Summer Idaho

🌞“I came for mountains, stayed for zero crowds.” 🚗 4-DAY ROAD MAP (Boise ➜ Stanley ➜ Twin Falls ➜ Boise) Day 1: Boise sunrise ➜ Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway ➜ Stanley Day 2: Redfish Lake + Fishhook Creek + private hot-spring soak Day 3: Salmon River rafting ➜ Craters of the Moon ➜ Twin Falls Day 4: Thousand Springs gorge parade ➜ Boise sunset 🏔️ I. Stanley = Sawtooth Heaven Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway = snow-dusted peaks + wildflower carpets . 🏔️🌸 Redfish Lake = Tahoe-blue but 1/3 the people + free parking galore. 🚗💙 Fishhook Creek Trail = 2-mile flat walk = mirror lake + granite backdrop. 🪞🏔️ Mountain Village Resort = hotel + private hot-spring = 60 USD/hour = zero crowds . ♨️💰 🌊 II. Salmon River Rafting Half-day scenic float = canyon walls + otter sightings; 6-day epic available. 🚣‍♀️🦦 Book early—July sells out fast. 📅 🌋 III. Craters of the Moon Devil’s Orchard = lava garden; Inferno Cone = black-dune climb; Indian Tunnel = lava-cave walk. 🌋✨ Feels like Big Island Hawaii—but zero jet lag. ✈️ 💦 IV. Twin Falls = Waterfall Wonderland Shoshone Falls = “Niagara of the West” = zero admission. 💦 Perrie Coulee Waterfall = hidden gorge—navigate to trailhead . 🧭✨ Thousand Springs State Park = gorge parade = gorge + barn + cherry orchard = zero crowds. 🌾 💰 Cost Snap Gas loop: ~$200 Hot-spring soak: $60 Rafting half-day: $90 Total 4-day = ~$350 = cheaper than one SF rent week. 💸 🎁 Take-Home Token Idaho honey = mountain sunrise in a jar. 🍯✨ Lock the dates, let Sawtooth sunrise + private hot-spring delete your inbox stress. Idaho = where cast-iron breakfast meets private hot-spring—and nobody charges admission to the awe. 🏔️♨️ #US #ID #Idaho