Dollar Lake, Sawtooth National Forest

#38 among attractions in Sawtooth National Forest

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Dollar Lake is a lake in Blaine County, Idaho, United States, located in the Smoky Mountains in Sawtooth National Forest. The lake is located along Warm Springs Creek along forest road 227 just south of Penny Lake and east of the town of Ketchum. ()

Length: 175 ftWidth: 150 ftElevation: 5958 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 43°41'18"N, 114°25'8"W

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Dollar Lake – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dollar Mountain, Ketchum Sun Valley Historical Society Heritage & Ski Museum, Bald Mountain, Sun Valley Center for the Arts.

3.6 miE
Winter sport, Ski area
Dollar Mountain, Sun Valley
92 min walk • Dollar Mountain is a ski hill in the western United States in south central Idaho, part of the Sun Valley ski resort. The treeless Dollar caters primarily to beginner and lower intermediate skiers; the primary mountain for advanced skiers is Bald Mountain, or "Baldy", next to the city of Ketchum.
2.8 miE
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Ketchum Sun Valley Historical Society Heritage & Ski Museum, Ketchum
72 min walk • Ketchum Sun Valley Historical Society Heritage & Ski Museum is the official museum of Ketchum Sun Valley located in Ketchum, Idaho. Founded in 1995, it has collections in skiing, mining Sun Valley, sheep, and Hemingway. Additionally, it contains an archive of documents and Historical photographs.
2.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bald Mountain, Sawtooth National Forest
60 min walk • Bald Mountain is a mountain in the western United States in south central Idaho, adjacent to the city of Ketchum in Blaine County. The mountain has one of the higher summits of the Smoky Mountains of Idaho, located in the Sawtooth National Forest. The forested Smoky Mountains were named for their propensity for summer forest fires.
2.6 miE
Museum, Art museum
Sun Valley Center for the Arts, Ketchum
68 min walk • Sun Valley Museum of Art is the oldest arts organization in central Idaho’s Wood River Valley. Founded in 1971, The Museum has grown from a few people presenting classes and events to an organization that has over 25,000 people attend events annually. More than half of those who attended, attended free programs.
2.7 miE
43°40'46"N • 114°22'1"W
Fly Sun Valley - Paragliding, Ketchum
68 min walk • Nature, Outdoor activities, Natural attraction
~770 ftS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Penny Lake, Sawtooth National Forest
4 min walk • Penny Lake is a lake in Blaine County, Idaho, United States, located in the Smoky Mountains in Sawtooth National Forest. The lake is located along Warm Springs Creek along forest road 227 just west of Dollar Lake and west of the town of Ketchum.
3.3 miE
Cinema, Nightlife
Sun Valley Opera House, Sun Valley
85 min walk • The Sun Valley Opera House was built in 1937 in Sun Valley, Idaho, as a movie theater. The picturesque Opera House has a 344-seat capacity and a state-of-the-art sound system. It is the site for special events and as well as nightly showing of first-run movies.
2.9 miE
43°40'60"N • 114°21'40"W
Gilman Contemporary, Ketchum
75 min walk • Art gallery, Museum, Shopping
2.7 miE
43°40'49"N • 114°21'58"W
Gail Severn Gallery, Ketchum
69 min walk • Art gallery, Museum, Shopping
5.4 miSE
43°37'35"N • 114°21'14"W
Sawtooth Botanical Garden, Ketchum
137 min walk • Garden, Park
2.9 miE
Museum, History museum, Vernacular architecture
Ketchum Ranger District Administrative Site, Ketchum
74 min walk • The Ketchum Ranger District Administrative Site is a historic site at 131/171 River St. in Ketchum, Idaho. Significance of the site dates to 1929. It has also been known as Ketchum Ranger Station and as the Heritage and Ski Museum.