Archive for the 'Stanley Idaho' Category

The Stanley-Sawtooth Winterfest will be celebrating its third consecutive year in 2012. It started in 2010, as an “outrageous, madcap weekend in the ol’ town of Stanley”, according to the Sawtooth Hotel. Here is a schedule of the events that will be taking place during the Sawtooth-Stanley Winterfest. February 11th All Day: Kids Fun Area, [...]

Want to experience an authentic Idaho night near the mountains? Arrow A Ranch may be just the ticket. Arrow A is a working cattle ranch with two cabins that can sleep up to six each. Located just one quarter of a mile from Lower Stanley, visitors of the Arrow A find themselves in the “thick [...]

When visiting Idaho for a multi-day river trip there are two guarantees: 1) The trip will likely be one of your favorite lifetime memories and, 2) If you drive your own shuttle (placing vehicles at the start and end points of your trip) you will need to devote roughly a full day to the process. [...]

If you visit Stanley, Idaho during the summer at some point you will likely get the chance to see a large raft known to many as a “sweep boat” roll through town. The boats are used by commercial outfitters that run multi-day rafting and fishing trips down the Middle Fork of the Salmon River. Outfitters [...]

Sunbeam Dam, located at the mouth of the Yankee Fork roughly 13 miles north on Highway 75 from Stanley, Idaho, is an old dam on the Upper Salmon River that was partially dynamited to allow for fish passage. A large pullout off the highway gives motorists a place to stop and gaze down at the [...]

The picturesque town of Stanley, Idaho wouldn’t be so picturesque without the helping hand of the Sawtooth Mountain Range. These steep, bold, sharp and towering mountains rise up from the valley floor like a rocket destined for the moon. The near-vertical pitches of their summits stretch a jagged and clear “saw blade” in sharp contrast [...]

Since 1931 the Sawtooth Hotel has offered rooms to those with tired travelers feet a place to call home for the night. The iconic hotel is located at 755 Ace of Diamonds Street and features a full bar and restaurant, as well as gorgeous views of the Sawtooth Mountains. Staying at the Sawtooth Hotel is [...]

Summer is nearly in full swing in Stanley, Idaho. After a drawn-out cold spring temperatures have warmed and the familiar sight of rafts, drift boats, and river folks have trickled into town. When the sun is out there is no better place to be than Stanley, Idaho and this year the two most popular days [...]

Unlike most means of transportation, riding a raft or drift boat down one of Idaho’s famous rivers can be as straight-forward as it gets, direction-wise anyway. You go downstream, from point “A” to point “B” and there are no intersections, shortcuts, or Google Maps to follow. Other than dodging rocks, big waves, and other obstructions, [...]

In a town with a total year-round residence of fewer than 100 people it seems logical that many big-town conveniences might not be accessible in Stanley, Idaho. It’s true: there is no movie theater (but you can’t beat the view), there’s no “fast lane” through town (really, who really needs to leave Stanley?), and cell [...]