Idaho Adventure: Box Canyon | KBOI

March 2024 · 2 minute read

Adventure Starts with Weather at CBS 2 and while the weather hasn't gotten too hot, now is the best time to experience a gem hidden in the Hagerman Valley, Box Canyon Springs Nature Preserve.

It’s about a mile off the beaten path, this ‘gem’ among Idaho State Parks is well worth the trip, it’s a great hiking spot this time of year.

"It's a park that stands on its own, it's got about 180-160 thousand gallons per minute that comes out from underneath the ground, the aquifer,” said David Landrum, Thousand Springs State Park Manager.

Box Canyon is one of eight units, within a 30-mile area of the Hagerman Valley, that makeup Thousand Springs State Park.

Its natural spring creates a raging river nestled below 200-foot canyon walls.

"I've brought lots of people out here because it's so pretty to see it's just well worth the trip...and I like how beautiful and clean the water is," said Mike Packard from Jerome, Idaho.

The bright blue water surfacing from the underground spring is estimated to have been underground for up to 200 years.

It makes the quarter-mile hike down the canyon walls to the 20-foot waterfall below, breathtaking.

"It's just a beautiful hike, there are some absolutely beautiful waterfalls, and that waters so clear that when it comes over the waterfall it's kind of blueish green, it's really photogenic,” said Packard.

Improvements are currently being made to parking facilities at the park, this will allow easier access for those with disabilities and the elderly.

The new parking location is being opened at the end of the month that is near the overlook at the top of Box Canyon.

More information can be found here.

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