• Day Trips,  Historic,  Idaho,  Outdoor

    Sunbeam Hot Springs: Nature’s Spa in the Heart of Idaho

    This weekend we made a quick trip over to Central Idaho for some much needed mountain time! While we were traveling from Stanley to Challis, we came across Sunbeam Hot Springs on the side of ID-75. We decided to stop and check it out, and stretch our legs a little bit. Man oh man, it was ABSOLUTELY worth it!! A Brief History of Sunbeam Hot Springs: Sunbeam Hot Springs was once revered by the native Lemhi-Shoshone people for their healing properties. They were used by the tribes as sacred gathering places for centuries. It was later discovered on accident by a fur trader named Alexander Ross who referred to the…

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