This is where Mother Nature provides an unforgettable wilderness full of activities for people of all ages. Eastern Idaho offers a wide variety of outdoor recreational activities during each season of the year. In the spring, summer, and fall, the fly fishing is outstanding! In fact, fly fishing in Eastern Idaho is internationally acclaimed and is the destination of choice for fishermen around the world.
Things To Do
Leisure Activities - There are many great things to do in your leisure time here in Eastern Idaho. You can go on breathtaking scenic drives, experience enjoyable, historic, and scenic byways, escape to a bed and breakfast; or take a bus or walking tour. Enjoy a night at the movies, learn at a planetarium, visit a brewery, or take in the view from a hot air balloon or a hang glider. You can take time to indulge in a relaxing massage and a dreamy day spa.
Nature Activities - The wonders of nature await you in Eastern Idaho. The lush, vibrant landscape has amazing geological interests. Once you have seen all the the geological formations, you can experience the wildlife that makes this portion of Idaho a must-visit for nature enthusiasts, photographers, and families on vacation. There are many ways to enjoy the peace and tranquility of nature. You can spend a day at the zoo, explore a wildlife park, enjoy a natural forest, or even go caving in the Civil Defense Caves.
Winter Sports Activities - If you've ever ridden a snowmobile, you know the pleasure that comes from a morning spent charging through a fresh blanket of snow. Combine that with Eastern Idaho's rare beauty and bountiful snowfall, and you have a snowmobiler's dream.
Kelly Canyon Ski Area, located about half an hour from Idaho Falls, is where the locals go for day and night skiing. Kelly boasts four lifts with access to 26 ski runs and a new 600-foot tubing park for families and groups. The ski lodge features a rental shop, cafeteria, and banquet and private rooms for events.
The famous Grand Targhee Ski Resort, also located nearby in the Targhee National Forest, offers 63 trails covering over 3000 acres of alpine skiing, night skiing, heli-skiing, snow-cat skiing, cross country skiing, snow tubing and snow boarding. Grand Targhee is famous for their powdery natural "snow from heaven".
Summer Sports Activities - You will find a host of options for summertime sporting activities. If you are interests are hiking, horseback riding, hunting, rodeos, and many other summer recreational sport then Eastern Idaho has your game.
Historic Activities - Exploring the history and the culture of Eastern Idaho is an experience like none other. There are Museums where you can learn through hands-on exhibits: the birth of television, the history of early combat aircraft, and the Teton Dam Flood disaster.
Other activities that are equally informative can include visits to an Indian reservation, a historic carousel, a ghost town, or to one of Idaho's famous national parks?Craters of the Moon National Monument, Grand Teton National Park, or Yellowstone National Park.
Lodging and Accomodations
Eastern Idaho boasts a wide range of accommodations that suit almost every need and budget, featuring full-service first class hotels, limited service hotels, and family motels as well as RV parks/campgrounds and bed and breakfasts.
Outfitters
Feel like going fishing or hunting? Don't have your gear? Eastern Idaho has plenty of outfitters to suit you up with what you need. Whether you require a rod and tackle or a backpack and boots we have what you are looking for. Whatever outdoor adventure you're planning, count on finding what you need and more.
Restaurants
Grab a quick meal on the go or enjoy an elegant evening on the town. Whether you are looking for a quality Mexican Chimichanga, an exquisite Italian Chicken Scaloppini, or a scrumptious Chinese Lo Mein you'll find what you're looking for and more. With approximately 200 restaurants in the Idaho Falls area alone, Eastern Idaho has a restaurant for every taste.
Shopping
You can't come to Eastern Idaho and miss out on the wonderful shopping opportunities here. Whether you're looking for furniture, clothing, sporting equipment, or a car, Eastern Idaho has got it.
One of the most popular shopping centers, the Grand Teton Mall in Idaho Falls, has nearly 75 stores, restaurants, and services with everything you're looking for and probably more than you imagined.
