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Idaho Photography Guide

Mountain West · 336 locations

336 photo locations in Idaho — 74 hot springs, 64 waterfalls, 39 mountain peaks, 20 scenic viewpoints and more — plus 10 National Park Service sites and golden hour times for 16 cities. Milky Way core season runs March–September (best in June). Aurora needs about Kp 6.0+ in central Idaho. Wildflowers peak around June.

Photo locations
336
NPS sites
10
Milky Way season
Mar–Sep
Peak bloom
June
Aurora
Kp 6.0+

Top photo locations in Idaho

KetchumDark Sky Place
KetchumBlaine County
Borah PeakMountain Peak
Borah PeakCuster County · 3,855 m
Shoshone FallsWaterfall
Shoshone FallsTwin Falls County · 992 m
Upper Mesa FallsWaterfall
Upper Mesa FallsFremont County · 1,711 m
Twin FallsWaterfall
Twin FallsJerome County · 1,072 m
Lake Pend OreilleLake
Lake Pend OreilleBonner County
Lower Mesa FallsWaterfall
Lower Mesa FallsFremont County · 1,682 m
Boise National ForestNational Forest
Boise National ForestBoise County
Mount HeyburnMountain Peak
Mount HeyburnCuster County · 3,082 m
Bald MountainMountain Peak
Bald MountainBlaine County · 2,779 m
Hells CanyonCanyon
Hells CanyonAdams County
Caribou–Targhee National ForestNational Forest
Caribou–Targhee National ForestCaribou County

Browse by type

Hot Springs74Waterfalls64Mountain Peaks39Scenic Viewpoints20Volcanoes20State Parks19National Forests16Mountain Passes16Wilderness Areas13Ghost Towns10Fire Lookouts9Lakes7Canyons6National Wildlife Refuges6Natural Arches5Rock Formations4Dark Sky Places3Botanical Gardens2Caves2Sand Dunes1

National Park Service sites in Idaho

Yellowstone National ParkID/MT
Yellowstone National ParkNational Park
Craters Of The Moon National Monument & PreserveID
Craters Of The Moon National Monument & PreserveNational Monument & Preserve
Hagerman Fossil Beds National MonumentID
Hagerman Fossil Beds National MonumentNational Monument
Nez Perce National Historical ParkID/MT
Nez Perce National Historical ParkNational Historical Park
Minidoka National Historic SiteID/WA
Minidoka National Historic SiteNational Historic Site
California National Historic TrailCA/CO
California National Historic TrailNational Historic Trail
City Of Rocks National ReserveID
City Of Rocks National ReserveNational Reserve
Ice Age Floods National Geologic TrailWA/OR
Ice Age Floods National Geologic TrailNational Geologic Trail
Lewis & Clark National Historic TrailIA/ID
Lewis & Clark National Historic TrailNational Historic Trail
Oregon National Historic TrailID/KS
Oregon National Historic TrailNational Historic Trail

Golden hour in Idaho cities

Boise, IDPop. 235,684
ME
Meridian, IDPop. 90,739
NA
Nampa, IDPop. 89,839
IF
Idaho Falls, IDPop. 59,184
Pocatello, IDPop. 54,441
CA
Caldwell, IDPop. 51,686
CD
Coeur d'Alene, IDPop. 49,122
TF
Twin Falls, IDPop. 47,468
LE
Lewiston, IDPop. 32,544
LO
Lewiston Orchards, IDPop. 31,422
PF
Post Falls, IDPop. 30,453
EF
Eagle Foothills, IDPop. 30,000

Night sky

Darkest skies in Idaho

Craters of the Moon National Monument and PreserveDark Sky Place
Craters of the Moon National Monument and PreserveButte County
Central Idaho Dark Sky ReserveDark Sky Place
Central Idaho Dark Sky ReserveCuster County
City of Rocks National ReserveState Park
City of Rocks National ReserveCassia County
Castle Rocks State ParkState Park
Castle Rocks State ParkCassia County
Land of the Yankee Fork State ParkState Park
Land of the Yankee Fork State ParkCuster County
Three Island Crossing State ParkState Park
Three Island Crossing State ParkElmore County

Nature calendars

Scenic byways in Idaho

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