The foothills are the reference point.
Redfish Lake is a glacially carved lake at the base of the Sawtooth Mountains, about four miles south of the town of Stanley, Idaho. It sits inside the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, a unit of the U.S. Forest Service, and is the largest of several alpine lakes strung along the Sawtooth Valley. It is roughly … Read more
The Sawtooth Mountains are a range of granite peaks in central Idaho, roughly 100 miles northeast of Boise as the crow flies and considerably more by road. They are not a single mountain or a park in the strict sense — they are a mountain range, most of it protected inside the Sawtooth National Recreation … Read more
Sun Valley is a resort town and ski area in Blaine County, central Idaho, built around Bald Mountain and the neighboring town of Ketchum. It sits roughly 150 miles from Boise by road. Given the distance and the mountain driving involved, most people treat it as an overnight trip rather than a day trip, though … Read more
McCall is a small city in Valley County, Idaho, built along the southern shore of Payette Lake at roughly 5,020 feet of elevation. It sits about 100 miles north of Boise by road, a drive of two to two and a half hours on Idaho Highway 55, depending on season, traffic and conditions on the … Read more
Idaho City is a small incorporated town in Boise County, about 38 miles northeast of Boise on Highway 21, that grew almost overnight in 1863 as the center of the Boise Basin gold rush. It is now the Boise County seat, with a few hundred year-round residents, a National Register of Historic Places historic district, … Read more
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