The Great American Road Trip ChallengeOne trip, ~2.5 years, 48 states
The Northern Rockies

Stop 2 · Day 635

McCall

McCall, ID

A mountain town on a glacial lake halfway down Idaho — beaches and old-growth ponderosa in summer, a ski hill and a carnival of snow sculptures in winter, and the reason the length of this state no longer has to be driven in one day.

Where to stay

  • Shore Lodge, or a cabin on Payette Lake

    A 1948 lodge right on the water at the north end of town.

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You gotta eat this

  • Idaho rainbow trout

    Out of the Payette lakes and rivers, and on every menu in town.

The days here

Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page

  1. 635Day 635 — Payette Lake, then the CapitalFull day · 6h 30m planned

What this stop is made of

  • Outdoor & Water Activities
  • Quirky Americana & Roadside Oddities