Overview
Southeastern Idaho is in Idaho.
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Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: Jun–Sep. Summer highs reach about 82°F; winter lows dip to about 7°F. Cold months (Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec) can bring snow and ice; check road conditions. Wettest: Dec and Jan. (climate data from nearby Craters of the Moon National Monument)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- PIH Pocatello Regional Airport, Pocatello — 23 mi away. Directions
- IDA Idaho Falls Regional Airport, Idaho Falls — 52 mi away. Directions
- SLC Salt Lake City International Airport, Salt Lake City — 137 mi away (major hub). Directions
Sample 3-day trip
- Day 1: Soda Springs — Geyser Park, Formation Springs Cave, National Oregon/California Trail Center.
- Day 2: Pocatello — Idaho Museum of Natural History, St. Joseph's Chapel, Museum of Clean.
- Day 3: Lava Hot Springs — Swimming pools and water park, Lava Hot Springs Mineral Pools, Portneuf River put-in spot.
Built from the best-covered destinations in this region; open each for its own day plan.
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Places in Southeastern Idaho
Cities
- American Falls
- Blackfoot
- Lava Hot Springs
- Pocatello
- Soda Springs
- Shelley — known for its annual Spud Day festival
Other destinations
- Massacre Rocks State Park - where emigrants were always mortified of an ambush
Nearby
Idaho Falls
City / town · 22 listings · 49 mi away
Afton
City / town · 3 listings · 64 mi away
Alpine
City / town · 3 listings · 65 mi away
Garden City
City / town · 5 listings · 69 mi away
Logan
City / town · 25 listings · 73 mi away
Craters of the Moon National Monument
Park · 10 listings · 73 mi away
Rexburg
City / town · 8 listings · 76 mi away
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