Riverfront Parks

These Riverfront Park Projects are all major multi-million dollar projects intended to connect the community to the river in a multitude of ways and provide for river restoration.

Timeframe: <5 years; #1 Priority

Status: 30% design completed. 60% design will be completed in fall 2021

Location: At the base of City Creek on both sides of the Portneuf River

Project lead: City of Pocatello (design); Sagebrush Steppe Land Trust (fundraising).

Long term project

Timeframe: >5 years;

Status: Preliminary concept phase

Location: East of the railroad tracks from the Highway Ponds near Century High School north to S. 2nd Ave.

Project lead: City of Pocatello

Timeframe: >5 years;

Status: Concept phase

Location: Center Street at the Portneuf River, just west of the library and Simplot Square.

Project lead: Historic Downtown Pocatello

Timeframe: >5 years

Status: Concept developed

Location: Memorial Park (Lander to Wyeth)

Project Lead: TBD

Long term project

Timeframe: >5 years

Status: Preliminary concept

Location: Concrete channel between Memorial and Raymond Parks (Wyeth to Custer)

Project Lead: TBD

Long term project

Timeframe: >5 years

Status: Concept developed

Location: Raymond Park (between Custer & Carson Streets)

Project Lead: TBD

Long term project

Timeframe: >5 years

Status: No design work done

Location: Sacajawea Park (Carson Street to Kraft Road)

Project Lead: TBD

Long term project

Timeframe: >5 years

Status: Student concepts developed

Location: Pacific Recycling Trailhead and across the river at N. Main and Kraft Road.

Project Lead: TBD

Longterm

Timeframe: TBD

Status: Preliminary concept only

Cost: TBD