Lost Gold Trails Loop
Idaho Scenic Byway 52 mi in Idaho.
About the Lost Gold Trails Loop
Follow the Lost Gold Trails Loop through rolling terrain in eastern Idaho. This byway runs along an early Gold Rush route, historic sites like the Heritage Hall Museum, the gateway to the Nez Perce Historic Trail and Beaver Canyon. When the gold near Spencer disappeared, opals took over, and you can still dig for opals in this area today. During the spring and fall, this route often features wild game grazing along its length.
Idaho Tourism's own description, in its words. Byway page on visitidaho.org.
Camping along the byway
- Mile 36 · 4.5 mi offStoddard Creek Campground · Forest Service · 21 sites · reservable
Public campgrounds within 5 miles of the road as the crow flies, in order along the byway; each one's page has its facts, season and weather by month.
About this page's facts
The line is the Federal Highway Administration's scenic byways layer (HEPGIS, a snapshot of 2022-06-24, a US government work), cut at the state line and simplified for the map; the length is the line's. The designation is the program's own: the national tiers from FHWA's America's Byways roster, the rest from the layer's designation field. Road conditions, closures and seasonal gates change: check the agency's own page and the state's road conditions before you go.