Recreation area
Balanced Rock
About 12 mi from Castleford
Facts
South of Buhl in the Salmon Falls Creek Canyon stands world-famous Balanced Rock. Over 48 feet tall and 40 tons, the wind-carved rock balances precariously on a pedestal only 3 feet by 17 inches.
- Type
- Recreation area
- Town
- Castleford · 12 mi from the town center
- Run by
- Bureau of Land Management
- Official page
- blm.gov
- Location
- 42.57449, -115.08963 · Open map
- Source
- Recreation Information Database · checked October 2, 2026
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Map
- Balanced Rock
- Park
- Attraction
- Trail
- Viewpoint
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