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About White Bird
White Bird is a city in Idaho County. About 87 people lived here in 2024, by Census estimate. It sits at about 1,600 feet, 55 miles southeast of Lewiston in a straight line.
Places listed for this area include the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area and the Lower Salmon River.
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Cost of living
White Bird 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%.
Open the calculatorServices for White Bird
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- Grangeville · Vehicles
320 W Main, Rm 1 Grangeville, ID 83530-1993
· Mon. - Fri. 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
- Grangeville · Driver's licenses
320 W Main St Grangeville, ID 83530
· Mon. - Fr. 8:30 AM - 4:45 PM
No natural gas utility on the official town lists names White Bird.
Allergy ratings in White Bird
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 JuneEarly-summer grass
Late May to July
High
Rating: High, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High, Very High. June to mid-JulyFall weeds and sagebrush
August to October
Moderate
Rating: Moderate, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High, Very High. Peaks in AugustWildfire smoke
Mostly July to September
Moderate
Rating: Moderate, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High. 8.4 days a year with air quality over 100. Worst year 16 (2021).
Regional rating. White Bird has no pollen counter. These pollen ratings come from the Coeur d'Alene station in the North Idaho, 134 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. Idaho County has its own EPA air monitor. 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.
Sources
- National Allergy Bureau daily pollen counts, CDC release 2003 to 2024 (Boise, Twin Falls, Coeur d'Alene stations)
- NAB pollen level bands (grains per cubic meter)
- WSU News, June 14, 2017: NAB station in Coeur d'Alene reads grass in the high range
- The Spokesman-Review, May 27, 2026: Spokane grass count 120 grains per cubic meter
- EPA AirData: annual AQI by county
Today
Pollen data through 2003-2024, smoke data 2021-2025. Checked 2026-10-03.
Map of White Bird
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Parks in White Bird
5 named parks on OpenStreetMap.
- City Park
- Hammer Creek Recreation Site
- Nezperce Indian War Historical Monument
- Slate Creek Recreation Site
- White Bird Battlefield - Nez Perce National Historical Park
Parks, trails and things to do
All of IdahoPlaces in and around White Bird, nearest first: everything tied to White Bird plus anything within 15 miles of town.
Things to do
Viewpoints
- Pittsburg Landing Overlookviewpoint8.3 mi
- Upper Gospel Lake Viewpointviewpoint19 mi
Ski areas
- Fish Creek Meadows Nordic Park n Skiski area · near Grangeville12 mi
- Snowhavenski area · near Grangeville12 mi
Historic sites
- Shorts Bar Pictographshistoric site6.8 mi
- Cooper's Ferry / Nipéhehistoric site · near Cottonwood11 mi
Attractions
- Pittsburg Rockart Interpertive Siteattraction12 mi
Day use and picnic areas
- Hammer Creek Recreation Siterecreation site1.2 mi
- White Bird Gravel Pit Recreation Siterecreation site1.7 mi
- Skookumchuck Recreation Siterecreation site4.2 mi
- Slate Creek Recreation Siterecreation site8.0 mi
- Hells Canyon National Recreation Area - Idahorecreation site8.3 mi
- Pine Bar Recreation Siterecreation site9.1 mi
Parks (nearest 12 of 15)
- Lower Salmon Riverrecreation area2.3 mi
- Hells Canyon National Recreation Areanational recreation area8.3 mi
- 0.1 mi
- 1.2 mi
- 2.6 mi
- 3.0 mi
- 7.9 mi
- Fish Creek Recreation Areanear Grangeville12 mi
- Chief Joseph War Historical Markernear Riggins12 mi
- No Business Creek Research Natural Areanature reserve13 mi
- Eimers-Soltman Parknear Grangeville14 mi
- Pioneer Parknear Grangeville14 mi
Trails (nearest 12 of 53)
- White Bird Loop Trail3.1 mi long1.7 mi
- Pinnacle Ridge Trail0.7 mi long5.7 mi
- Camp Howard Jeep Trail2.1 mi long6.6 mi
- Deer Creek Spur1.5 mi long7.5 mi
- South Fork White Bird Creek Trail9.3 mi long7.5 mi
- Camp Howard Trail3.2 mi long7.7 mi
- Deer Creek Trail4 mi long7.8 mi
- Wild Horse Corrals Trail2.3 mi long9.0 mi
- Timbered Bench Trail4.1 mi long9.7 mi
- Boundary Cuttoff0.4 mi long · near Grangeville11 mi
- Fish Creek Trail1.4 mi long · near Grangeville11 mi
- Debbies Cuttoff1 mi long · near Grangeville11 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.
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