Drivers heading to Esther Simplot Park will need to leave their cars behind next week as the city temporarily closes the park to all vehicles for parking lot work. Esther Simplot Park will be closed ...

BOISE — The popular swimming ponds at Esther Simplot Park have closed multiple times since the park opened because of bacteria. City officials are crossing their fingers that won’t happen again. Ever ...

Boise Parks and Recreation posted warning signs at Esther Simplot Park Pond 1 following water quality test results that show E. coli bacteria levels exceeded state standards. The swimming ponds at ...

BOISE, Idaho — The City of Boise is warning visitors to Esther Simplot Park to swim at their own risk after elevated levels of E. coli bacteria were found in two popular ponds at that location. The ...

BOISE - DNA test results show that fecal bacteria from dogs, geese and humans contributed to the recent E. coli contamination in several Boise ponds, city officials said on Sunday. Ponds in Esther ...

BOISE, Idaho — A man is in the hospital after police said he drove into a pond at Esther Simplot Park on Wednesday morning. At 9:30 a.m., Boise Police officers responded to reports of a " reckless ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Boise Parks and Recreation With temperatures in the Treasure Valley nearing triple digits, residents may want to take a dip to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Change may be coming soon to Simplot Hill, the site just off Bogus Basin Road where the mansion belonging to the late Idaho potato ...

Esther Simplot Park Pond 1 is closed because of an outbreak of blue green algae. It is the larger of the water park’s two ponds and it includes the children’s beach area. Idaho Statesman file photo ...

When the city of Boise started construction on Esther Simplot Park, no money was allocated for cleaning up the site. Once construction crews started digging to create new ponds, they found a surprise.

After taking a tour of the Esther Simplot Park site Monday, I wanted to touch on a couple observations I had that didn’t fit into my Tuesday story on the debris and contamination crews found as they ...