Mountain Home & Fairfield

Mountain Home

Anderson Ranch Dam Recreation Area

Enjoy the pristine beauty of Elmore County’s countryside as you’ve never seen it before.  A network of groomed trails is located north of Highway 20 near the Anderson Ranch Reservoir in southwest Idaho. More than 380 miles of well-marked, groomed trails offer snowmobilers nearly every kind of terrain imaginable for winter fun. The base elevation is 4,200 feet and climbs close to 10,000 feet in the fabulous Trinity Mountains and the high-mountain prairies and rolling hills of Cat Creek.

Popular paths include Trinity Lakes, Pfifer Creek, James Creek, Burnt Creek and Wagon Town Loop. Trails lead to the areas and towns of Featherville, Pine, Deer Creek, Prairie, Rocky Bar, Atlanta, Fall Creek and Idaho City. There are numerous snowmobile off-load areas and a quaint warming hut nested in the Trinity Mountains area. Pick up a detailed snowmobile trail map at any one of the area businesses. The map shown depicts the general trails or open and print the maps below.

Snowmobiling allows you to view miles of Idaho back country scenery, see wildlife in their natural habitat and socialize with your friends.

The Idaho Snowriders host a snowmobile event each President's Day weekend. For more information on this and other events, contact the snowmobile clubs listed below. Several locations in the Anderson Ranch Recreation Area offer lodging, food, gas, restaurants, bars, RV facilities and snowmobile rentals.

TRAIL SYSTEM

Anderson Dam Recreation Area

Route: U.S. 20 exit for Prairie, Fall Creek or Pine/Featherville
State Designated Area: #20
Elevation: 4500-9500
Groomed Trails: 380 Miles (approx)
Designated Parking: Pine Snow Park, Trinity Snow Park
(see Lodging & Services for other areas)
Facilities: Trinity Warming Hut
Snow Prime Season: November – April


Mountain Home Trail Map (809KB PDF)

EVENTS

Pine Resort Live Auction, January 12, 2008, 8:00 pm, Proceeds to benefit Snowmobile Grooming Program

Prairie Store Annual Golf Tournament, January 19, 2008, 12:00 pm

Prairie Y-Stop Pirate Treasurer Scanvenger Hunt, February 2, 2008, 11:00 am

Idaho Snowriders Presidents Day Snowmobile Weekend, February 15-17, 2008

Fairfield...Discover Snowmobilers' Hidden Paradise

Fairfield is an undiscovered snowmobiling paradise. Located in south central Idaho, Fairfield is centrally located to three snowmobiling parking and trail access areas. It is quickly emerging as one of the State’s greatest kept secrets. From the wide-open Camas Prairie to the adjacent foothills and Smokey Mountains within the Sawtooth National Forest, each year visitor numbers increase as they discover the beautiful vistas and nearly 200 miles of groomed trail. Riders enjoy excellent backcountry beauty with seemingly endless off-trail opportunities to explore for beginner to expert riding levels. Return to town to relax and enjoy weekend apre’ sled events.

Come and spend a family weekend of fun and recreation. Friendly locals are looking forward to your visit. Check out the lodging and dining package available from December to April.

Fairfield also offers downhill, backcountry, cross country and Nordic skiing on Soldier Mountain Resort.

TRAIL SYSTEM

Fairfield

Route: U.S. 20 to Town of Fairfield
State Designated Area: #13
Elevation on Camas Prairie: 5000
Peak Elevations in Smokey Range:10,000
Groomed Trails:200 miles (approx)
Parking: Malcolmson Snow Park and Warming Hut, Highway 20 between Pine Exit and Hill City
Facilities:Warming Hut accessible from Wells Summit Family Area
Snow Prime Season: December through April depending on snow fall

Camas County Trail Map (2.5 MB PDF)
Fairfield Trail Map (2.2 MB PDF)