Recreation

Daily Quote by Finis Mitchell

“We don’t stop hiking because we grow old, we grow old because we stop hiking.” — Finis Mitchell,
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Idaho Fishing Reports / Information

Administratively, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game is divided into regions with the office locations listed below:

Panhandle Region / Coeur d’Alene
Clearwater Region / Lewiston
Southwest Region / Nampa
McCall / Southwest Subregion office
Magic Valley Region / Jerome
Southeast Region / Pocatello
Upper Snake Region / Idaho Falls
Salmon Region / Salmon

Check the water levels at boat ramps on Bureau [...]


10,000 Acre OHV Park Proposed for Las Vegas

Clark County Nevada is currently seeking congressional approval for 10,000 acres to build a permanent off-road vehicle park just a north of Las Vegas. The OHV park will provide ATV trails, motocross track, truck racing, BMX, Rock Crawling and of course a natural dunes play area. The (Clark) County Commissioners are encouraging support [...]


Arizona trout fishing conditions could be the best in more than a decade

The deep snow drifts across backcountry mountain roads have melted and now Arizona’s picturesque trout lakes in the national forests are not only accessible, most have filled and spilled as well, creating premium fishing conditions not seen in more than a decade.
“This is shaping up to be one of our best trout fishing seasons since [...]


40 New National Recreation Trails in 22 States

 
The country’s 1,000 th National Recreation Trail will honor one of the heroes of September 11, 2001 . The Rich Guadagno Memorial Trail in Oregon will commemorate the life of the devoted U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Manager who died aboard Flight 93.
The Guadagno Trail is one of 40 newly designated National Recreation Trails [...]


It’s almost Camping and Hiking season

do you have the right gear?

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All-Terrain Vehicles And Hunting

The use of ATVs during hunting season has increased dramatically during the last 10 years. While ATVs have made access to some backcountry areas and big game retrieval easier for many hunters, their increased use has created some problems. The following information may help reduce conflicts between hunters.

Questions and Answers
Map of Restricted Hunt Units
Issues
Facts
Off-Highway Vehicle [...]


Payette River Scenic Byway

A drive along the Payette River Scenic Byway can be very distracting for motorists. Rather than watching the road, you may be more inclined to watch the river as it crashes and tumbles its way over the rocks through the narrow river valley. The best thing to do is take advantage of the occasional [...]


Idaho’s whitewater adventures expected to have ideal conditions this season

With anywhere from 5 to 25 percent above average snow fall in the mountains this past winter, Idaho outfitters and rafters alike are drenched with anticipation for the upcoming rafting season on Idaho’s rivers. Over the past several months the high mountain snow pack levels through out the state have been holding at [...]


Fishing in Idaho

With more than 1,500 high mountain lakes, over 10 world-class blue-ribbon wild trout streams and numerous natural large lakes and reservoirs, fishing in Idaho is nothing less than spectacular and its fly fishing……legendary. Of course, it depends on what you are fishing for and the time of year, as Idaho has 35 different species of [...]