IDAHO

GENERAL
Sights & Sites
●Idaho Birding Trail – fishandgame.idaho.gov/ifwis/ibt.



ADA COUNTY
Boise
Bars & Nightclubs
●Bar Gernika – 202 South Capitol Boulevard (Downtown); 208-344-2175; bargernika.com; Basque; open over 20 years.
Hotels
●Grove – 245 South Capitol Boulevard (Downtown); 208-333-8000; grovehotelboise.com; 16-story luxury hotel; sweeping lobby with vaulted ceiling, piano bar, and Emilio’s fine-dining restaurant; 5^th floor houses spa & high-tech fitness center, as well as Olympic-sized lap pool; “box seat” rooms overlook hockey & basketball games in adjoining CenturyLink Arena; on top floors are ritzy 500'-square suites with soft beds & incredible views.
●Leku Ona Fine Basque Dining – 117 South 6^th Street; 208-345-6665; lekuonaid.com; boutique.
Restaurants
●Leku Ona Fine Basque Dining – 117 South 6^th Street; 208-345-6665; lekuonaid.com; Basque.
Sights & Sites
●Union Pacific Depot – 2603 West Eastover Terrace; 208- 608-7644; cityofboise.org; built by Carrere & Hastings (New York Public Library architects).



BLAINE COUNTY
Sun Valley (includes Hailey & Ketchum)
Bars & Nightclubs
●Pioneer Saloon – 320 North Main Street (Ketchum); 208-726-3139; as famous for décor; taxidermy galore; famous for margaritas.
Hotels
●Sun Valley Resort – 1 Sun Valley Road (Ketchum); 208-622-4111 or 800-786-8259; sunvalley.com; both lodge and inn, as well as apartments, condos, and cottages.
Restaurants
●Christina’s – 520 2^nd Street East (Ketchum); 208-726-4499; christinasofsunvalley.com; Sun Valley institution; great brunch.
●CK’s – 320 South Main Street (Hailey); 208-788-1223; ckrealfood.com; among area’s best tables; Kobe beef.
●Ketchum Grill – 520 East Avenue North (Ketchum); 208-726-4660; ketchumgrill.com; built in 1880s; cheerful, cozy place; kayak suspended overhead; good home cooking with modern flair and great desserts.
●Roundhouse – 7.7K' up Baldy (accessible by gondola); exposed rafters, 4-sided fireplace; great breakfast location.
●310 Main – 310 North Main (Hailey); 208-788-4161; threetenmain.com; Asian-Mexican fusion.
Shopping
●Chapter One Bookstore – 340 East 2^nd Street; 208-726-5425; chapteronebookstore.com; 1^st editions.
●Community Library – 415 North Spruce Avenue (Ketchum); 208-726-3493; thecommunitylibrary.org; cultural center that offers lecture series; art and artifact exhibits.
●Gold Mine Thrift Shop – 331 Walnut Avenue (Ketchum); 208-726-3465; high-end, used ski-wear.
●Iconoclast Books – 671 Sun Valley road (Ketchum); 208-726-1564; iconoclastbooks.com; famous for 1^st-edition, Hemmingway collection.
●Ketchum on Fly – 680 Sun Valley Road (Ketchum); 208-726-7572; ketchumonthefly.com; sporting goods store.
●Silver Creek Outfitters – 500 North Main Street (Ketchum); 208-726-5282; silver-creek.com; sporting goods store.
●Sister – 100 North Leadville Avenue (Ketchum); 208-725-2176; vintage-wear and new items.
Sights & Sites
●Bald Mountain – Sun Valley; sunvalley.com/mountain; 9K'.
●Company of Fools – 110 North Main Street (Hailey); 208-788-6520; companyoffools.org; theater that draws world-class actors.
●Hemmingway Preserve (Nature Conservancy) – 116 North 1^st Street (Hailey); 208-788-8988; nature.org; call because closed without prior arrangements.
●Red Fish Lake – 1 hour away; small resort town.



BUTTE COUNTY
Arco
Sights & Sites
●Craters-Moon National Monument & Preserve – Highway 26; 208-527-1300; nps.gov/crmo/index.htm; located in Snake River Plain; 5.9K' above sea level; volcanic features represent among best-preserved flood basalt areas in continental US; area managed cooperatively by NPS and BLM; 3 major lava fields and about 400 square miles sagebrush steppe grasslands to cover total 1,117 square miles; among world’s best examples of open rift cracks, including deepest known on Earth at 800'; every variety basaltic lava, as well as tree molds (cavities left by lava-incinerated trees), lava tubes (cave type), and many other volcanic features.



CUSTER COUNTY
STANLEY
Hotels
●Idaho Rocky Mountain Ranch – Highway 75, between milepost markers 180-181 (9 miles south of Stanley, on Salmon River); 208-774-3544; idahorocky.com; 50-person guest ranch outside Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
Restaurants
●Mountain Village Restaurant – Highway 75, between milepost markers 180-181 (9 miles south of Stanley, on Salmon River); 208-774-3317; mountainvillage.com.



FREMONT COUNTY
Ashton
Hotels
●Three Rivers Ranch – Warm River (Ashton); 208-652-3750; threeriversranch.com; premier fishing retreats.

Island Park
Sights & Sites
●Henry’s Lake State Park – 3917 East 5100 North (15 miles from Yellowstone National Park’s western entrance); 208-558-7532 or 888-922-6743; parksandrecreation.idaho.gov/parks/henryslake.aspx.



KOOTENAI COUNTY
Coeur d’Alene
Restaurants
●Hudson’s Hamburgers – 207 Sherman Avenue; 208-664-5444.



LEMHI COUNTY
Salmon
Services
●O.A.R.S. – Angels Camp (California); 209-736-4677 or 800-346-6277; oars.com/idaho/middleforkwhitewaterrafting.html; rafting on Salmon River Middle Fork.
Sights & Sites
●Salmon-Challis National Park – 1206 South Challis Street; 208-756-5100; fs.usda.gov/main/scnf/home; covers 4.3M acres in east-central Idaho; includes 1.3M acres of Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness Area, largest contiguous wilderness area in continental US; remote & rugged, this country offers adventure, solitude & breathtaking scenery; also contains Borah Peak, Idaho’s tallest peak & Middle Fork of Salmon River.



TETON COUNTY
Driggs
Hotels
●Teton Valley Lodge – 3733 Adams Road (Driggs); 208-354-2386; tetonvalleylodge.com; attracting fishermen from all over world since 1919.
Restaurants
●Forage & Lounge – 285 East Little Avenue (Driggs); 208-354-2858; forageandlounge.com; locavore, meat venue.

Victor
Restaurants
●Victor’s Knotty Pine Supper Club – 27 East Main Street; 208-787-2866; knottypinesupperclub.com; meat & music.



TWIN FALLS COUNTY
Twin Falls
Sights & Sites
●Sawtooth National Recreation Area – 2647 Kimberly Road East; 208-737-3200; fs.usda.gov/sawtooth; 7 miles north of Ketchum on Highway 75; ranger station in Stanley, near northern boundary.



VALLEY COUNTY
McCall
Hotels
●Shore Lodge – 501 West Lake Street; 208-634-2244; shorelodge.com; on Payette Lake; upscale, contemporary, rustic-chic rooms offer flat-screen TVs & minifridges; most suites have terraces, with some having fireplaces; beachfront cottage with kitchen, hot tub & boat moorings; resort fee covers Wi-Fi, parking & local shuttle, plus access to marina, beach, outdoor pool & hot tub, as well as tennis courts, gym, spa & movie theater; casual grill & bar.
Restaurants
●Narrows – 501 West Lake Street; 208-634-2244; shorelodge.com/dining; serves Pacific Northwest cuisine & steaks.