Southeast Idaho Cities Welcome You!
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Willow Bay provides a great place for summer recreation
with a marina, cafe, store and RV campgrounds with
hookups. West of American Falls is
Massacre Rocks State Park. Oregon Trail
ruts can be seen as well as an exhibit at the Visitor’s
Center telling the story of three emigrant wagon trains
that were ambushed by American Indians in 1862. Hence
the area came to be called “Massacre Rocks”. The park
staff puts on evening campfire programs nightly during
the summer months. Call (208) 226-2569
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Blackfoot is the county seat of Bingham County and
prides itself on it’s friendly and outgoing residents.
Blackfoot’s popular Jensen’s Grove where you can also
enjoy water skiing, bike trails, swimming and family
picnics. Home of the Idaho Potato Museum. Major community events include
Pride Day activities in June and the Eastern Idaho
State Fair and parade starting Labor Day weekend.
Contact the Blackfoot Chamber of Commerce and Visitors
Center at (208) 785-0510.
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Downey, once the most thriving town in Idaho,
is recognized for it's contributions to the first
stagecoach station in Southeast Idaho, as well as the
first route of the Pony Express in Idaho. We wish a warm
welcome to all who care to venture out to try our
seasonal natural hot water swimming complex and camping
facilities at Downata Hot Springs. Visit Red Rock Pass,
carved by millions of acre feet of water from Lake
Bonneville Flood 17,000 years ago. Call (208) 897-5342
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Located north of Pocatello off Highway 91, the Fort Hall
Indian Reservation, is home of the Shoshone Bannock
tribes. These people are proud of their strong heritage.
The tribes celebrate the Shoshone Bannock Indian
Festival and Rodeo in mid-August. Fort Hall also
features Indian arts and crafts and a museum of American
Indian artifacts. Try your luck at the Fort Hall Casino
and Bingo Hall just off I-15 exit 80 at Fort Hall.
Contact (800) 806-9229.
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The city of Grace is snuggled in a beautiful valley
located in southeastern Idaho just thirty miles from an
I-15 and one hours travel Pocatello, Idaho and Logan,
Utah. Grace has a population of approximately 1100
people and in general, life is not as hectic as it is in
the more urban areas. Each year Grace hosts the Caribou
County Fair and Rodeo the first week of August. Visit
Niter Ice Cave, Black Canyon, and the Last Chance Canal
Company's 100 year old Log Dam.
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Indian tribes discovered these natural hot springs
centuries before the rest of the world. Geologist
believe the site has produced the same 110º odor free
sulfur free water for 50 million years. Now the hot
mineral pools are open all year and Olympic-size
swimming complex is open in the warm months. The
swimming complex includes two water slides and an
Olympic diving tower. Experience the adventure of tubing
down the Portneuf River or browse our shops. Contact us at (208)
776-5221 or (800) 423-8597
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Malad City is a very convenient stop for tourists. The
museum, the Iron Door Playhouse and Malad City
storefront swimming pool make this a lively and
intriguing downtown. But Oneida County it hides it best
quality from I-15 travelers...8 beautiful reservoirs
stocked with fish! They are all within 5 to 45 minutes
of I-15. Devils Creek Reservoir along I-15 is stocked
annually with rainbow and cutthroat trout. Stop at the
Cherry Creek Visitor Center six miles south of Malad.
Call (208) 766-4788 for information.
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National Oregon/California Trail Center is at the
junction of U.S. 89 and 30 located on the Clover Creek
Encampment of the Oregon Trail in Montpelier. It depicts
the journey of the Oregon Trail in daily Living History
Tours. A Wagon Master guides visitors through the
interactive tour that includes a ride in a simulated
covered wagon ride generated by advanced computer
technology. The Rails and Trails Museum within the Trail
Center displays relics of the
pioneers of Bear Lake Valley. Call (208) 847-0824.
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The transcontinental railroad created a mix of cultures
which is reflected in the architecture of Old Town and
menus of the restaurants. Pocatello works hard and plays
hard year around. Two golf courses, a zoo, several large municipal parks, and
nearby lakes provide summer fun while snowmobiling,
downhill and cross country skiing are winter pastimes.
Plays, concerts, lectures and exhibits fill every season
so be sure to call for a list. Pocatello Convention &
Visitors Center
(877) 922-7659
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Discover where pioneer history bean at Idaho's oldest
white settlement,
Franklin, just over
the Utah border on Hwy 91. Visit state owned Pioneer
Relic Hall, Hatch Home, and the old City Hall. Then
drive north to Preston and visit the oldest Mormon
Academy building that has just been moved. Just north of
town, see the site of possibly the bloodiest encounter
between the soldiers and the American Indians, The Bear
River Massacre, in 1862 where 240 to 400 Shoshone
Indians were killed. Call (208) 852-2703 for more
information.
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Oasis for Historic Tours and recreational adventure! We
have four city parks with covered pavilions, two golf
courses, two mile greenway for summer fun. In the winter
use our base camp for famous 55 mile Highline Recreation
Trail, groomed snowmobile trails in and outside town,
groomed cross country ski area. Pick up the self guided
tour brochures for ten historic buildings, fourteen
documented Oregon Trail sites, historic tours of trains,
dams and mining that built the town, plus 3 natural
springs. (208) 547-4964
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Other towns in our area are McCammon, Arimo,
Clifton, Dayton, Oxford, Swan Lake, Virginia, Mink
Creek, Cub River, Whitney, Inkom, Weston, Fish Haven,
Saint Charles, Bloomington, Paris, Ovid, Sharon,
Georgetown, Niter, Thatcher, Cleveland, Woodruff,
Daniels, Lund, Henry, Hatch, Robin, Crystal, Tyhee,
Chubbuck, Rockland,
Aberdeen, Sterling, Springfield, Pingree,
Rockford, Firth, and Shelley. |
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