Boise
Stroll to galleries, visit museums, and check out the local produce at the Saturday Farmer's market. Surrounding this downtown core are affordable neighborhoods with personality. Just a few minutes away you can find miles of hiking trails, bike paths, and floatable rivers.
Annually the communty always has something to look forward to and as one of the most rapidly growing cities in the US you can except a wide variety of events such as The Treefort Music Fest, Race to Robie Creek, Goathead Fest, the Boise Music Festival, Festival of Trees, and the Winter Garden aGlow.
Sports
If you like sports you will love living in Boise. Football, baseball, hockey and basketball are all well represented in the Boise area. Boise State Broncos football is the local powerhouse but Idaho Steelheads hockey, Boise Hawks baseball, and Idaho Stampede basketball all offer professional quality game play and heart pounding competition.
No matter which sport you favor, you will not be disappointed. Whether you enjoy, watching sports, participating in sports or both, the Boise area truly has it all.
Outdoor activities
The Boise River Greenbelt stretches 25 miles through the middle of the city following the Boise River inviting runners, walkers, cyclists, and other activities along the trail. Many people enjoy the summer river floats, kayaking, and river surfing on the Boise Whitewater Park man-made wave. The foothills on the north end of Boise grow beautiful wild flowers and offer many hiking and mountain biking trails.
Boise and the surrounding area compile a total of 199 trails to hike, bike and enjoy! Some of the more notable areas include Camel's Back and Hulls Gulch Reserve, Hillside to the Hollow Reserve, Military Reserve, Oregon Trail Reserve, Polecat Loop, Shafer Butte Area and the Table Rock Area.
Boise is also home to over 90 parks, giving an abundance of outdoor leisure activities for members of the community. With parks located throughout many neighborhoods, it can't be hard to find one close to you. Many challenge themselves to try and visit as many as they can! Some of the more identifiable parks are: Kathryn Albertsons Park, Hyde Park, Ann Morrison Park, Hyatt Hidden Lakes Reserve and Julia Davis Park.
Skiing
Boise has four local ski resorts all within three hours of the area. Ranging in different sizes and conditions each ski resort has its own culture and vibe that sets it apart from the others.
Bogus Basin is only 16 miles from downtown and is Boise's local mountain for all things recreation. Spanning across 2,600 acres of skiable terrain with more than 90 runs, Bogus offers Boiseians an enjoyable trip up the mountain.
Tamarack Resort is a quick 2-hour drive from Boise and is nestled in the little town of Donnelly, Idaho. Spread out over 1,000 skiable acres and 6 lifts ideal for alpine skiing, nordic skiing, backcountry skiing, and snowshoeing this makes for a fantastic destination.
Brundage Mountain is high in the mountains of Central Idaho near McCall and is packed with trails, terrain parks, and backcountry tours. Known for its powerder-packed glades and luxuriously wide groomed runs, Brundage is a mid-sized resort that"skis big".
Sun Valley Ski Resort is the nation's first destination ski resort, with the world's first chairlifts and is located only 3 hours from Boise. Home to two mountains, Baldy and Dollar, designed to impress every snow lover, no matter their skill level.
For families
Boise may have a national reputation as an outdoor recreation city with a flourishing craft brewery scene, in other words, an adult's paradise but it's also one of the best places to raise a family. Kid-friendly trails, acres of parks, and a healthy array of science centers and museums designed to spark curiosity and inspire young minds are just a few of the reasons families plant roots in the Treasure Valley.
Families can enjoy a variety of different activities and locations that are entirely family friendly such as the Aquarium of Boise, The Boise Zoo, Wahooz/Roaring Springs Fun Parks, Discovery Center Idaho, The Children's Museum of Idaho, Altitude Trampoline Park, and the Idaho Botanical Garden.
basque Community
In Boise, the Basque culture is alive and well -- enriched by both its history and the vibrancy of an active, engaged community. More people of Basque descent live in the Boise area per capita than any other place outside of the Basque region of Southern France and Northern Spain. Basque descendants first began arriving in Idaho in the late 1800s, often taking work as sheepherders for English and Scottish immigrants.
Today, Basque traditions from "The Old Country" as well as their time as sheepherders can be experienced in Boise. The most notable place to find it all is the Basque Block. Here, the Basque Museum, set in a historic Basque boarding house tells the story of Basques in Idaho and beyond. Restaurants Bar Gernika and Leku Ona give you a taste of Basque culture.