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.

Planetary Parade Viewing

Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM

@ Bonneville Point

Join us for an astronomical event! In lieu of our usual hump day hike, we will assemble to share a viewing of a "planetary parade". Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Venus, and Saturn will be in alignment in the eastern sky. The most distant planets are not visible to the naked eye, so bring good binoculars, or better yet, a telescope if you have one.

Be prepared for the cold winter night. Bundle up in layers and bring a thermos of something warm to sip on.

We will meet at the Bonneville Point historical display at 7:00pm. Bonneville Point is ten miles east of Boise. Take the Blacks Creek exit (#64) off Interstate 84. Travel north on Blacks Creek Road for four miles, then turn left at a sign for Bonneville Point.

See you there!

Please sign up at our Events Page.

Bikepacking Adventures in

the Owyhee Canyon-lands!

Tuesday, February 14, 2025, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

@ The Idaho Outdoor Association Hall

Please join us for this free event for the community.

Evan Worthington, Park Ranger with the BLM and Wendall Mckinney, Lead Bikepacker with Owyhee Pedal Patrol will give a presentation on Bikepacking in the Owyhee Canyon-lands. The conversation will include what to pack, routes to explore and Leave No Trace Bikepacking ethics.

Please sign up at our Events Page.

Mardi Gras Fundraiser Feast

Tuesday, March 04, 2025

6:00 PM - 10:00 PM

@ The Idaho Outdoor Association Hall

Mardi Gras is returning to the IOA Hall! The evening will include traditional Mardi Gras fare, Jell-O shots, Hurricanes and a photo area. Of course, costumes are encouraged! Our entertainment for the evening will be the ever popular and hilarious “Gameshow Rip-Off".

The menu will include; Mardi Gras Salad, Corn Bread, Red Beans and Rice, and Jambalaya. Let's not forget the King Cake! There will also be appetizers, beads, music and lively camaraderie to get the party started.

This year we are doing a silent auction with fun and fabulous prizes. You will probably see something you want, so come prepared to bid!

Please sign up at our Events Page.

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Directions to the Hall

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

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

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