Fire Lookout Tower - Lookout Butte, Idaho

July 24, 2018

If you haven't checked out a fire lookout tower, you need to! There's nothing like it. 45 feet in the air, you can see a 360 degree view of numerous mountain ranges, endless stars, and remarkable sunsets. You will experience solitude, peace, and serenity here.

Additional Info:

Activities Photography, star gazing, bonfire, & hiking
Seasons Summer & Fall
Restrooms Very ghetto outhouse 
Mosquitoes Medium (plenty of horse flies)
Reservations You can reserve here. It costs $45 a night.
Service Both Verizon & Sprint had LTE there. Crazy!

Location:

Tips: 

  • The location on Reservation.gov is misleading. The location that I posted is correct. 
  • I wouldn't recommend booking anything longer than 1 night there. The overall experience is great but there is not enough "stuff" to do there to stay entertained.
  • Avoid carrying heavy items up and down the stairs. They are abnormally steep and exhausting. 

Pictures:

Lookout Butte Idaho fire lookout tower offline outdoors

Lookout Butte Idaho fire lookout tower offline outdoors

Lookout Butte Idaho fire lookout tower offline outdoors

Lookout Butte Idaho fire lookout tower offline outdoors

Lookout Butte Idaho fire lookout tower offline outdoors

Lookout Butte Idaho fire lookout tower offline outdoors outhouse

Lookout Butte Idaho fire lookout tower offline outdoors sunset

Lookout Butte Idaho fire lookout tower offline outdoors

Lookout Butte Idaho fire lookout tower offline outdoors golden retriever



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