All Family Attractions

Skookumchuck Recreation Site offers a day-use stop beside the Lower Salmon River. Beaches, grass and shade provide room for a picnic and river views.

Harpers Bend Recreation Site is a Clearwater River day-use stop west of Orofino with a concrete boat ramp and fishing access.

Dedication Point Overlook provides a view into the Snake River canyon from about 400 feet above the river in the Birds of Prey conservation area.

Swan Falls Picnic Area provides a day-use stop beside Swan Falls Dam on the Snake River. River scenery and the historic generating site are the main attractions.

Blackrock Canyon Recreation Site south of Pocatello provides access to rugged foothill trails and canyon scenery.

Brush Lake Picnic Area north of Bonners Ferry provides a small forest-lake setting for picnics, fishing and boating.

Ashton Reservoir, just north of Ashton, offers water recreation and scenic views along Henry’s Fork on the Snake River Plain.

Aldous Lake is a family hiking destination in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest, with a small mountain lake at the end of the trail.

Sand Butte Wilderness Study Area near Richfield offers an undeveloped volcanic and sagebrush landscape. Families interested in nature observation should plan a self-sufficient outing matched to the terrain and weather.

Big Southern Butte is a rhyolite dome rising above the eastern Snake River Plain southwest of Arco.