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State guide
When to catch Idahothrough the year
We follow 4 places in Idaho for spring migration, wildflowers, winter wildlife and fall foliage: fall at Lemhi Pass, winter at Deer Flat Refuge, spring at Camas Refuge and Deer Flat Refuge and summer at Craters of the Moon. Each timing below is the place's own source, in its words; none is a forecast.
When are you going?
Fall in Idaho
Good in fall
- Camas RefugeElk rut and bugling, about mid-September
- Camas RefugeBald eagles flying in to their night roost at headquarters, late November through March
- Craters of the MoonWildflowers
- Craters of the MoonLoop Road open
- Deer Flat RefugeSwimming allowed at Lake Lowell
- Deer Flat RefugeFall color around Lake Lowell
Open places and seasons from each place's sources; no peak claimed.
Winter in Idaho
Good in winter
- Camas RefugeBald eagles flying in to their night roost at headquarters, late November through March
- Deer Flat RefugeWintering ducks on Lake Lowell (peak in mid-December)
- Deer Flat RefugeGeese on Lake Lowell (goose numbers peak in mid-November)
Open places and seasons from each place's sources; no peak claimed.
Spring in Idaho
- SEASON · SPRING MIGRATIONMarch through mid-MayCamas Refuge · Idaho
- SEASON · WILDFLOWERSApril to MayDeer Flat Refuge · Idaho
Good in spring
- Camas RefugeWaterfowl and shorebird migration peak, March through mid-May
- Camas RefugeSnow geese resting on their way north: large numbers from mid-March, as many as 15,000 to 20,000 at the height of the migration
- Camas RefugeSongbirds heading north to breed: peak time late May through mid-June
- Camas RefugeBald eagles flying in to their night roost at headquarters, late November through March
- Craters of the MoonWildflowers
- Craters of the MoonLoop Road open
Open places and seasons from each place's sources; no peak claimed.
Summer in Idaho
Places in Idaho
Pin color: each place's season now or next
- Spring
- Summer
- Fall
- Winter
Places on this map, as a list
Planning a Idaho trip
Sources: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · National Park Service · Bureau of Land Management · checked Sep 29 · How we know