• Twin Sisters

    City Of Rocks

    National Reserve Idaho

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  • Visitor Center Operating Hours Notification

    The City of Rocks Visitor Center will be closed May 21 & 22 for an All-Employee Orientation. The visitor center will reopen May 23 and operate from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 7 days a week (including holidays) through October.

Park Planning

Listed below are documents that provide information on various subjects associated with park planning:

Public Law 100-696 (Signed November 18, 1988, created City of Rocks National Reserve.)

Public Law 101-512 (Permitted hunting within the Reserve.)

 

Cooperative Agreement (2003)

Operations Plan and Guidelines for Management (2012)

 
Foundation Statement (2007)
 

Comprehensive Management Plan (1995)
Pages 1 through 65
Pages 69 through 172
Pages 333 - end

 

Implementation Plans:

Grazing Management Plan (1996)

Grazing Management Plan Revision and Update (2008)

Resource Management Plan (1996)

Climbing Management Plan (1998)

Weed Management Plan (2006)

Museum Management Plan (2008)

 

Visitor Study (2008)

Visitor Study Summary (2008)

 

Cultural Landscape Inventory (2009)

 
 

Business Plan (2010)

 

Environmental Assessment - Circle Creek Overlook TrailsProject

Administrative History - Twin Sisters

 

Did You Know?

Old Kelton Stage Station with the Twin Sisters towering in the background.

The City of Rocks stage station was a Home Station located at the head of Emigrant Canyon. Stage stations were located 10 to 15 miles apart at sites with water and grass for the horses. “Home Stations” were situated 50 to 60 miles apart and provided lodging for drivers and a meal for passengers.