Smiley Creek Lodge is a wonderful base for mountain activities of all types. There are things to do for all ages, abilities, and inclinations. Some of the things right outside our door:
- Fabulous hiking and backpacking to the peaks and high alpine lakes of the Sawtooth Wilderness and White Cloud mountain ranges.
- Fishing in the Salmon River and its tributaries, or one of the hundreds of high alpine lakes.
- Back country scenic flying. The state of Idaho Smiley Creek airstrip is right across the road.
- Bicycling highway 75 through the valley or over the challenging Galena Pass, or mountain biking Fisher Creek Trail or one of the numerous other easy or gonzo routes.
- Wildlife viewing.
- Boating, swimming or just hanging out on the beach at Alturas, Petit or Redfish Lakes.
- Touring the historic mining sites of Vienna, Sawtooth City or Bonanza and Custer a little ways down the road.
- White water rafting or kayaking on the Salmon River.
- Motocross or ATV riding.
- Horseback riding, either for the afternoon, or packing in for a week or more.
- Picnicking among the spring and summer wildflowers.
- Hunting.
- Drive through taking in the beauty of Central Idaho.
- There is no end to the amazing things you could be doing in the Sawtooth Basin right now, summer or winter.

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