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Added by Amanda Solomon
Standing 48 feet tall and weighing 40 tons, the locally-famous Balanced Rock sits on a pedestal just 3 feet wide in the Salmon Falls Creek Canyon.
Balanced Rock is famous throughout the Magic Valley, and getting there is easy. A picnic table and turnoff on Castleford/Glenns Ferry Road allows you to park below the rock. From there it's a short scramble up the hill to get to the base -- that's the only way to get a feel for the boulder's enormity.
Just a half-mile east down the road is Balanced Rock Park, with a few well-maintained campgrounds and a trout-stocked creek.
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Lisa M
4/11/2022
Fun exploring!
Not a hike really, but really fun climbing and exploring the rocks! It was really windy!
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Grace & Jasper Lameyer
12/21/2020
Beautiful Must-Visit if you're nearby
It was VERY windy when we decided to hike up the rock, but going up is kinda part of the experience. Had we ...
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Rachel Lindquist
8/9/2020
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Dallin Cordon
1/26/2019
Fun Quick Adventure
It’s a bit out of the way to anywhere in particular. We were heading up to Boise from Utah and decided to take a ...
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Tasha Azbill
3/22/2016
Quick Trip!
If you're looking for a fun little day trip, this is perfect! There's a nice gravel pull off right below the rock. It's a ...
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