Sun Valley Insider's Guide to Beyond Baldy

A Sun Valley Insider’s Guide to Must-Do’s

in the Valley Summer & Winter

BEYOND BALDY....

Most everyone knows that Sun Valley is here because of the development of the ski area, the country’s first ski resort, founded in 1936.

This Sun Valley Insider’s Guide, however, is dedicated to what should be on your list to do if you are experiencing the Wood River Valley (and beyond) for the first time, and you’re not going to spend the day on alpine skis, Nordic skis, or a snowboard.

Keep in mind that the following is a subjective list, and is not trying to suggest that these “must-do’s” are the only things, or the best things, to do in the valley. But after years of experience, what follows in this guide seems to almost always “deliver the goods,” for both locals and tourists alike.

For a look at what is happening culturally in the Wood River Valley, scan the QR code to go to the VisitSunValley site.

SPRING, SUMMER & FALL OUTDOOR RECREATION MUST-DO’S

PARKS & PRESERVES

Loken Park (Ketchum)

Ore Wagon Museum (Ketchum)

Ruud Mountain Chairlift (Sun Valley)

Hemingway Memorial (Sun Valley)

Sun Valley Lake (Sun Valley)

Draper Preserve (Hailey)

Howard Preserve (Bellevue)

TRAIL SYSTEMS (Hike, bike, horses)

Adams Gulch (North of Ketchum)

White Clouds (Sun Valley)

Pioneer Cabin Loop (Sun Valley)

Bald Mountain / Warm Springs (Ketchum)

Greenhorn (South of Ketchum)

Hyndman / Pioneers (East Fork)

Carbonate Mountain (Hailey)

Croy Canyon (West of Hailey)

Strahorn Trails (Bellevue)

SELECTED FISHING SPOTS

Fox Creek Trailhead (North of Ketchum)

River Run (Ketchum)

Broadway (South of Ketchum)

Boxcar Bend (South of Ketchum)

Deer Creek (North of Hailey)

Broadford Road / Star Gulch (South of Hailey)

Silver Creek (Picabo, 15 miles SE of Bellevue)

OTHER OUTDOOR DIVERSIONS

Warfield Hot Springs (8 mi past W Springs)

Sun Valley Rifle Range / Gun Club (Sun Valley)

Ice Skating (Sun Valley)

Sun Valley Paragliders (Ketchum)

Pump Bike Tracks (Ketchum & Hailey)

Ryan’s ORV Rentals (Bellevue)

Salmon River Rafting Trips (Stanley)

Off-Roading in Townsend Gulch

Paragliding Off Baldy

Overlook on Bald Mountain Trail

Floating in Sun Valley Lake

SPRING, SUMMER & FALL INDOOR PURSUITS

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Sun Valley YMCA (Ketchum)

Zenergy Health Club & Spa (Ketchum)

Community LIbrary (Ketchum)

Sun Valley Spa (Sun Valley)

ENTERTAINMENT & GAMES

Magic Lantern Movies (Ketchum)

Bowling (Sun Valley Lodge basement)

Sun Valley Rifle Range (Sun Valley)

Campion Ice House (Hailey)

ART & CULTURE

Sun Valley Museum of Art (Ketchum)

Ski Museum / Forest Service Park (Ketchum)

Sun Valley Culinary Institute (Ketchum)

Community Library Exhibits and Rooms (Ketchum)

Boulder Mountain Clayworks (Ketchum)

Art Galleries Galore (go to www.svgalleries.org)

Sun Valley Historical Photos (SV Lodge)

Sun Valley Barn (Sun Valley)

Blaine Cty Historical Museum (Hailey)

Bellevue Historical Museum (Bellevue)

Hemingway Exhibit (Picabo Angler, Picabo)

Fly-Fishing in Silver Creek

Community Library

WINTER OUTDOOR RECREATION MUST-DO’S

PLACES FOR SNOWSHOEING/HIKING/DOG WALKING

Billy’s Bridge (North of Ketchum)

Warm Springs Dog Park (Warm Springs)

Trail Creek (Sun Valley)

Draper Preserve (Hailey)

Quigley (Hailey)

Howard Preserve (Bellevue)

Slaughterhouse Canyon (Bellevue)

Silver Creek Preserve (Picabo)

WINTER TRAIL SYSTEMS

Galena Lodge/Harriman Trail (North of Ketchum)

Prairie Creek Nordic Trails (North of Ketchum)

Adams Gulch (North of Ketchum)

White Clouds (Sun Valley)

Carbonate Mountain (Hailey)

Croy Canyon (West of Hailey)

OTHER OUTDOOR DIVERSIONS

Warfield Hot Springs (8 mi past Warm Springs)

Sun Valley HeliSki (Sun Valley)

Sledding Penny’s Hill (Sun Valley)

Ice Skating (Sun Valley & Ketchum)

Snowmobile Rentals/Guides ( Smiley Creek & Stanley)

Hockey at Potter’s Pond in Ketchum

Howard Preserve in Bellevue

Carbonate Mountain

Backcountry Snowmobiling

EATING | REFRESHMENTS | COFFEE

A SELECTED LIST

RESTAURANTS

Village Station (Sun Valley)

Apple’s (Warm Springs)

Rasberrys (Ketchum)

The Covey (Ketchum)

Despo’s (Ketchum)

Ketchum Grill (Ketchum)

Aroma (Ketchum)

COFFEE & SMOOTHIES

Lizzie’s Coffee (Ketchum)

Maude’s (Ketchum)

Hailey Coffee Co. (Ketchum & Hailey)

5B Fruit (Ketchum)

NourishMe (Ketchum)

Black Owl Coffee (Hailey)

Coffee Corner (Bellevue)

WATERING HOLES WITH FOOD

Duchin Room (Sun Valley)

Limelight (Ketchum)

The Cellar (Ketchum)

Whiskey Jacques (Ketchum)

The Casino (Ketchum)

The Wine Co (Ketchum)

Scout (Ketchum)

Sawtooth Brewery (Ketchum & Hailey)

Barrio 75 (Ketchum)

The Warfield (Ketchum)

Grumpy’s (Ketchum)

Lefty’s (Ketchum)

PowerHouse (Hailey)

The Mint (Hailey)

Sun Valley Brewery (Hailey)

Wicked Spud (Hailey)

Silver Dollar (Bellevue)

Mahoney’s (Bellevue)

Rickshaw (Ketchum)

IdaThai (Ketchum)

Vintage (Ketchum)

Saffron (Ketchum)

Dang’s / Mr. Dee (Hailey)

CK’s (Hailey)

Lucy’s (Bellevue)

QUICK EATS / TO-GO SPOTS

Irving’s Red Hots (W Springs / Ketch)

KBs (Ketchum & Hailey)

Big Wood Cafe (Ketchum)

LeRoy’s Ice Cream (Ketchum)

Wise Guys Pizza (Ketchum & Hailey)

Wrap City (Ketchum)

Johnny G’s (Ketchum)

Smokey Bone (Hailey)

Big Belly Deli (Hailey)

South Valley Pizza (Bellevue)

PowerHouse in Hailey

Vintage in Ketchum