Idaho Outdoor Association

Welcome to the IOA!
Our Mission and Objectives are:

To promote and encourage stewardship of the wildlife, habitat, and recreational resources of the state of Idaho.
To encourage good sportsmanship, ethics, and responsibility in outdoor activities.
To conserve, protect, and help maintain both public and private property used for recreational purposes.
To promote and encourage healthy outdoor activities.

We believe that anyone who participates in outdoor recreation of any kind should be willing to help protect and improve the natural resources of the state of Idaho.

General meetings are held at our hall at 7:00 P.M., the second Tuesday of each month, October through May.

Our meetings are free, open to the public, and refreshments are encouraged.

Check out our events tab.

Proud Partner of:

Image of the number three principal: Dispose of Waste Properly. - LNT Trainer's Course 2018. Hosted by the IOA. Campout Weekend 2018, Idaho City, Idaho.

2017 Leave No Trace Training Food Prep

The Idaho Outdoor Association is a chartering organization for a Scouting Unit. As more information becomes available we will provide an interest page and schedule a parents meeting. This Scouting unit will focus on outdoor recreation, conservation and outdoor ethics in alignment with the IOA mission.

Oregon Trail Recreation Area Hike

Saturday, November 29, 2025, 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

@ The Oregon Trail Recreation Area

Want to burn off three or four calories after Thanksgiving? Join us for a casual exploratory hike at the Oregon Trail Recreation Area.

Our primary interest will be the historic Kelton Ramp, which was carved into the canyon rimrock in the early 1860's. This ramp was used to lower freight wagons to Beaver Dick's Boise River ferry crossing.

If there is the time and interest, we will also visit a collapsed rock climbing wall in the Boise River Canyon. This site once had several popular rock climbing routes until one day the rock face gave way and fell into the canyon.

Directions to the Oregon Trail recreation area:

From I-84 take the Gowen Rd./Hwy 21 exit east toward Lucky Peak. Follow Hwy 21 for 2.5 miles to the trailhead entrance on the right.

From downtown Boise:

Take Warm Springs Blvd all the way east to the Hwy 21 intersection. Turn right and head one mile, across the bridge and up the hill, to the trailhead entrance on the left.

See you there!

Please sign up at our Events page.

For snail mail, please use P.O. Box 15943, Boise, ID 83715, to contact us. Thank you!

Directions to the Hall

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3401 S. Brazil St. , P.O. Box 15943, Boise, ID 83715

The Idaho Outdoor Association, Inc. is a non-profit organization.