Camel's Back Park is an
urban park
An urban park or metropolitan park, also known as a city park, municipal park (North America), public park, public open space, or municipal gardens (United Kingdom, UK), is a park or botanical garden in cities, densely populated suburbia and oth ...
in
Boise, Idaho
Boise ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of cities in Idaho, most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, there were 235,685 people residing in the city. Loca ...
, managed by the Boise Parks and Recreation Department. The park includes picnic tables, play areas, an outdoor gym, practice fields, and facilities for tennis and volleyball.
The park is adjacent to the Camel's Back Reserve and the Hulls Gulch Reserve.
History
Property for Camel's Back Park and Camel's Back Reserve was donated in 1932 by Bernard Lemp, son of Boise pioneer and mayor (1875-1876)
John Lemp. The park was dedicated officially in 1965.
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An outdoor gym was installed in the park by ]Bodybuilding.com
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in 2015.
City planners addressed dangerous erosion at the park in 2016, and in 2017 a series of landings and stone steps were installed at the top of Camel Back chute, the steepest section of foothill trail access from the park.
See also
* List of parks in Boise
Over 90 parks and undeveloped sites are managed by the Parks & Recreation Department in Boise, Idaho, Boise, Idaho, including 86 tennis courts, 48 soccer fields, 25 pickleball courts, 22 basketball courts, six bocce courts, three lacrosse fields, ...
References
External links
Camel's Back and Hulls Gulch Reserve trails
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Parks in Idaho
Boise, Idaho