25 Things to do near Knox
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Boulder Meadows Reservoir
McCall, Idaho
19.2 miles NWA quiet, undeveloped reservoir in the Payette National Forest near McCall, Idaho: paddle, swim, and start the trail to alpine Boulder Lake.
Backpack, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Boulder Creek Day Use Area
Donnelly, Idaho
19.8 miles WA sandy-beach day-use area with a boat ramp on the west shore of Lake Cascade near Donnelly, Idaho: swim, paddle and watch the sun set behind West Mountain.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Tamarack Resort
Tamarack, Idaho
21.0 miles WA scenic free mountain pine forest disc golf course at Tamarack Resort with a gradual front 9 through the trees and long open downhill drives on the back 9.
Disc Golf
Elk River Campground
Yellow Pine, Idaho
23.1 miles NEA 24-site campground in a scenic pine forest beside Elk Creek, minutes from Idaho's largest waterfall and the largest and oldest cedar east of the Cascades.
Camp, Hike
Cabarton
Cascade, Idaho
23.9 miles SWA popular dam-release river run with a secluded wilderness feel, mellow warm-up miles, a fantastic landscape, and the challenging Class III+ Tressel Rapid at the end.
Whitewater
Big Baldy Fire Lookout
Cascade, Idaho
24.8 miles EA demanding summit hike to a still-standing fire lookout deep in the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness — the largest wilderness in the lower 48.
Hike
McCall Disc Golf Course & Nature Area
McCall, Idaho
25.8 miles NWA wooded 10-acre disc golf course in the heart of McCall with a local population of mule deer as your gallery — free and open to the public.
Disc Golf
Snowslide
McCall, Idaho
26.0 miles NWSnowslide is an unofficial natural swimming hole tucked along Lick Creek Road in the mountains east of McCall, Idaho, where a mountain stream spills over and around great slabs of ancient granite to...
Swim
Quaker Hill Disc Golf Course
McCall, Idaho
26.5 miles NWShort and technical through old-growth pines at a mountain church camp — call ahead before visiting, as conferences and summer camps can close the course.
Disc Golf
Cluster Hot Spring
Yellow Pine, Idaho
26.5 miles NA remote hot spring hidden above the South Fork Salmon River — found by hikers who spotted steam across the canyon — requiring a raft and life jackets to reach.
Hike, Hot Springs
Easy Street 9
McCall, Idaho
31.6 miles NWA 9-hole disc golf course in the base area of a ski resort, mixing grassy open holes with tighter wooded shots — disc rentals available at the bike shop on weekends.
Disc Golf
Swinging Bridge Beach
Cascade, Idaho
37.3 miles SWA scenic riverside campground at 4,000 feet elevation 10 miles north of Banks, with a sandy swimming hole beach, large flat rocks to sun on, and whitewater kayaking on the North Fork Payette River.
Hike, Swim 9.2-11.1 mi
Loon Lake
McCall, Idaho
38.2 miles NA 10-plus-mile backpack to a quaint mountain lake and a long-abandoned ghost plane stashed at the leeward shore — two forested routes form a loop, one 4.6 miles, one 5.7 miles.
Backpack, Hike, Horseback, Mountain Bike
Park Creek Campground
Lowman, Idaho
38.3 miles SA small, tranquil campground in an old-growth forest along Park Creek in the Baker Lake basin, close to Baker Lake and the larger Swift Creek Campground.
Camp
Deadwood Ridge Trail
Lowman, Idaho
39.6 miles SA demanding 17-mile mountain bike climb on Deadwood Ridge near Lowman, Idaho, with spectacular mountain range views, a creek cooling station at East Fork Stevens Creek, and multiple options at the summit.
Mountain Bike
Bonneville Hot Springs
Lowman, Idaho
39.9 miles SEA series of soaking pools fed by a warm waterfall, plus a natural hot spring and a private iron-tub soak shack — all a quarter mile from Bonneville Campground beside Warm Springs Creek near Lowman.
Camp, Hike, Hot Springs
Loman Idaho Stevens Point
Lowman, Idaho
40.4 miles SThe Deadwood Ridge Trail climbs past a massive granite overlook, connects to Julie Creek Trail, and winds through wildlife-rich Whitehawk Basin — home to moose, elk, deer, and bear, plus rattlesnakes.
Mountain Bike
Kirkham Hot Springs Campground
Lowman, Idaho
41.7 miles SMultiple hot waterfalls flowing into shallow rock pools right along a highway 21 pullout near the Boise National Forest — popular in both summer and winter seasons.
Camp, Hot Springs
Pine Flat Hot Springs
Garden Valley, Idaho
41.7 miles SAn aqua-blue hot spring pool at the base of a small waterfall on the South Fork Payette River — just a quarter mile from Pine Flat Campground in the Boise National Forest.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Hot Springs, Kayak, Whitewater
Skinnydipper Hotsprings
Garden Valley, Idaho
43.0 miles SWCLOSED. BLM has closed the hot springs for 5 years beginning in 2016. Closure was necessary due to abuse of land and health. Watch video below for more information. A community-maintained hot spring up a steep half-mile trail — but weekend crowds can bring fights, vandalism, and break-ins, so off-peak visits are wisest.
Hot Springs
