![]() ![]() The District features many great trails for hiking and fishing. SPRING AND SUMMER HIGHLIGHTS - Visit the historic town of Idaho City. ![]() With relatively heavy snows and long winters, the District is a destination for many cross country skiers and snowmobilers with abundant ski and snowmobile trails. Trails for hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, and motorized activities are abundant and provide for numerous opportunities in the mild season. Several beautiful pristine rivers flow through the District offering some of the best strongholds of bull trout habitat in South West Idaho. The District receives high visibility due to its close proximity to Boise, the capitol city of Idaho. Winter temperatures range from a high of 35-40 degrees F, to lows just above zero and summer temperatures range from a high of 80’s to the upper 90’s, to lows in the 40’s. Annual precipitation in Idaho City is approximately 15 inches, with most of it occurring as snowfall. The climate is generally dry with plentiful sunshine year around. The Idaho City Ranger District (RD) is just over 400,000 acres in size, ranging from open foothills along the Payette River on the western border of the District to the beautiful and famous Sawtooth Mountains on the eastern portion.Įlevations range from 3200 to 8800 feet. ![]()
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