Mesa Falls Scenic Byway
Places to Visit

  • Ashton (ID)

    A small town in northeastern Idaho between the Targhee and Caribou National Forests

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    Ashton is the byway's southern gateway.

  • Big Falls Inn (ID)

    The Big Falls Inn serves as the Interpretive Center for the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    Near Big Falls
  • Caribou-Targhee National Forest

    Caribou-Targhee National Forest (ID)

    The Caribou-Targhee National Forest occupies over three million acres and stretches across southeastern Idaho, from the Montana, Utah, and Wyoming borders.

    Location:

    In southeastern Idaho, on the borders of Montana, Utah and Wyoming.

  • Lower Mesa Falls (ID)

    A spectacular view, second only to Upper Mesa Falls.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    35 miles north of Rexburg. Off Hwy 47

  • Upper Mesa Falls (ID)

    Watch as the whole Snake River crashes 114 feet to the ground below.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    35 miles north of Rexburg, Idaho. Off Hwy 47.
  • Grand Teton National Park

    Grand Teton National Park (WY)

    The Teton Range, for which the park is named, dominates the landscape with its jagged, glacially-carved peaks that rise without foothills from the west side of the park.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    Located east of the byway, in Wyoming
  • Yellowstone National Park

    Yellowstone National Park (WY)

    At 2.2 million acres or 3,472 square miles, Yellowstone is the first and largest park in the lower 48.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    Located east of the byway, in Wyoming