Destinations · Idaho
Island Park
ID · 44.4997, -111.3386
Fort Henry Historic Byway, Mesa Falls Scenic Byway and Lost Gold Trails Loop are 3 of 4 signed byways within 30 miles of Island Park, Idaho.
Understand
The city was incorporated by owners of the many lodges and resorts along U.S. Route 20 in 1947, primarily to circumvent Idaho's liquor laws that prohibited the sale of liquor outside of city limits. It is only 500 feet (150 m) wide in most locations yet, at 33 miles (53 km), claims to have the longest "Main Street" in the world.
The drives · Designated roads lead.
4 scenic drives near Island Park
Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Island Park. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.
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Day-trip loops
Ready-made loops for Island Park are growing. What is within reach is measured today; plan a live day trip and the engine routes it now.
Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- Fort Henry Historic Byway · 3 mi
- Mesa Falls Scenic Byway · 13 mi
- Lost Gold Trails Loop · 30 mi
- Teton Scenic Byway · 30 mi
National parks
- Yellowstone National Park · 12 mi
Public land
Campgrounds
- Flatrock Campground · inside
- Upper Coffeepot Campground · 1 mi
- Big Springs Campground · 4 mi
- McCrea Bridge Campground · 4 mi
- Buffalo Campground · 5 mi
- Buttermilk Campground · 6 mi
- Box Canyon Campground · 8 mi
- West End Campground · 13 mi
Lookouts
- Lower Mesa Falls · 22 mi
Named places
- Old Railway Station · 4 mi
- Big Springs · 4 mi
- Arange Peak · 6 mi
- Sawtell Peak · 7 mi
- Centennial Mountain Shores Park · 7 mi
- Brower's Spring · 8 mi
- Henrys Lake State Park · 8 mi
- Reas Peak · 9 mi
A day out of Island Park, planned on real roads
The engine starts from town, weaves the byways and verified stops around it, and hands back an honest schedule — zero hallucinations.
Take the scenic way to Island Park.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.
More day-trip bases nearby
- West Yellowstone · 16 mi