🥾 Hiking on public land in Idaho

149 public places in Idaho are listed for hiking (82 state & public land, 42 open-access private land, 12 wildlife management areas, 7 state parks, 3 national parks, 2 parks, 1 national forests). 42 have no entry fee. Open any place for its map, directions, fees and the land around it.

Rules, seasons and closures vary by unit. Confirm with the managing agency before you go.

The places

🤝 Access Yes! — Bob Ivie Propertyfree
🤝 Access Yes! — Bruneau Floodplain at CJ Strikefree
🤝 Access Yes! — Bulls Fork Ranchfree
🤝 Access Yes! — Carley Bairdfree
🤝 Access Yes! — Champagne Creek West of Arcofree
🤝 Access Yes! — Cliff Canyonfree
🤝 Access Yes! — Colorado Gulch Preservefree
🤝 Access Yes! — Dan Creek-Jumpoff Hillfree
🤝 Access Yes! — Diamond A Livestock - Little Pilgrim Gulchfree
🤝 Access Yes! — East of Ririe Reservoir/ Meadow Creek Junctionfree
🤝 Access Yes! — East of Ririe Reservoir/Meadow Creek Junction (Safety Zone No Shooting)free
🤝 Access Yes! — Eastern Idaho Grazing Associationfree
🤝 Access Yes! — Fogg Butte / Split Butte / Sand Creek Wildlife Management Areafree
🤝 Access Yes! — Fox Hills Ranchfree
🤝 Access Yes! — Henry's Fork North of Chester Wetlandsfree
🤝 Access Yes! — Henry's Fork near Cartier Wildlife Management Area west of Rexburg.free
🤝 Access Yes! — Highland Land and Livestock - Boise River WMAfree
🤝 Access Yes! — Hugas Creek & St Joe River Basinfree
🤝 Access Yes! — Janss Farmsfree
🤝 Access Yes! — Kilgore Areafree
🤝 Access Yes! — Letha - Payette River Accessfree
🤝 Access Yes! — Mica Creek Drainage on St Joe Riverfree
🤝 Access Yes! — North Teton Riverfree
🤝 Access Yes! — Paddock Valley Reservoirfree
🤝 Access Yes! — Paul Schmidtfree
🤝 Access Yes! — Pine Creek Benchfree
🤝 Access Yes! — Pine Creek Bench Area near Hwy 31free
🤝 Access Yes! — Pintail Point - Henry's Lakefree
🤝 Access Yes! — Pleasant Valley Grazingfree
🤝 Access Yes! — Pole Bridge South / Willow Creekfree
🤝 Access Yes! — Rinker Rock Creek Ranchfree
🤝 Access Yes! — Robert Gardnerfree
🤝 Access Yes! — Rocklandfree
🤝 Access Yes! — Rockland Valley - Westfree
🤝 Access Yes! — Steve Deeg Farmsfree
🤝 Access Yes! — Sturgill Creekfree
🤝 Access Yes! — Sundown Ranchfree
🤝 Access Yes! — Telfer, Inc.free
🤝 Access Yes! — Theron Fiscusfree
🤝 Access Yes! — Weatherly Propertyfree
🤝 Access Yes! — Windy Wheat, LLCfree
🤝 Access Yes! — Wood River Land Trust - Draper Wood River Preservefree
🗺️ Hobo Cedar Grove Botanical AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Mowry State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Appendicitis Hill Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🦆 Bear Lake National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Big Jacks Creek WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Black Butte Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Black Canyon Wilderness Study Area (#1)Unknown — check official site
🗺️ Black Canyon Wilderness Study Area (#2)Unknown — check official site
🗺️ Boise Front Area of Critical Environmental ConcernUnknown — check official site
🌲 Boise National ForestUnknown — check official site
🦆 Boise River Wildlife Management AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Borah Peak Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🦆 Boundary-Smith Creek Wildlife Management AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Box Creek Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bruneau-Jarbidge Rivers WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Burnt Creek Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🦆 Camas National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
🌳 Castle Rocks State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cecil D. Andrus-White Clouds WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cedar Butte Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ China Cup Butte Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🏞️ City of Rocks National ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Clagstone Meadows Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🌿 Cottonwood Field OfficeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cougar Bay Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🦆 Craig Mountain Wildlife Management AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Craters of the Moon National MonumentUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Craters of the Moon National PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Craters of the Moon WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Crystal Lake Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Deer Creek Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Eagle Island State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Eighteenmile Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ English Point Recreation TrailsUnknown — check official site
🌳 Farragut State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Five Lakes Butte Research Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Four Rivers BLM LandUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Frank Church-River of No Return WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Friedman Creek Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Goldburg Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Gooding City of Rocks East Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Gooding City of Rocks West Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Gospel-Hump WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Grandmother Mountain Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🦆 Grays Lake National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Great Rift Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Hagerman Fossil Beds National MonumentUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Hawley Mountain Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Hells Gate Habitat Management UnitUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Hells Half Acre Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Hemingway-Boulders WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Henrys Lake Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Heyburn State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Jim McClure-Jerry Peak WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ King Hill Creek Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🦆 Kootenai National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lava Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Little City of Rocks Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Little Granite Research Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Little Jacks Creek WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Little Wood River Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lower Salmon Falls Creek Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🦆 Lucky Peak State Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Marshall Mountain Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🦆 McArthur Lake Wildlife Management AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 McCroskey State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Middle Fork Clearwater Wild And Scenic RiverUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Middle Fork Salmon Wild And Scenic RiverUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Military ReserveUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Minidoka National Historic SiteUnknown — check official site
🦆 Minidoka National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Moose Meadow Creek Research Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🌿 Nez Perce National Historic Park - Spalding AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Noble ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ North Fork Owyhee WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Oregon Trail Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Owyhee River WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Oxford Slough Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🦆 Pend Oreille Wildlife Management AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Petticoat Peak Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pole Creek WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Polecat Gulch ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Post Falls Community ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Priest Lake Memory GardensUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pulaski Tunnel Area of Critical Environmental ConcernUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Rapid River Wild And Scenic RiverUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Rathdrum Mountain ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Ravens Eye Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Round Lake State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Saint Joe Wild and Scenic RiverUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Salmon Wild And Scenic RiverUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sand Butte Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sand Mountain Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sawtooth National Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sawtooth WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Selkirk Crest Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Settlers Grove of Ancient Cedars Botanical AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Shale Butte Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Shoshone Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Snake Wild and Scenic RiverUnknown — check official site
🦆 Snow Peak Wildlife Management AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Snowhole Rapids Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Stack Rock ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Tubbs Hill Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Upper Priest Lake Scenic AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ White Knob Mountains Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site

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