One of my absolute favorite parks in the treasure valley. I love that they also have the seasonal…read morecoffee/ice cream cart to get an affogato while the kiddos are playing and running around. I highly recommend!!

Nice sized playground that also has a splash pad! Visited here in the spring before the splash pad…read morewas available. Greenbelt area is beautiful with a ton of green and bathrooms are near the park area. Great place to picnic and enjoy being outside with kiddos

I'm giving this a 4 even though the rv park was under construction. You can see the vision of what…read morethis place will eventually become. It will be a gorgeous place to camp but currently it's a construction zone.

I love this beautiful park with picnic tables and BBQ grills. Lots of shade trees and a sandy shore…read morewith shallow water for small kids to wade and play. Walking trails, fishing, frisbee golf trail. Dogs must be on leash, no dogs allowed in river. Life vests available. Small park convenience store at entrance. Lots of parking. Small entrance fee if you're not signed up for $10 Idaho parks annual pass through DMV. Friendly squirrels.

This is a really great public space that straddles the line between Boise and Meridian. It is…read moretucked back from all main road traffic and located right next to a school. My oldest, "Hungry" was SO excited that there was a bonus playground. The farther you get from Boise's downtown epicenter, the harder it is to find parks with decent shade. This park proves that wrong. The whole playground is surrounded by large trees which provide much needed shade for the fiery playground equipment on a Boise July afternoon. They have 4 bucket swims and 4 "big kid" swings, plenty of climbing structures, slides and room to run. The shaded grass goes right up to the play structures, which is ideal for the parent who wants to park the "Hurricane" baby on a blanket in the shade and still (loosely) monitor the other kid. This park also backs up the West YMCA, so expect to see day camp kiddos running around doing science-y, athletic-y, hilarious things in the park as well. When I was there, a whole horde of them were playing Harry Potter, complete with robes, twig wands and "Eat SLUGS Malfoy!" They were so entertaining, I didn't even bury my face in my phone.

A lovely small arboretum/park- right beside the Eagle Senior Center. With its lovely tree coverage,…read morethis small area is delightful in every season. Both cement & bark walking paths are available, so accessible for wheelchairs & strollers. There's even a couple large picnic tables. My favorite part of the arboretum is the Peace Pole. Tip: If you visit- please plan ahead to pack out any of your garbage, as there are no trash cans & we want you to keep the gem sparkling clean as it is

Come see the new & even more improved park! More parking scattered around downtown, more shops, of…read morebigger variety... & new bathrooms!

This is in downtown Eagle. There are fountains in the summer, a gazebo, some benches for seating…read moreand a small grassy area. It's a great spot to take a little break during the day, if you're out in downtown Eagle. They have a Saturday market from 9:30AM - 2PM. This year the market is open April 23 - October 15th. We've been to the market a few times over the last several years and have enjoyed it. There is nowhere near the selection as the downtown Boise market but for Eagle, it's a nice Saturday morning outing!

Make online reservations ahead of time and sign waivers to make it smoother and faster to enter and…read morehave fun. The bathrooms are clean and there are plenty of them. Lots of benches to sit at and a fire pit. Today 12/13/23 from 4-5:30pm crew...this one's for you! The reason for this YELP review is to express gratitude for the crew in charge of sending us down the snow lanes. My daughter (4yrs old) was so terrified to go down the slides and they were so kind. So gentle. Such great cheer leaders to motivate her to do it. After 3 attempts they finally convinced her to do it and she loved it. My parents (both in their 70's) my husband my daughter and myself will talk about this experience for years to come. While at dinner my dad thanked us for making today one of his favorite days in his life. My little one is still talking about how fun it was and how everyone clapped for her. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. If I could hug the guys working there I would've. Thank you thank you and thank you.

So.... stinkin'..... much..... fun…read more I knew nothing about this place until we went to Idaho to visit my brother and sister-in-law. They'd rolled their eyes, promised, nearly guaranteed there'd be snow. I mean it's bloody Idaho....in January. There WILL be snow. But of course, the few days we were there? None on the ground and not a single flake fell. But the Gateway saved us! Like I said we knew nothing. So we didn't book or pay on-line or sign any waivers in advance. We rolled up with cash in our pockets and said we wanted to play. The runs were fast and fun. There was one with a jump large enough that I got airborne several times. The staff that manned the runs were upbeat and energetic. And it was a great opportunity for this hevier-than-he-ought-to-be visitor to get some vigorous exercise. I loved the intertube design!! Someone clearly has given that some thought. The skins that covered the intertubes were freakishly fast and the handles were thick and rugged and comfortable. It was especially awesome to set the intertube down at the top of a run, back up 3 or 4 big steps, and give it a running, leaping start. Just for a minute as I was in the air or as I was screaming sideways down the run I could relish the sense of invincibility that teenagers and 20-somethings enjoy as a routine part of life. It was wonderful.

My first time in Boise, visiting a lifelong friend, we hired Mike Raymondi to be our guide on the…read moreOwyhee River for a day of catch and release trout fishing. The three of us, retired women with modest fishing experience and a love for nature, instantly felt at ease as he selected the waders, boots and gear in the well-organized TRR store in Eagle ( when you go there, look up, you'll have a fish's point of view- watery blown glass ornaments suspended from the ceiling). We followed Mike's truck to the river where he selected a sweet spot clear of snags and sunken hazards. The birds and awe-inspiring panoramic beauty made focusing on the orange indicator a bit of a challenge. Mike gave us a quick and articulate tutorial on casting, mending and setting the lines, then he spaced us out on the length of the river where he grew several sets of eyes, simultaneously guiding our line work and alerting us to the bobber's behavior, which you see before you feel anything. I missed several nibbles because I saw a tanager or a flicker, but we all hooked and I landed a big brown trout with lovely speckles and no wounds from the brief fight we had in reeling it in. The big takeaway about a good or bad day fishing, according to Mike, is this: hooking and landing combine a multitude of very different skills, and many people who say the fishing was bad, missed the nibble or the set, and failed to catch what fish were there. To me, there is no bad day of fishing if you are in the care of a competent guide, supplied with proper gear, a spectacular picnic lunch (kudos to Tasso in Eagle) and in an exceptionally beautiful piece of God's country, which was the case for us. Now for those of you who believe the only value in fishing is catch, catch, catch, this review will mean nothing. Mike mustered all of his powers to switch out the types of nymph flies (we were nymphing this time), and we had a spare afternoon, but you can't make fish eat when they don't wish to. Nonetheless, we felt satisfied, happy and properly looked after by TRR's professional guide service.

Friendly and knowledgeable staff. The product in the shelves is on the expensive side, but…read moreeverything is focused on being good quality. I'm lucky they are close by for when I need something quickly.

Lovely quiet park... that I selfishly delayed adding to Yelp... as I cherish one of the few quiet…read moretruly ACCESSIBLE walking paths in the area...ie firm gravel path encircles the park... enabling people in wheelchairs/with mobility issues... to traverse the park. And bonus it's tucked into a mature neighborhood... so the risk of crazy wild dogs off leash & people with angst is minimal. If u enjoy quietness too, come enjoy this community park... note the downside is no real parking, so not appropriate for group activities.

For much of the year, the Optimist Youth Sports Complex functions as the name implies--as a sports…read morecomplex. This makes sense--wide expanses of green grass and great parking make for an ideal spot for recreational teams to play. During the off season, however, it functions as an off leash dog area (June-early September, and again November 1-end of February). Huge fields for your doggie pals to run in make this a favorite spot for locals and their puppy pals. I bring my English Setter, Liesel, here because she needs space that will allow her to all out run and their fields provide just such a place (without ever getting too near any streets or parking areas). There are two ponds on the site. I've actually seen people fishing in one of the ponds. The ponds often have ducks in them, so if your dog is interested in birds at all, you may have a hard time keeping them out of the water (Liesel ends up sneaking in nearly every time). There are also paved pathways for strolling as well as tennis courts and picnic areas (both covered and uncovered). I love any area where I can bring my dogs off-leash and this provides a good one. I will say that though many people do bring their dogs here, it's so large that it provides less of a socialization setting and more of a space to run off some energy, which works out quite well for my girl. Get to it!