American Falls Reservoir, at 56,000 acres, is the largest reservoir on the Snake River. Highway 39 rides the top of the reservoir’s 9-story-high dam for over half a mile and the lake can be seen stretching northeast as far as the horizon.
BIRDING: American Falls area is one of Idaho’s best year-round sites with the highest concentration of migratory shorebirds in the state.
View the Idaho Birding Trail pdf [PDF].
BOATING: There are three boat ramps at the southwest end of the reservoir, one north of the dam.
- Parking, docks and fuel are available at the Seagull Bay Boat Club, which is a fee ramp.
- Parking, docks and camping are available at Willow Bay and at the West Side.
- Boat ramp just north of the dam.
- Sportsman’s Park in Aberdeen has fee camping, picnicking, boat ramp day use & walking path.
FISHING: Fish species include Largemouth Bass, rainbow trout, brown trout, and cutthroat trout, yellow perch, white sturgeon, and channel catfish. Fishing season open year-round.
View Idaho Fishing Planner’s page.
Address
2587 Seagull Bay Rd, American Falls, ID 83211
GPS
42.779697226554, -112.88360501665
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