# Road trips in Idaho > 5 road trips and 12 hand-picked places in Idaho, with routes, stops and practical tips for driving and camping. Source: https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/idaho/ 5 road trips and 12 hand-picked places in Idaho, with routes, stops and practical tips for driving and camping. ## Road trips through Idaho - [Idaho’s Sawtooth Scenic Byway](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/sawtooth/): Sun Valley, the jagged Sawtooths above Redfish Lake and the lava fields of Craters of the Moon. - [Snake River Canyon: Bruneau Dunes to Shoshone Falls and City of Rocks](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b18-snake-river-canyon/): Tall dunes, a gorge, a balanced rock, a high bridge and a waterfall bigger than Niagara in southern Idaho, finishing among the granite spires of City of Rocks. - [Logan Canyon and Bear Lake to Idaho’s hot springs](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b18-logan-canyon-bear-lake/): Up Logan Canyon to the turquoise water of Bear Lake, then north into Idaho for a sandstone tabernacle, a timed geyser and hot pools. - [Mesa Falls to Yellowstone’s Grand Canyon, Hayden Valley and Cody](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b18-yellowstone-grand-loop/): From eastern Idaho past Mesa Falls to West Yellowstone, then through Yellowstone’s geysers, canyon and lake to exit east toward Cody. - [The Palouse: wheat hills and a hidden waterfall](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b8-palouse-hills/): South from Spokane into the rolling farmland of the Palouse, with a summit view from Steptoe Butte, a dramatic canyon waterfall and two college towns. ## Places worth the detour in Idaho - [Redfish Lake](https://camping-spirit.com/places/redfish-lake/): A deep alpine lake at the foot of the jagged Sawtooth Mountains, with beaches and a lodge. - [Shoshone Falls](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b18-shoshone-falls/): A 65 m waterfall on the Snake River, higher than Niagara, in a city park east of Twin Falls. Flow is best from April to June before irrigation takes much of the water; a vehicle day fee applies. - [City of Rocks National Reserve](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b18-city-of-rocks/): Granite spires and domes, popular with climbers, where California Trail emigrants wrote their names in axle grease. The reserve is reached on gravel roads from Almo; campsites can be reserved in season. - [Craters of the Moon](https://camping-spirit.com/places/craters-moon/): Black lava fields, cinder cones and caves you can explore with a free permit. - [Paris Idaho Tabernacle](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b18-paris-tabernacle/): A red sandstone Romanesque church built by Mormon settlers in 1889, with stone hauled from quarries across Bear Lake. Free guided tours run in summer; the town sits on US-89. - [Soda Springs Geyser](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b18-soda-springs-geyser/): A man-made geyser in the middle of town, created by a 1937 well-drilling accident and now released by a timer every hour on the hour. Park at the small downtown lot beside it. - [Upper Mesa Falls](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b18-mesa-falls/): A 34 m waterfall on the Henrys Fork seen from boardwalks, on the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway (ID-47). Small day fee; the byway is closed in winter. - [Harriman State Park](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b18-harriman/): A former railroad-family ranch on the Henrys Fork, now a wildlife refuge with trumpeter swans, moose and historic ranch buildings. Day-use fee; trails for walking and cycling. - [Bruneau Dunes State Park](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b18-bruneau-dunes/): Home to the tallest single-structured sand dune in North America, about 140 m high, beside small lakes. The park has a campground and a public observatory that opens on weekend evenings in the warmer months. - [Malad Gorge State Park](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b18-malad-gorge/): A 76 m deep gorge where the Malad River drops into a pool called the Devil’s Washbowl just before joining the Snake River. A footbridge crosses right above it; the park is off I-84 exit 147. - [Balanced Rock](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b18-balanced-rock/): A 15 m rock that balances on a narrow pedestal above Salmon Falls Creek Canyon, south of Buhl. The last stretch of road winds steeply into the canyon; there is a small park with picnic tables below. - [Perrine Bridge](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b18-perrine-bridge/): A bridge carrying US-93 148 m above the Snake River Canyon, one of the few places where BASE jumping is allowed year-round. The Twin Falls visitor center has a rim trail and viewpoints right beside it. ## FAQs **What are the best road trips in Idaho?** Popular routes include Idaho’s Sawtooth Scenic Byway, Snake River Canyon: Bruneau Dunes to Shoshone Falls and City of Rocks, Logan Canyon and Bear Lake to Idaho’s hot springs and Mesa Falls to Yellowstone’s Grand Canyon, Hayden Valley and Cody. CampingSpirit has 5 trip guides that pass through Idaho, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary and a route map. **Which places in Idaho are worth a detour?** Our editors recommend Redfish Lake, Shoshone Falls and City of Rocks National Reserve.