Sun Valley Tourist Attractions

Sun Valley in southern Idaho attracts skiing enthusiasts throughout the year with its magnificent facilities for winter sports and its excellent tourist infrastructure.
Ketchum is the birthplace of Ernest Hemingway. The great Sawtooth National Recreation Area begins to the north.

Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain features 19 lifts, 75 runs and 3,400ft/1,040m vertical drop.

Surroundings

Craters of the Moon National Monument

South of Arco in south-eastern Idaho is a lunar landscape created by volcanic eruptions between 15,000 and 2,000 years ago. This region of lava flows can be explored on signposted circular routes.

Sawtooth National Recreation Area

The Sawtooth National Recreation Area is part of the Sawtooth National Forest located in central Idaho. It features three mountain ranges, forests and more than 300 lakes. Nature trails include Fishhook Creek Nature Trail and Wood River Adventure Trail.

Ketchum

Ketchum (pop. 3,000) is located in central Idaho in the Wood River Valley next to Sun Valley. It is a tourist center featuring fishing, hiking, summer and winter sports.

Gail Severn Gallery

The Gail Severn Gallery in Ketchum features 4 exhibition spaces, an outdoor sculpture court and a 2-acre sculpture garden. The gallery represents artists working in all media such as oil paintings, bronze sculpture, photographs, watercolor and mixed media.

Anne Reed Gallery

The Anne Reed Gallery features large-scale contemporary photographs. This gallery is strictly virtual now, please visit the website.

Gallery DeNovo

Gallery DeNovo specializes in painting, photography, and sculpture from international artists.

Gilman Contemporary

Gilman Contemporary is a gallery featuring artists from the US and around the world. Exhibits include contemporary photography, painting and sculpture.

Sun Valley Center for the Arts

The Sun Valley Center for the Arts in Ketchum was founded in 1971. It is an artistic center featuring both visual and performing art exhibits.

Ketchum-Sun Valley Heritage and Ski Museum

The Heritage and Ski Museum features early skiing equipment, historical exhibits on local Indians, mining, sheep ranching and WW I veterans.
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