Yellow Pine Idaho, ID Info

Remote Yellow Pine, 50 miles and two-and-a-half hours east of McCall, technically isn't a town at all. This small unincorporated village has existed since the early 1900s, when it served primarily as a trade center. With the Payette National Forest to the north, the Boise National Forest to the south and the South Fork of the Salmon River nearby, Yellow Pine, "The Gateway to the Central Idaho Wilderness Area," has the best of central Idaho just out its backdoor.

Yellow Pine AttractionsYellow Pine is a real-live mountain village, with dirt streets, a small schoolhouse, rustic buildings and a Pioneer Cemetery just outside of town. Nearby campgrounds, public and paid, and RV parks provide visitors with places to stay.

Yellow Pine Harmonica Festival
Small Yellow Pine is a relatively quiet place for most of the year. However, each August the town sees an influx of thousands of visitors who come to watch the annual Yellow Pine Harmonica Festival. With hundreds of contestants, live music all throughout the weekend, street dancing, food and three different contest divisions, this a show that's sure to amaze, whether you've never played a harp, know only Hot Cross Buns, or can jam with the best of them.

Payette National Forest
One of Idaho's most diverse and picturesque areas, the Payette National Forest, has over 2.3 million acres of forests, grasslands, mountains, rivers and lakes and is located just south of Yellow Pine. This is a forest that can provide whatever type of attraction you're interested in, and a whole lot that you never even knew to look for. Whether it's hiking, biking, fishing, hunting, skiing, snowmobiling or ATVing, there's a beautiful spot waiting for you in Idaho's Payette National Forest.

Boise National Forest
Its unique combination of immediate accessibility, natural splendor and diverse recreational areas all help make the Boise National Forest one of Idaho's premier destination forests. With over 2.6 million acres of landscape that includes mountains climbing to almost 10,000 feet, rivers offering exquisite boating and fishing experiences and majestic forests of towering Ponderosa and lodge pole pines and Doug fir, it's no surprise that the Boise National Forest is one of the first stops in Idaho for many, locals and visitors alike. Since includes parts of the Sawtooth Wilderness and the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness, the Boise National Forest is also an ideal access point for these wilderness areas.