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Central Mountains
Choose one mountain or river-valley base and give the journey room.
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Find your place
Central Mountains, a little closer.
Choose one mountain or river-valley base and give the journey room. Ketchum, Stanley and Salmon span long stretches of mountain road; seasonal passes, fuel, daylight and winter conditions matter.
Highlighted counties locate these featured towns. These six WTDO discovery areas are editorial groupings. Markers indicate approximate town centers, not entrances or driving routes. Select a town to open its guide. County outlines: U.S. Census Bureau.
Three places to begin.
Choose a local stop, then find food and a place to stay.
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Your next good stop.
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Browse published places around Central Mountains. Business details are supplied by their owners.
Photo credits & visitor sources
Real Idaho photographs, resized and converted to WebP. Displayed crops may vary; each image retains its listed license.
- Stanley and Sawtooth Mountains - panoramio.jpg — Michael Gordon, CC BY 3.0. Resized and converted to WebP; website may crop for layout.
- Ketchum, Idaho-6870.jpg — Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP; website may crop for layout.
- 20181020-FS-SCNF-JJS-Sun (48942459636).jpg — Intermountain Forest Service, USDA Region 4 Photography, Public domain. Resized and converted to WebP; website may crop for layout.
Visitor information: Ketchum, Stanley, Salmon. Check current access, hours, weather and booking terms. Photos may show nearby attractions rather than the town center.
County outlines: U.S. Census Bureau 2025 cartographic county boundaries. Town markers are approximate centers, not entrances or routes. WTDO regions are editorial discovery areas, not official tourism boundaries.