A nod from the Idaho Transportation Department last month set the wheels in motion for three Southwest Idaho communities to move forward with plans to create a historic byway on 52 miles of ...

Cruise down the Payette River Scenic Byway in Smiths Ferry, Idaho, and you’ll be treated to some gorgeous fall foliage, thanks to lush forests and charming state parks. Don’t miss the roadside ...

There’s no shortage of scenic drives to take in the United States. According to the National Scenic Byway Foundation, there are 184 designated byway routes with beautiful vistas, as well as ...

The state’s second most popular scenic route, placing 123rd, was the Salmon River Scenic Byway. The 161-mile route runs alongside the Salmon River in central Idaho before heading into Montana.

Every bend of the San Luis Obispo Highway is full of absurdly beautiful plunging cliffs and deep blue ocean views along the San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway in California. Graceful Rainbow Bridge ...

Most people who live in Gem County realize that a drive on Highway 52 - east or west - can offer pleasant scenery, especially along the Payette River. There is actually an official Idaho Scenic ...

Payette River train serves whitewater rafters, paddlers Tue., May 27, 2014 The Payette River Flyer is the newest line from Thunder Mountain Line, Idaho's only scenic railway.

One of the roads on our list, the Payette River Scenic Byway, takes drivers along the Payette River from Boise to McCall, Idaho, gaining more than 2,000 feet in elevation along the way.

On New Year's Day 1997, along the Payette River and Idaho highway 55 north of Horseshoe Bend, regarded as one of the most scenic drives in southwest Idaho, a mountainside saturated by rainfall in ...

It's time to hit the road—Stacker compiled a list of the best scenic drives in Idaho using data from Tripadvisor as of March 2024.

Tue., May 27, 2014 Payette River train serves whitewater rafters, paddlers The Payette River Flyer is the newest line from Thunder Mountain Line, Idaho's only scenic railway.