Sightseeing
History BuffMinidoka National Historic Site
FreeWalk self-guided trails past an original barrack, the entry guard station and the Honor Roll at a WWII Japanese American incarceration site.
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City of Rocks National Reserve
City of Rocks National Reserve is an outdoor activity in Almo, ID. Cost: free.
Visitor center in Almo, south of the post office · Almo, ID
Why you should go…
City of Rocks National Reserve protects 14,407 acres of granite spires and domes rising out of sagebrush near the Utah border. It is known for rock climbing, with more than 1,000 routes, and you can also hike and camp among the formations. In the 1840s and 1850s wagon trains on the California Trail passed through, and emigrants wrote their names in axle grease on Register Rock. The visitor center in Almo is shared with Castle Rocks State Park.
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What's around here?
The closest stops to City of Rocks National Reserve, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.
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Shoshone Falls
Under $25Watch the Snake River drop 212 feet over a 900-foot-wide ledge from overlooks in a city park.
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Perrine Bridge
FreeWalk the pedestrian path of a bridge 486 feet above the Snake River and watch BASE jumpers leap from the rail.
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