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City of Rock National Reserve offers excellent rock climbing, hiking, and camping.  Spend the night and watch the sun set over granite spires that rise to heights of up to 70 stories.  Do some star-gazing with crisp, clear skies and few competing lights.  The park is located on the Elba-Almo Highway south of Burley.

Take a short drive to Mt. Harrison, off State Highway 77, south of Albion.  Lake Cleveland is tucked serenely in a mountain valley just below the summit, about 30 miles from Burley.  There is excellent hiking and fishing in the area.  During the spring and summer months the mountain is ablaze with wild-flowers, including the rare Christ’s Indian Paintbrush, which is though to exist nowhere else in the world.  Watch hang gliders take off from Willow Creek launch and soar above the patchwork valley.  Spend the night in one of the nearby campgrounds.

Fish one of the best bass fisheries in the state located along the Snake River in Burley and Heyburn.  Several parks provide access to the river for boats or shore angling.  There is also 20 miles of accessible shoreline for boating, water skiing, wake boarding, jet skiing or sailing.  The Idaho Regatta speed boat races and Wake in the Snake wakeboard competitions are main events each summer.

The city of Oakley’s National Historic District features turn of the century architecture, including many Victorian style homes.  This community of only 660 boasts more historic homes per capita than any other town in America.  Originally the location of a stage stop in 1869.  Mormon settlers started farming the area in the 1880s.  Oakley hosts several events in the summer including the Oakley Pioneer Day Celebration in July.

A day at Rupert’s Historic Square offers a pleasing spot for a picnic or a place to take a break from daily life.  The park is in the middle of town surrounded by businesses in historic buildings.  The square hosts several special events each year, including Fourth of July celebrations, Christmas festivities and an Oktoberfest in the fall.  Tour the historic Wilson Theater, which is currently undergoing a $2.5 million renovation.

Venture out to Lake Walcott, which was formed with the construction of Minidoka Dam in 1904.  The lake is the heart of a 25,000 acre national wildlife refuge that’s a haven for migratory waterfowl.  Watch a community of pelicans below the dam or play a round of disc golf at the park.  Overnight camping and cabins are available.  Enjoy the fishing at Lake Walcott and below Minidoka Dam.  Trout and bass fishing are excellent on the lake or some of the best fishing holes are in the white-water below the dam.  Try some water sports at Lake Walcott, including power boating, sailing and other water sports at the lake.  Explore the history of the Minidoka Power Plant constructed in 1904 as part of the Minidoka Dam at Lake Walcott.  The plant is listed on the national Register of Historic Places.  Tours are available by calling the Bureau of Reclamation at 208-436-4187.

Travel to Porcupine Springs above Magic Mountain Ski Area, where wildflowers and wildlife abound.  There are campgrounds in Bostetter and you can also find the Big Cottonwood trail head, the start of a 14 mile hike.  Below Magic Mountain in the fall, stop to pick chokecherries and elderberries along Rock Creek, south of Hansen.  Visit Ross Falls and stop at the Tricker Ranch to see the area’s oldest building, a log store built in 1865 to serve pioneers rolling west on the Oregon Trail.

Enjoy the history on display at the Cassia county Historical Museum at the intersection of East Main Street and Highland Avenue in Burley.  It features maps of pioneer trails, fossils and Indian and pioneer artifacts.  The museum is open April through October each year.

Look back in time at the Minidoka County Historical Society Museum just east of Rupert on Baseline Road, which has a display of antique firefighting vehicles, school equipment, a restored Russell steam engine, a marble soda fountain and other items from county history.  The public can visit Monday through Saturday, 1-5 pm and Sunday by appointment.

For a bit of small town history, visit the Oakley Museum on Main Street, which features antiques and artifacts from the early history of the community.

Visit Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve.  Take short drive from Mini-Cassia along Highway 93 to Shoshone, then east along Highway 20 toward Arco. This is a lava field with very unique geological features.

Get your adrenaline pumping at Star Falls.  Here the Snake River runs through a passage less than 40-feet wide called Cauldron Linn, which offers world-class kayaking and rafting.  Just west of dynamic Cauldron Linn is Shoshone Falls, where the Snake River plunges 212 feet.  Overlooks and picnicking are available.  Dierkes Lake can be found above the falls, offering swimming with a lifeguard on duty during the summer months and picnicking.  Hike to the lost lakes farther upstream.

Visit Pomerelle Mountain Resort for both summer and winter fun.  In the winter, enjoy fine skiing and snowboarding runs.  Beginning in July, the resort offers chairlift rides for hikers, mountain bikers and those who just want a great view of Mini-Cassia that extends to Utah.

The Minidoka County Fair in early August features great old-time western fun. Come watch the children reap the rewards of their hard work during the 4-H competitions.  There will be lots of good food to enjoy along with local entertainment.

Have a great time at the Cassia County Fair in mid-August.  A country and western jamboree kicks-off the events and a major name will headline a concert held during the week.

Enjoy the peace and quiet of Oakley Reservoir, where rainbow trout and walleye test the skills of fishermen.  Continue up Trapper Creek for camping or picnic spots.

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