Where is Bonners Ferry, Idaho?

Bonners Ferry is in Boundary County, Idaho. Nearby towns include Moyie Springs (6.3 mi), Kootenai (28 mi), Ponderay (29 mi).

What is the population of Bonners Ferry, Idaho?

Bonners Ferry has a population of about 2,788 (U.S. Census).

Are there jobs in Bonners Ferry, Idaho?

There are 6 open jobs listed in Bonners Ferry on Treasure Idaho, from 1 local employers.

What schools are in Bonners Ferry, Idaho?

Bonners Ferry has 4 operating public schools in Boundary County District, including Bonners Ferry High School, Boundary County Middle School, Mount Hall Elementary School, Valley View Elementary School.

What parks are in Bonners Ferry, Idaho?

Bonners Ferry has 5 parks, including Boundary County Fairgrounds, Deep Creek Picnic Area, Georgia Mae Plaza, Myrtle Creek Game Preserve.

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About Bonners Ferry

Bonners Ferry is a city in Boundary County, where it is the county seat. About 2,788 people lived here in 2024, by Census estimate. It sits at about 1,800 feet, 72 miles north of Coeur d'Alene in a straight line.

Places listed for this area include Priest Lake State Park and the Boundary County Museum.

Moving to Bonners Ferry

Start with homes, jobs and local services in and around Bonners Ferry.

Cost of living

Bonners Ferry is outside the Idaho metros with a 2024 federal price figure, so this uses the Idaho statewide level. A basket that costs $100 in the U.S. costs $95.49 here, under the U.S. average by 4.5%.

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Public schools in Bonners Ferry

All 4

District, enrollment, and students per teacher from the federal 2024-25 directory. No ratings.

Bonners Ferry High School
Boundary County District · 9-12
421 students · 17.5 students per teacher
Boundary County Middle School
Boundary County District · 6-8
336 students · 18.7 students per teacher
Mount Hall Elementary School
Boundary County District · K-5
122 students · 20.3 students per teacher
Valley View Elementary School
Boundary County District · PK-5
398 students · 19.9 students per teacher

Services for Bonners Ferry

All services

DMV counters are the county offices. A gas utility appears only when its public list names Bonners Ferry.

Bonners Ferry · Licenses and vehicles
6566 Main Street Bonners Ferry, ID 83805 Mailing Address: PO Box 127 Bonners Ferry, ID 83805
· Mon. - Fri. 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Avista · natural gas, on the company's town list. A main is not guaranteed at every address.

Allergy ratings in Bonners Ferry

What a typical year looks like: Low, Moderate or High for each pollen season, plus wildfire smoke. Typical, general guidance. It is not medical advice. Pollen and smoke change with the weather every year, and what bothers you depends on what you are allergic to. See an allergist for testing.

Spring trees
March to June
High
Rating: High, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High, Very High. Peaks in June
Early-summer grass
Late May to July
High
Rating: High, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High, Very High. June to mid-July
Fall weeds and sagebrush
August to October
Moderate
Rating: Moderate, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High, Very High. Peaks in August
Wildfire smoke
Mostly July to September
Moderate
Rating: Moderate, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High. 6 days a year with air quality over 100. Worst year 10 (2021).

Regional rating. Bonners Ferry has no pollen counter. These pollen ratings come from the Coeur d'Alene station in the North Idaho, 73 miles away.

How these ratings are worked out

Pollen is rated on the National Allergy Bureau bands for the grains of pollen in a cubic meter of air. Trees: Low under 15, Moderate 15 to 89, High 90 to 1,499. Weeds: Low under 10, Moderate 10 to 49, High 50 to 499. Grass: Low under 5, Moderate 5 to 19, High 20 to 199. The band is the one reached on the busiest quarter of counted days. A rating is typical, not a forecast: one wet or windy year can move it.

Spring trees, High. Coeur d'Alene NAB station, 294 counted days in 2010 to 2023: on the busiest quarter of days the tree count was 106 grains per cubic meter or more, which the NAB bands call High. On the busiest tenth of days it was 183 or more.

Early-summer grass, High. The NAB station in Coeur d'Alene reported grass in the High range in June 2017 (WSU), and the Spokane NAB station read 120 grains per cubic meter in late May 2026 (Spokesman-Review). NAB calls 20 to 199 High. Two reports, not a long record. The NAB grass bands: Low under 5, Moderate 5 to 19, High 20 to 199, Very High 200 or more grains per cubic meter.

Fall weeds and sagebrush, Moderate. Coeur d'Alene NAB station, 74 counted days in 2010 to 2022: on the busiest quarter of days the weed count was 16 grains per cubic meter or more, which the NAB bands call Moderate. On the busiest tenth of days it was 28 or more. That is a short record, so treat it as a rough guide.

Wildfire smoke, Moderate. The average number of days a year the EPA's air quality index passed 100 ("unhealthy for sensitive groups" or worse), 2021-2025. Under 3 days is Low, 3 to 9 Moderate, 10 or more High. That grouping is ours, not the EPA's. Boundary County has no EPA monitor, so this uses Bonner County, 35 miles away. The count includes any cause, but across Idaho's monitors 86% of those days fell in July to September and 94% were fine particles (PM2.5), which is what wildfire smoke is made of (570 county-days, 2021-2025).

Not rated. Mold: no published mold spore counts for Idaho towns are in the data used, so there is no mold rating. House dust, pets and food allergies are outside this rating.

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Pollen data through 2003-2024, smoke data 2021-2025. Checked 2026-10-03.

Map of Bonners Ferry

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Parks in Bonners Ferry

5 named parks on OpenStreetMap.

Boundary County Fairgrounds
Deep Creek Picnic Area
Georgia Mae Plaza
Myrtle Creek Game Preserve
Veterans Memorial Park

Parks, trails and things to do

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Places in and around Bonners Ferry, nearest first: everything tied to Bonners Ferry plus anything within 15 miles of town.

Things to do

Waterfalls

Myrtle Fallswaterfall
4.9 mi
Snow Creek Fallswaterfall
5.4 mi
Moyie Fallswaterfall · near Moyie Springs
7.0 mi
Smith Fallswaterfall
22 mi
Caribou Fallswaterfall
23 mi

Lakes

Hunt Lakelake
19 mi

Viewpoints

Island Pond Overlookviewpoint
4.2 mi
Cascade Pond Overlookviewpoint
5.4 mi
Moyie River overlookviewpoint · near Moyie Springs
6.8 mi

Museums

Boundary County Museummuseum
0.5 mi

Historic sites

North Side Schoolhistoric site
0.8 mi
Mosquito Bay Prospecthistoric site
25 mi

Parks

Priest Lake State Parkstate park
24 mi
Boundary County Fairgrounds
0.3 mi
Georgia Mae Plaza
0.4 mi
Veterans Memorial Park
0.5 mi
Kootenai National Wildlife Refugenature reserve
4.2 mi
Deep Creek Picnic Area
6.7 mi
Myrtle Creek Game Preserve
11 mi
Selkirk Crest Wilderness Study Areanature reserve
18 mi
Boundary-Smith Creek Wildlife Management Areanature reserve
22 mi

Trails (nearest 12 of 45)

Deep Creek Trail1.1 mi long
4.1 mi
Myrtle Creek Falls Trail0.4 mi long
4.6 mi
Ole Humpback Trail0.7 mi long
4.6 mi
Katka Peak Trail8.5 mi long · near Moyie Springs
7.3 mi
Burton Ridge Trail0.6 mi long
9.2 mi
Gable Creek Trail4.6 mi long · near Moyie Springs
10 mi
Middle Fork Boulder Trail1.1 mi long
11 mi
Leonia Trail3.3 mi long · near Moyie Springs
11 mi
Scenic Interpretive Loop1.3 mi long
13 mi
Snow Lake Trail3.9 mi long
13 mi
Bottleneck Lake Trail1.8 mi long
13 mi
White Mountain Trail3.9 mi long
14 mi

Distances are straight-line miles. From state and federal agency pages, the USGS place names list and OpenStreetMap contributors. Checked October 2, 2026. Check the official page for hours, fees and closures before you go.