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Itineraries

Plan Your Journey Along The Sawtooth Mountains And Salmon River

Galena Summit

The Salmon River-Sawtooth Scenic Byways are among America’s most beautiful roads. Let us help you create a fun and relaxing trip through colorful wilderness and the pristine Sawtooth mountains.

  • From the North (Spokane, Coeur d’ Alene, or Missoula) – Travel through Hamilton, Montana, over Lost Trail Pass, to Salmon, Idaho. Drive on to Challis and Stanley. Travel over Galena Summit to Sun Valley, then through Ketchum and Hailey to Shoshone, the end of the byway. From there, you can proceed to Twin Falls, Boise, or Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • From the Southeast (Idaho Falls, ID, Yellowstone National Park, or Grand Teton National Park) – Go from Idaho Falls to Terreton. Then onto Hwy. 28, over Gilmore Summit to Leadore, to Salmon. Travel south to Challis and Stanley, over Galena Summit to Sun Valley, and then Ketchum, Hailey, and on to Shoshone. From here, you can proceed on to Twin Falls, Boise, or Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • From Southern Idaho (Twin Falls, Boise, or Salt Lake City, Utah) – Drive from Twin Falls to Shoshone, up Highway 75 to Bellevue, Hailey, Ketchum, and Sun Valley. Then over Galena Summit to Stanley, Challis, Salmon, North Fork, Gibbonsville, and over the Lost Trail Pass on to Darby and Hamilton, Montana.
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Offering Great Mountains Views

Reach extraordinary new heights of travel. Use the Top 10 Scenic Drives in the Northern Rockies to plan a trip on the Salmon River-Sawtooth Scenic Byways.