Castle Rock State Park & The City of Rocks

We went to Castle Rock State Park and The City of Rocks National Reserve near Almo, Idaho this weekend. It is a pretty long drive from home, about four hours, so we tried to get going early.

What are we waiting for?

At the end of the drive we set up home at the Smoky Mountain Campground in the State Park. The campground is very new and well-maintained.

T@B in the woods!

It is a pretty place. Here's a picture from our camp:

We went for some nice hikes among the rocks and we had to watch out for stickers. Along with the stickers were some pretty flowers like this:


It was a good trip, but maybe too short--just the weekend. But we made some new friends who let us take their pictures.


We'll definitely go back, maybe in the Fall when it is cool again. There are many places for hiking, climbing, and site-seeing and I didn't get sick even once.

A trail in Castle Rock State Park

*Smoky Mountain Campgound, Castle Rock State Park earns a four paw rating. Great scenery and clean camps and facilities. Campsites are pretty close to each other, but we had entertaining neighbors who were fun to watch. Plus, we were serenaded each night by the festivities at the Almo Wild West Days events going on in the valley. The breeze carried the strains of both kinds of music, country and western, from the valley to our foothills camp.