280 Forest Service, 39 BLM, 7 Army Corps and 3 National Park Service. 220 can be booked ahead
Clubs and who pays for the trails
Idaho’s motorized trail system is funded by the people who use it. The $12 certificate of number on every motorbike, ATV, UTV and specialty off-highway vehicle pays for trail maintenance, education and enforcement, with one dollar going to county sheriffs for OHV law enforcement and another to the Department of Lands for opportunities on endowment land.
That makes a club more than company. Clubs hold the maintenance contracts, the local knowledge of which routes open when, and the relationship with the forests and districts that decides whether a road stays on the map.
A club turns a vehicle into a calendar. Day runs, weekend trips, training days, garage nights, and a list of people who will come and get you.
Most clubs offer
01Organized runs and trips at different levels
02Training days for new members
03Trail maintenance and clean-ups
04A voice in local land-use planning
05Help, tools and advice
How to find the right one
Go on a run as a guest before you pay dues.
01Decide between a club built around one make and one open to anything.
02Ask about the pace and style: family camping, technical trails, long-distance travel.
03Ask what the dues pay for.
04Watch how they treat the newest driver on a run.
Why clubs matter
Routes stay open because someone shows up. Clubs that adopt trails, clear them after winter and take part in land-use planning are a large part of why there is still somewhere to drive.
Questions people ask
Do I need a certain vehicle?
Some clubs are built around one make. Many are open to anything with four-wheel drive and a willingness to learn.
How do I list my club?
Use the List your business form and choose Clubs. Tell us where you meet and how people can join a run.
How high is Idaho?
From Lewiston at 740 feet to Borah Peak at 12,662.
Altitude decides what your engine, your brakes and your lungs have to work with, and how late in the year the passes open.
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Towns
StanleyWhere State Highway 21 meets State Highway 75 in the Sawtooth Valley. The Salmon River and Ponderosa Pine scenic byways both start here, and the Custer Motorway leaves Highway 75 eleven miles east.6,260 ft
KetchumOn State Highway 75 at the south end of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The Sawtooth Scenic Byway climbs north from here to Galena Summit.5,844 ft
ArcoWhere US 20, US 26 and US 93 meet. The gateway town for Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve and its Loop Road.5,325 ft
ChallisOn the Salmon River Scenic Byway. BLM field office, and the north end of the Custer Motorway past the Land of the Yankee Fork interpretive center.5,246 ft
McCallOn Payette Lake north of Boise, in the Payette National Forest, which reaches east to the Frank Church-River of No Return.5,013 ft
Elk CityEnd of State Highway 14 and of the Elk City Wagon Road. The Forest Service calls it a small, full-service community with fuel; the Magruder corridor starts past Red River.4,011 ft
SalmonHeadquarters of the Salmon-Challis National Forest and a BLM field office. The BLM calls it a full-service community, and the Lewis and Clark Back Country Byway starts at Tendoy, 19 miles south.3,941 ft
Twin FallsOn I-84 above the Snake River canyon. BLM district office, with the Jarbidge Field Office, for the desert south of the highway.3,733 ft
GrangevilleOn US 95 at the edge of the Camas Prairie. State Highway 14 runs east from here toward Elk City and the west end of the Magruder Road Corridor.3,398 ft
BoiseState capital on I-84. BLM Idaho state office and Boise District, with the Four Rivers and Bruneau field offices. State Highway 21, the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway, runs from here to Stanley.2,700 ft
MarsingOn the Snake River southwest of Boise. The BLM’s Owyhee Field Office, which looks after the Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway, is in town.2,297 ft
Coeur d’AleneOn I-90 in the Panhandle. BLM district and field office, and the service town for the Idaho Panhandle National Forests.2,192 ft
SandpointWhere US 95 meets US 2 north of Lake Pend Oreille. Endowment land north of the lake carries a grizzly bear food storage requirement.2,101 ft
RigginsOn US 95 where the Little Salmon meets the Salmon River, between the Payette and Nez Perce-Clearwater national forests and below the Hells Canyon rim.1,806 ft
KamiahOn US 12 beside the Clearwater River. Supervisor’s office for the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests and the western approach to the Lolo Motorway.1,239 ft
LewistonWhere US 12 meets US 95 on the Snake River, close to the state’s low point of 710 feet. West end of the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway and a base for Hells Canyon.740 ft
Passes, high roads and summits
Borah PeakThe highest point in Idaho, in Custer County. No road to the top12,662 ft
Galena SummitSawtooth Scenic Byway: Shoshone north through Ketchum to the Sawtooth Valley8,701 ft
Magruder Road CorridorRed River, east of Elk City, to Darby, Montana7,920 ft
Lemhi PassLewis and Clark Back Country Byway and Adventure Road: A loop from Tendoy on State Highway 28, 19 miles south of Salmon7,368 ft
Willow Creek SummitUS 93 between Mackay and Challis, below the west face of Borah Peak7,165 ft
Banner SummitPonderosa Pine Scenic Byway: Stanley to Boise on State Highway 217,056 ft
Pass, road and summit elevations are the figures published by the agency that manages them. Town elevations are the town’s or county’s own
figure where it publishes an exact one; the rest are from the U.S. Geological Survey (3D Elevation Program at the place’s official coordinates),
retrieved September 18, 2026. Every source is listed at the foot of the page.
