Relive the Old West in Southeast Idaho!
This is the story of the passage through the Rocky Mountains and
over the Continental Divide. The great westward migration of
the Oregon and California Trails stopped in Southeast Idaho to
rest and repair their wagons having just completed crossing the
point on this American Continent where the creeks and rivers
begin to flow westward to the Pacific Ocean.
 Step
into the days of the Old West and the Oregon Trail by taking a
one hour 2,000 mile journey on the Oregon Trail-all within the
comfort of the
National Oregon/California Trail Center. You and your
family will become members of a simulated wagon train headed
west and be guided by our Wagon Master and live cast of pioneers
whose dialogue and stories will make the adventure come alive!
It's the most fun you'll ever have learning history! For more
information please call 1-866-847-3800 or visit their website.
 Southeast
Idaho Rodeo Tour
Nearly every town in Southeast Idaho has at least one rodeo every year! The most
famous is the
Dodge National Rodeo Finals held each year in March at the ISU Holt area
in Pocatello Idaho. Come watch Cowboys, Bronc & Bull Riders, Pole Benders, Barrel Racers, Mutton Busters, Team Ropers, and Rodeo Clowns. Don't miss out on all rip-roaring fun!
 Butch
Cassidy and his gang robbed the Bank of Montpelier at 3:13
pm on August 13, 1896 after the 13th deposit in the amount of
$13.00, then raced out of town. For a week the posse followed
but gave up the chase near Snyder Basin. No one really knows
what happened to the money or for that matter exactly where the
men went. After his arrest later, Meeks swore that he never got
a penny of the loot. . . Meeks was the only one ever arrested.
Cassidy and Lay were never brought to trial.
 Fort
Hall Replica
A visit to the Fort Hall Replica is to enter the 19th Century world of
explorers, trappers, fur traders, Native Americans, pioneers, Gold seekers,
historic figures, and common folk; all of whom visited the place called Fort
Hall on the banks of the Snake River in what is now Southeast Idaho. The roads
to the Replica follow close to the Oregon and California Trails and other famous
roads and byways.
 Shoshone-Bannock
Fort Hall Reservation
The Shoshone Bannock Tribal Museum tells the story of the tribes
and of the west. The Shoshone Bannock Indian Festival and All
Indian Rodeo is the second weekend of August each year. Tribes
from the United States and Canada gather for this four day
celebration. The public is welcome and there is a small
admission fee. The tribes also exercise sovereign status in the
operation of gaming at the
Fort Hall Casino
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