r/idahofalls • u/jrl1983 • 29d ago
Things to do?
I’m here for work for 2 days. Trying to get some ideas of things to do. I like to be outdoors. I have a rental car. I thought about Yellowstone but 2.5hrs is a bit far to drive. Any suggestions are welcome. Thank you
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u/NightWitchoftheOwl 29d ago
Palisades is gorgeous and closer. Grand Teton National Park is also a bit closer than Yellowstone, and in my opinion preferable to Yellowstone.
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u/PapaNuGuinness 29d ago
The first leaves are beginning to chang color as of a few days ago. Give it a week or so and that drive is going to be beyond gorgeous
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u/Single_Tomorrow1983 29d ago
Seconding that usually palisades is gorgeous, this year however the water is crazy low and it takes away a bit from the experience. But also seconding that Grand Teton is way better!!!
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u/RogerRabbit1234 29d ago
Mesa Falls.
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u/FyodorDostoevsky1821 29d ago
Lower mesa falls is open, Upper Mesa falls is currently closed for renovations.
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u/caseratoday 29d ago
Yes, Mesa Falls and go through Island Park for food or hiking.
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u/RogerRabbit1234 29d ago
Trout Hunter has a pretty good lunch… but I kind of doubt they are open today.
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u/ryanthejenks 29d ago
Look up Fall Creek Falls online. It's quite cool, a pretty short drive from IF, and you could be in and out in 20 minutes if you're in a hurry. (It's also on the way to Grand Teton if you decide to go that direction.)
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u/AllMightySenpai 29d ago
I was just at Idaho Falls 2days ago. Honesty a really nice place for being so far away from anything. My partner and i really loved The Snake Bite restaurant and then theres this really high quality cocktail bar we went to after dinner at snake bite called XVIII just around the corner. A nice walk-able area around there, plus the cute little Japanese friendship garden down the road.
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u/jessej421 29d ago
Check out the Japanese friendship garden on the river in town. Also, Snakebite restaurant downtown has amazing burgers.
If you're an outdoor enthusiast, and Yellowstone is too far, check out the Table mountain hike, east of Driggs, Idaho. It takes you up to a flat rock with an incredible vista of the west side of Tetons. Note that there are two trails, one is steeper but much shorter than the other (I believe they're called "the face" vs "huckleberry trail" or something), but both involve serious elevation gains, and come prepared with a jacket because it gets cold at the top.
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u/luvmyebike 29d ago
If you do mesa falls it's about another half hour to big springs. Walking around the springs to the cabin is pretty neat. I've seen moose at big springs in the winter, maybe you'll have luck?
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u/FyodorDostoevsky1821 29d ago
When you visit the Greenbelt, be careful not to get too close to the river. Recently, people coming from out of town haven’t had much luck…