A morning on the lake and an afternoon down the Payette River.
9:00 AM – 12:30 PM· 3h 30m
Payette Lake & Ponderosa State ParkOutdoor & Water ActivitiesAnchor
A peninsula of old-growth ponderosa reaching out into a glacial lake, with trails along the bluff and sandy coves at the end of them. The water is snowmelt-clear and startlingly cold — swim anyway.
Bring: swimsuit · towel
1920 Davis Ave, McCall, ID1:00 PM – 3:00 PM(On the road)· 2h
McCall, ID → Boise, IDCommuting & Travel
ID-55 down the Payette River canyon — two hours of whitewater on your right, with kayakers running the drops at Banks and the rafting put-ins one after another.
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM· 1h
Freak Alley GalleryQuirky Americana & Roadside OdditiesBonus
The largest open-air mural gallery in the Northwest, filling a downtown alley and repainted every summer — a good, loose first hour in a new city.
210 N 9th St, Boise, ID