Things to do

Stay close. Go far.

Mountain Home sits where the high desert meets the road to the mountains. The Air Force Base and Micron are a short drive. So are the tallest sand dune in North America, a winery, two reservoirs, and the Oregon Trail. Everything below is measured in drive time from our front door.

Under 30 minutes

3 minutes

Mountain Home Golf Course

Desert Canyon Golf Course, Mountain Home's 18-hole public golf course, is practically next door. Get directions

25 minutes

Mountain Home Air Force Base

Visiting family or in for work, we're 13 miles away, the closest easy stay off base.  Get directions

30 minutes

Micron

The Boise campus, straight down I-84.
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30 minutes

Bruneau Sand Dunes State Park

The tallest single sand dune in North America, plus a public observatory on clear nights.
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30 minutes

Y Knot Winery

Tasting room and patio in Glenns Ferry.
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In town

Dining and shopping

Restaurants and the shopping district are a few minutes away.
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Under an hour

40 minutes

CJ Strike Reservoir

Fishing, boating, and camping on the Snake River.
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45 minutes

Boise

The airport, the Capitol, the Greenbelt, and downtown.  Get directions

45 minutes

Three Island Crossing State Park

Where the Oregon Trail crossed the Snake. Interpretive center and riverside camping.
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Day trips

1 hour

Pine

Anderson Ranch Reservoir and the start of the mountain roads.  Get directions

1 hr 15 min

Featherville

Hot springs and the South Fork of the Boise River.  Get directions

1 hr 20 min

Twin Falls

Shoshone Falls, the Perrine Bridge, and the canyon rim trail.  Get directions

2 hours

Sun Valley

Skiing in winter and trails the rest of the year. Leave after breakfast and you're there by lunch.  Get directions

Idaho Snake River Boise River I-84 I-84 US-20 US-75 N Hover or tap a dot for the drive time. You are here The Mountain Home Inn