Recreation area
Bonneville Point
About 12 mi from Boise
Facts
Stand in the same spot where Captain Benjamin Bonneville and his expedition party overlooked the valley he named Les Bois, site of the city that today bears the same name Boise. The view takes in the entire Treasure Valley.
- Type
- Recreation area
- Town
- Boise · 12 mi from the town center
- Run by
- Bureau of Land Management
- Official page
- blm.gov
- Location
- 43.49167, -116.04000 · Open map
- Source
- Recreation Information Database · checked October 2, 2026
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Map
- Bonneville Point
- Park
- Trail
- Lake
- Museum
- Historic site
Nearby
All of IdahoOther parks, trails and things to do within 15 miles, nearest first.
- Bonneville Monument Parknear Boise0.1 mi
- Route of the Oregon Trail4.6 mi long · near Boise1.0 mi
- Lydle Ridge1.7 mi long · intermediate bike trail · near Boise1.0 mi
- Lydle Gulch East1.4 mi long · near Boise1.2 mi
- Turner Gulch1.4 mi long · near Boise1.3 mi
- Turner Ridge2.1 mi long · near Boise1.5 mi
- Four Rivers BLM Landnature reserve · near Boise2.1 mi
- Lucky Peak Lakelake · near Boise2.6 mi
- Les Bois Gulch0.8 mi long · near Boise2.6 mi
- Discovery Picnic Areanear Boise2.7 mi
- Lucky Peak State Parkstate park · near Boise2.8 mi
- Lucky Peak State Recreation Areanature reserve · near Boise3.2 mi
- Joseph Bown Housemuseum · near Boise8.3 mi
- Oregon Trail markerhistoric site · near Boise8.4 mi
Towns and communities
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