Idaho Regional Travel Information
Idaho has some of the most diverse geography in the country. From desert sand dunes to fertile farm land to alpine lakes and granite peaks, Idaho's regional diversity is matched only by its diversity of outdoor activities it offers. For your convenience, we have broken this diverse state down into seven regions. More information on each region, please click on the accompanying map below.
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North Idaho A land punctuated in lapis blue flowing
rivers, cascading over waterfalls, sitting still in azure lakes. In fact there is no
greater concentration of lakes in a western state than in the panhandle of Idaho. |
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North Central Idaho Of all the states in the union, only Alaska has more than Idaho's 18 million wild acres. Many are here in North Central Idaho, a wilderness of peaks, canyons, streams and legend that Lewis and Clark called paradise. |
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Southwest Idaho's dramatic montage of desert, rivers and mountains has lured visitors for centuries. Serene mountain lakes brim with trout, world class whitewater waits to be floated and kayaked, and awe-inspiring canyons play home to birds of prey. |
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Central Idaho is an endless source of enchantment, a palette of incalculable wonder whose reflections and pattern are ever-changing. There are unearthly flows of lava frozen in time. There are alpine lakes, each cool and fragrant and perfect, and vast rolling acres of high meadows. There are massive, serrated mountains as grand and majestic as any in the world. |
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East Idaho where the snow-capped peaks of the Grand Tetons feed thundering waterfalls, glistening lakes and free running rivers. Where wild flowers, pine and aspen create a kaleidoscope of autumn color and light. Where elk and moose graze the grasslands, where swans and eagles soar on high. |
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South Central Idaho A waterfall higher than Niagara. Rock monoliths 60 stories tall. Underground rivers gushing from sheer canyon walls. The beautiful secrets of the once-forbidden land are only now becoming known to the world. |
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Southeast Idaho Two tribes dominated Southeast Idaho, the Shoshone and the Bannock. Although they spoke different languages, the shared a similar culture and lifestyle, migrating with the season to hunt buffalo, deer, and antelope by horseback. |
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