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McCroskey State Park in northern Idaho preserves 5,300 acres along Skyline Ridge and Mineral Mountain, where Palouse prairie gives way to eastern forests and mountains. Local conservationist Virgil T. McCroskey assembled much of the land after buying tracts threatened by logging and donated it to Idaho in 1955, then maintained the park himself for fifteen years under the terms of the gift. He named it for his mother, Mary Minerva McCroskey, and in honor of pioneer women. The park is known for Skyline Drive, its trails, campsites, broad views, and wildlife, while logging still continues within its boundaries.
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