Recreation

Outdoor recreation opportunities abound on public lands in Idaho.  Opportunities range from more relaxed activities such as lake fishing to more vigorous activities such as backpacking through remote and primitive canyons and mountains. 

North Idaho is a land punctuated with lapis-blue flowing rivers and cascading waterfalls. The panhandle of Idaho touts the greatest concentration of lakes in the Northwest. Southwest Idaho is a dramatic montage of desert, rivers and mountains that has lured visitors for centuries. Serene mountain lakes brim with trout, world class whitewater waits to be kayaked and awe inspiring canyons play home to birds of prey. And last, but certainly not least, East Idaho is where the snow capped peaks of the Grand Tetons feed thundering waterfalls and free flowing rivers. Where wild flowers, pine and aspen create a kaleidoscope of autumn color and light.

Click on the map for recreation sites and activities in each geographic area.

Also check out Idaho's Rivers!

Destinations:
Bald Mountain / St. Anthony Sand Dunes / Lower Salmon River / Bruneau and Owyhee Rivers / South Fork of the Snake River / Murtaugh Section of the Snake River