Founder's Square Hill (Under the Water Tower)
Rexburg, Idaho
| Address: | ~1269 Stone Dr, Rexburg, ID 83440, USA |
| GPS: |
43°47'59.3"N 111°46'35.0"W Maps | Directions |
| State: | Idaho |
| Trails/Routes: | 0.1 mi |
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This is a great sledding hill. It's about the perfect steepness and really wide. It's also big enough to make it worth a little run on a snowboard or an inner tube. While this is a pretty popular hill, it's pretty hard for it to get overcrowded.
In 2017, some houses were built at the bottom of the hill that make it a little less perfect but there's still plenty of hill for a good time. You just need to be respectful of the people's homes and the end of the slope. There's also a little winding rutted dirt road that comes down to the left of the hill that sometimes is a pretty great little run if the snow's just right.
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- Plan Ahead and Prepare
- Travel & camp on durable surfaces
- Dispose of waste properly
- Leave what you find
- Minimize campfire impacts
- Respect wildlife
- Be considerate of other visitors
Directions
From Rexburg, Idaho
- Head south on S 3rd W toward W 2nd S (0.4 mi)
- Turn left onto W 4th S (0.1 mi)
- At the traffic circle, take the 1st exit onto S 2nd W (0.4 mi)
- Turn left onto W 7th S (0.6 mi)
- Turn right onto S 2nd E (0.5 mi)
- Turn left onto Sunrise Dr (0.2 mi)
- Sunrise Dr turns right and becomes Washington Blvd (384 ft)
- Turn right onto Jefferson Dr (466 ft)
- Jefferson Dr turns left and becomes Stone DrDestination will be on the left(0.2 mi)
This hill is back behind the water tower in Founder's Village. To get there, you'll go up past the temple and take the first left. That'll take you into Founders Village. Once you're in the village, just keep right until you get to the hill. It'll be straight in front of you after you pass underneath the water tower.
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