Payette and Fruitland are towns in Southwestern Idaho. The smaller town of New Plymouth is also nearby.
Understand
Payette and Fruitland are adjacent to the Snake River and Payette River. The area north of the Payette River makes up the majority of the home of the endangered Southern Idaho ground squirrel.
Get in
Interstate 84 runs to the south of Fruitland and New Plymouth, linking with Boise and Nampa to the southeast and the state of Oregon to the west. US Highway 95 runs north-south through the hearts of Payette and Fruitland. US Highway 30 runs through the hearts of New Plymouth and Fruitland, and crosses the Snake River into Ontario, Oregon just to the west.
Get around
See
- 1 Payette County Museum, 90 S 9th St, Payette (at 1st Ave S), ☏ +1 208 642-4883. W-Sa noon-4PM. Local history museum housed in what used to be the Methodist Episcopal Church. Free.
- 2 New Plymouth Congregational Church, 207 Southwest Ave, New Plymouth (between SW Park Ave and Plymouth Ave), ☏ +1 208 278-3577. A church built in 1920 in the neoclassical style.
Do
Buy
Eat
- 1 [dead link] Bossman's Smokehouse BBQ, 1619½ N Whitley Dr, Fruitland (north of NW 16th St), ☏ +1 208 739-4436. M-Th 11AM-9PM, F-Sa 11AM-10PM. Texas-style barbecue.
Drink
- 1 Sundance Saloon, 216 N Main St, Payette (between 2nd and 3rd Aves N), ☏ +1 208 642-3233. M,W 4PM-2AM, Tu,F noon-2AM, Th,Sa 2PM-2AM, Su 2PM-midnight.
Sleep
- 1 [dead link] Payette Motel, 625 S Main St, Payette (at 6th Ave S), ☏ +1 208 642-2203. Cable TV and wireless internet available.
Connect
Go next
Routes through Payette-Fruitland |
The Dalles ← Ontario ← | W E | → Nampa → Boise |
The Dalles ← Ontario ← | W E | → Nampa → Boise |
Coeur d'Alene ← Cottonwood ← Jct S ← | N S | → Jct → Winnemucca |
Payette County, Idaho |