This area straddles the Idaho-Utah border where the Great Basin and the Rocky Mountains come together.  The roughest beauty of the area is well worth seeing as you enjoy all there is to do in the area.

Come and enjoy the Bear Lake Hot Springs which emerge at 118 degrees Fahrenheit.  The mineral water is cooled as flows through the mountains to the tubs.  This relaxing visit will have you ready for all the other things there are to do and see in the area, and then you may want to come back to take another relaxing dip before heading home from your vacation.

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Zip On with Zip Idaho, a unique eco-adventure that combines tree based canopy tour style zip lines with Idaho’s longest zip line. Soak up the scenery as your guides lead you through a series of 7 lines ranging from 175 to 1800 feet! These zip lines were built by EBL, the premier builder of zip line courses in the United States, with courses in Hawaii, Alaska, North Carolina and others.  

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If you thought that the only place you could see sand dunes in the US was in New Mexico (White Sands) then you are in for a great surprise.  Here, at St. Anthony Sand Dunes, you will have 10,000 acres of dunes rising to 400 feet.  There are opportunities for OHV that will have you wanting to come back time and again.  There are 15 continuous miles of open sand!  Just think how much fun that can be for you and your friends or family.  If you don't want to ride an Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) then either hike the sands or ride a horse.

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Our planet is more than 70 percent water, so there are lots of opportunities for adventure travel both in and on the water. From serene scenic floats to action packed trips for the adrenaline junkie, the Payette River in Garden Valley, ID offers something for everyone.

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This lava tube is 1,000 ft. long with a ceiling height of between 8 and 30 ft. The collapsed roof serves as an entrance.  The cold trap effect and the extremely different temperatures in Idaho between the summer and the winter make it a perfect ice cave.  Now, the cold air flows down into the cave during the winter and freezes all the water entering the cave through fractures.  This produces a continuous layer of ice.  It is cold in the cave (obviously) with a temperature between -7 degrees C. and .5 degrees C depending on which area you are in.  The outside temperature may reach 37 degrees C so warm cloths and sturdy shoes are a must.

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The museum is filled with frontier memorabilia such as artifacts large and small from the Gold Rush; Pon Yam House and Chinese artifacts from when the immigrant workers came to the area and lived here.  There is "One of the Northwest's finest Bottle Collections", which of course, were found in the area.  There are also general Pioneer Life artifacts and memorabilia showcasing the lifestyle required to live in the west in the frontier days.

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