Day Hiking Areas

• Ashton/Island Park RD

  Recreation opportunities abound on the 700,000 acre Ashton/Island Park Ranger District. Fishing, camping, floating, sightseeing, hiking, hunting, cross country skiing and snowmobiling are the most popular activities. Big Springs, Upper and Lower Mesa Falls are the most visited scenic attractions.

  There are 615 miles of roads open to motorized travel and 172 miles of hiking trails on the district.

• Beula Lake Trail
• Big Bend Ridge Trail
• Big Springs Interpretive Trail
• Bishop Mountain Cabin
• Bitch Creek Trail
• Box Canyon Trailhead
• Camp Ridge Trail
• Carrot Ridge Trail
• Coffee Pot Rapids Trail
• Conant Basin Trail
• Coyote Meadows
• Coyote Meadows Trailhead (FR265)
• Fish Lake Trail
• Flat Canyon Trail
• Hidden Lake Trail
• Hominy Peak Trail
• Howard Creek Trail
• Mesa Falls Nature Trail
• Mesa Falls Visitor Center
• Moose Creek Trail
• Moose Mountain Trail
• Mountain Nord Trail
• Railroad Right-of-Way
• Red Mountain Trail
• Sawtell Peak Trail
• South Boone Trail
• Targhee Creek Trail
• Targhee Creek Trailhead
• Teton Crest Trail
• Warm River Cabin
• Dubois RD

  The Dubois Ranger District on the Caribou-Targhee National Forest offers over 460,000 acres of opportunity to experience the great outdoors. Diamond Peak, the third highest point in Idaho, towers above the landscape at 12,197 feet.

  There are a variety of trails available, several of which are suited for horseback riding and mountain biking.   Approximately 410 miles of roads are open to full size vehicle travel and 221 miles of trails are open, with 90 miles open to motorized use

• Al Taylor Cabin
• Aldous Lake
• Continental Divide Trail
• East Dry Creek Trail
• Eightmile Trail
• Fritz Creek Trailhead
• Fritz Trail
• Pass Creek Lake Trail
• Steel Creek Group Campground
• Stoddard Creek Campground
• Webber Creek Trail
• Montpelier RD

  Montpelier RD

• Albert Moser Campground
• Bloomington Lake Trailhead
• Clear Creek Guard Station
• Cloverleaf Campground
• Cub River Guard Station
• Egan Basin Guard Station
• Eight Mile Guard Station
• Emigration Campground
• Emigration Winter Sports Area Trailhead
• Montpelier Canyon Campground
• Paris Peak Trailhead
• Paris Springs Campground
• Porcupine Campground
• St. Charles Campground
• Summit View Campground
• Willow Flat Campground
• Palisades RD

   

   

  Opportunities: Have cabin fever?  Adopt-a-Trail or Adopt-a-Site with the Palisades Ranger District.  Read more...

   

  Projects:

  Forest Projects

  Rainey Creek Habitat Improvement Project

  Flatiron Aspen Improvement Project Decision

  Calamity Road Relocation Project - Final Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact

   

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  The Palisades Ranger District is 444,808 acres that are located in four counties and two states of which 200,000 acres are in backcountry.

  The 16,150 acre Palisades Reservoir flows into the wild and scenic South Fork of the Snake River.  The river flows through the District and is renowned as a cutthroat trout fishery.

  Nine Campgrounds and group areas provide relaxation for Forest Visitors.

• Bear Creek Trail
• Big Burns Creek Trail
• Big Elk Creek Trail
• Blacks Canyon Trail
• Driveway Canyon Trail
• Echo/Indian Creek Trail
• Flat Iron Trail
• Fourth of July/Red Ridge Trails
• Hawley Gulch Trail
• Hunts Corral Trail
• Kelly Canyon Foot Trail
• Long Gulch/Indian Trail
• North Fork Bear Creek Trail
• North Indian Creek Trail
• North/South Rainey Creek Trails
• Palisades Creek Campground
• Palisades Creek Trail
• Rainey Creek Trail
• Red Ridge Trail
• Sheep Driveway
• Sheep Falls Trail
• South Fork Bear Creek Trail
• South Fork Fall Creek Trail
• South Fork Rim Trail
• South Indian Creek Trail
• Table Rock Campground
• Thousand Springs Trail
• Upper Lake Bench Trail
• Upper Lake Trail
• Waterfall Trail
• West Pine Creek Trail
• Wolverine Creek Trail
• Soda Springs RD

  Soda Springs RD

• Box Canyon Trail
• Caribou Mountain Guard Station
• Haderlie Ridge Trail
• Haderlie-Cabin Creek Trail
• Johnson Guard Station
• Lander Trailhead
• Robbers Roost Trail
• Stump Creek Guard Station
• Trail Canyon Trail
• Teton Basin RD

  The District office is located in Driggs, Idaho.  The area administered by the District covers approximately 265,000 acres.  The District has a variety of landscapes ranging from broad, gentle slopes, steep canyons and mountains, to high elevation glacially scoured ridges and basins perched above U-shaped canyons and troughs.  The District includes portions of the Big Hole Mountains, Palisades and Teton Ranges.  Most of the 123,451-acre Jedediah Smith Wilderness is on this District.  The eastern portion of the wilderness is adjacent to Grand Teton National Park and the Bridger-Teton National Forests.

  Vegetation type varies from sagebrush-grass to juniper and mountain mahogany to stands of aspen, lodgepole pine, Douglas fir, and patches of sub-alpine and limber pine.  Several streams and a few high mountain lakes are found on the District.  The area is rich in wildlife ranging from deer, elk, moose, bear - both black and grizzly, bighorn sheep, wolverine, small game, and non-game species.

• Alaskan Basin-Buck Mountain Pass (026)
• Allen Canyon-Pole Canyon Trail (014)
• Aspen Trail (034)
• BPA Line Trail (031)
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• Beard's Wheatfield Trail (023)
• Coal Creek Trail (040)
• Corral Creek Trail (240)
• Decoster Trail (012)
• Dry Ridge Trail (013)
• Fox Creek Trail (035)
• Fred's Mountain Trail (025)
• Game Creek Trail (048)
• Grand Targhee Ski Area
• Grand View Trail (251)
• Green Mountain Trail (019)
• Liars Pass Trail (075)
• Little Pine (Spooky) Trail (215)
• McRenolds Trail (164)
• Mike Harris Campground
• Moose Creek Trail (038)
• N. Mahogany Trail (220)
• Plummer Canyon Trail
• Red Creek Trail (241)
• South Badger-Dead Horse Pass (017)
• South Darby Trail (033)
• South Leigh Trail (021)
• South Teton/Buck Mt. Pass
• Teton Canyon Rd.
• Tin Cup Trail (020)
• Trail Creek Campground
• Wright Creek Trail
• Westside RD
• Big Springs Campground - Caribou
• Boundary Trail
• Clifton Basin Trailhead
• Corral Creek Park And Ski Lot Trailhead
• Crestline Trail
• East Mink Creek Trail
• Gibson Jack Trail
• Inman Canyon Trail
• Kinney Creek Trailhead
• Lead Draw Parking Trailhead Complex
• Malad Summit Guard Station
• Mink Creek Group Campground
• Morman Canyon Trail
• Pebble Guard Station
• Porcelain Pot Trail
• Scout Mountain Picnic Area
• Slate Mountain Trail
• Third Creek Group Campground
• Third Creek Trail
• Valve House Draw Trail
• West Mink Creek Trail