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Rexburg Golfing at Teton Lakes

Joel — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:55:16 +0000

Overview

Teton Lake Golf Course, located in Rexburg, offers parkland nine holes, a lakeside nine holes and a new set of 9 “link-style” (which means it’s hilly). It’s fun to have such a unique course (one of the most unique in Idaho) right here. I personally like the back nine (lakeside). The holes are creative, challenging, and fun.

Also Teton Lakes has a full-sized driving range (seen above).

Directions

Costs

9 Hole………………………$13.50
18 Hole…………………….$19.00
9 Hole Weekend………….$14.50
18 Hole Weekend………..$22.00

* Weekends include Fri, Sat, Sun

Driving Range

Half-bucket:………………$3.00
Full-bucket:……………….$6.00

You will need…

Everything below is available for purchase or rent at the club house…

Clubs
Balls
Tees
Score Card

You may want…

Miskito Repellent
Hat – Keep the sun out of your eyes and on the ball
Water - It’s lousy being on the 4th hole and already having your mouth taste like the bottom of a bird cage…

Helpful Resources

Visit Teton Lakes website for info about:

Season pass pricing
Tournaments, and
Tee times

Rexburg R Mountain

Joel — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:02:09 +0000

Overview

R Mountain is a popular hike located about 20 minutes from Downtown Rexburg. Its actual name is The Menan Buttes, but because of the obvious giant “R” painted on its side it is popularly known as “R Mountain”.

Formed by lava, this dormant volcano makes for a great morning, afternoon or even night time hike. Climbing to the crater takes about.5-1.5 hrs depending on your speed and the trail you take. The view from the top is amazing! You can see the Snake River, the City of Rexburg, the Sand Dunes and the Tetons all at the same time.

The best and easiest trail is the front side. (The side without the “R”) To get to it you turn right at the four way stop right before the mountain. (You’ll see a sign advising you to turn left to get the “Mountain Butte”) Continue down that path until you get to the Entrance. (You can’t miss it)

Directions

You will need…

Good shoes – The trail is rocky with lots of weeds and bushes
Camera – The View is something you’ll want to remember and show others
Flashlight / Head Lamp – If your going at night (or late evening)
Snack – The hike can make you hungry
Bug Repellent – There are mosquitoes
Be aware of snakes - There are rattlers out during certain times of the year. But they’ll warn ya!

Mesa Falls Near Rexburg

Joel — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:47:45 +0000

Overview

A hidden forest beauty, Mesa Falls is only an hour away from Rexburg. Located just outside of Ashton, these thundering beauties are a must see for anyone interested in the outdoors.

The Upper and Lower Falls have trails that take you to within 50 ft of the falling water. The Upper Falls are over 110 ft tall where as the Lower Falls cascades at about 85 feet. The easiest way to get there is to take the Main road all the way through Ashton and continue on it for 15 to 20 minutes until you see the signs for Mesa Falls.

(Trail Head Info?)

Directions

Don’t Forget…

Bug repellent as there are tons of mosquitoes

Good shoes (if you plan on hiking into see the falls close up)… we recommend it!

Binoculars to get a better view from the road

Camera and extra batteries

Further Resources

byways.org

visitidaho.org