {{convert\|960\|acres}} offer trails in for hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding as well as opportunities for camping, picnicing, fishing, boating, swimming, and taking jet boat trips into the canyon. The park sits at the lowest elevation of any Idaho state park, at {{convert\|733\|ft}} above sea level.<ref name=parksandrec/>

	==See also==		==See also==
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	<ref name=parksandrec>{{cite web \|url=https://parksandrecreation.idaho.gov/parks/hells-gate \|title=Hells Gate State Park \|publisher=Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation \|date=January 28, 2025 \|access-date=February 5, 2025}}</ref>		<ref name=parksandrec>{{cite web \|url=https://parksandrecreation.idaho.gov/parks/hells-gate \|title=Hells Gate State Park \|publisher=Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation \|date=January 28, 2025 \|access-date=February 5, 2025}}</ref>

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	<ref name=history>{{cite web \|url=http://imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/geog/publrecr/text/stlndmn.htm \|title=History: State Lands in Idaho \|publisher=Idaho Museum of Natural History \|access-date=March 4, 2011}}</ref>		<ref name=history>{{cite web \|url=http://imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/geog/publrecr/text/stlndmn.htm \|title=History: State Lands in Idaho \|publisher=Idaho Museum of Natural History \|access-date=March 4, 2011}}</ref>
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	==External links==		==External links==

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{{Short description|State park in Idaho, United States}}
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{{Infobox park
| name = Hells Gate State Park
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| photo_caption = Tugboat moored in Hells Gate State Park
| photo_alt = Tugboat
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| map = USA Idaho#USA
| map_caption = Location in Idaho##Location in the United States
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| label = Hells Gate State Park
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| location = [[Nez Perce County, Idaho]], United States
| nearest_city = [[Lewiston, Idaho]]
| coordinates = {{coord|46.36917|-117.05444|format=dms|region:US-ID|display=inline,title}}
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| area = {{convert|960|acre|abbr=on}}<ref name=parksandrec2/>
| elevation = {{convert|733|ft|m|abbr=on}}<ref name=parksandrec2/>
| established = 1973<ref name=history/>
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| administrator = [[Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation]]
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'''Hells Gate State Park''' is a public recreation area located on the southern edge of [[Lewiston, Idaho|Lewiston]], [[Idaho]], at the [[Snake River]]'s downstream entrance to [[Hells Canyon]], the deepest [[canyon]] in [[North America]]. The [[state park]] was created by the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]] to mitigate the construction of the [[Lower Granite Dam]]; the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation began leasing the site in 1973.<ref name=history/> The park's {{convert|960|acres}} offer trails for hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding as well as opportunities for camping, picnicking, fishing, boating, swimming, and taking jet boat trips into the canyon. The park sits at the lowest elevation of any Idaho state park, at {{convert|733|ft}} above sea level.<ref name=parksandrec/>

==See also==
{{portal|Idaho}}
* [[List of Idaho state parks]]
* [[National Parks in Idaho]]

==References==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name=parksandrec>{{cite web |url=https://parksandrecreation.idaho.gov/parks/hells-gate |title=Hells Gate State Park |publisher=Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation |date=January 28, 2025 |access-date=February 5, 2025}}</ref>

<ref name=parksandrec2>{{cite web |url=https://parksandrecreation.idaho.gov/parks/hells-gate/info/ |title=Hells Gate State Park Information |date=June 25, 2020 |publisher=Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation |access-date=February 5, 2025}}</ref>

<ref name=history>{{cite web |url=http://imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/geog/publrecr/text/stlndmn.htm |title=History: State Lands in Idaho |publisher=Idaho Museum of Natural History |access-date=March 4, 2011}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Hells Gate State Park}}
*[https://parksandrecreation.idaho.gov/parks/hells-gate Hells Gate State Park] Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation
*[https://parksandrecreation.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/parks/hells-gate/Hells-Gate-Trails-map-and-brochure-18-May-2018.pdf Hells Gate State Park Trails Map] Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation

{{Protected Areas of Idaho}}

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[[Category:State parks of Idaho]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Nez Perce County, Idaho]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1973]]
[[Category:1973 establishments in Idaho]]
[[Category:Parks established in the 1970s]]