12 Things to do near Birch Creek
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Birch Creek Charcoal Kilns
Leadore, Idaho
18.2 miles NWSixteen remarkably intact 20-foot beehive brick kilns stand in remote Idaho as relics of an 1880s silver-mining operation that employed 200 workers for barely three years.
Hike
Webber Creek
Dubois, Idaho
18.7 miles NEA dispersed recreation area at 7,000 feet elevation with a trailhead, vault toilet, and the Webber Creek Trail heading west toward Scott Peak — great for hiking, fishing, horseback riding, and mountain biking.
Backpack, Camp, Hike, Horseback, Hot Springs, Mountain Bike
Box Canyon
Howe, Idaho
19.2 miles SSolid, grippy limestone routes from 20 to 500 feet on a slabby-to-steep Box Canyon wall in Idaho — multipitch routes are a highlight, and there are hopes to expand access.
Rock Climb 1.1-4.1 mi
Meadow Lake
Leadore, Idaho
28.9 miles NWA remote alpine lake in the Sawtooth Wilderness, tucked in the Sawtooth Mountains with no maintained trails and accessible only with a wilderness permit — $10–$20 per night to camp nearby.
Camp, Canoe, Hike 0.6 mi
Hidden Mouth Cave
Moore, Idaho
29.6 miles SWA surprisingly large lava cave with three chambers and a secret back exit — reached by quad or a quarter-mile steep hike above Moore, Idaho.
Cave, Hike
Stoddard Creek
Spencer, Idaho
38.8 miles NEA campground just 1 mile off I-15 and 17 miles north of Dubois, surrounded by trails and wildlife in scenic high desert — an easy-access base for exploring northern Idaho's backcountry.
Camp 2.1-2.3 mi
Market Lake Wildlife Management Area
Roberts, Idaho
45.5 miles SEA wildlife management area teeming with waterfowl — ibis colonies, ducks, geese, herons, eagles, hawks, and owls — plus mule deer, white-tailed deer, and a small moose population near Roberts, Idaho.
Hike, Horseback 7.9 mi
Borah Peak
Mackay, Idaho
46.4 miles WIdaho's highest peak at 12,662 feet offers a Class 3-4 summit route along 'Chicken-out' Ridge — complete with a snow knife-edge, talus, and the kind of exposure that separates the committed from the casual.
Hike 0.9 mi
Hell's Half Acre Lava Walk
Blackfoot, Idaho
46.5 miles SETwo lava trails — a quick half-mile loop or a 4.5-mile route to the main vent — trace a 4,100-year-old 222-square-mile eruption across the Snake River Plain.
Hike
Lava Hill
Menan, Idaho
47.7 miles SECollapsed lava tubes and sagebrush ridgelines create a natural paintball labyrinth right off the highway — just watch for rattlesnakes before setting up.
Airsoft, Paintball
17 Mile Cave
Idaho Falls, Idaho
49.5 miles SEA lava tube just 17 miles from Idaho Falls with a nearly flat quarter-mile tunnel ending in two cool pools — easy for beginners, though expect graffiti on the walls.
Cave, Hike
Rattle Rock / The Gauntlet
Menan, Idaho
49.6 miles SEA collapsed lava tube gauntlet with 20-foot climbable rock walls, manmade tunnels, caves, and turret vantage points — an unconventional outdoor paintball arena with bouldering thrown in (watch for rattlesnakes).
Airsoft, Paintball
