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Protected natural area in Idaho, United States
Photo: NPS employees, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
City of Rocks National Reserve is a unit of the United States National Park System that is in South Central Idaho. The reserve is popular with hikers and rock climbing who come to wander through the maze of massive boulders (some over 100 meters tall).
Rock City Mercantile, in Almo, is open seven days a week in the summer; call for winter hours. Serves sandwiches on fresh baked rolls, hand made pizza, specials. Coldest beer and soda in town, firewood, groceries, camping supplies and ice.
By car
The reserve is 45 miles south of Burley, Idaho. From Boise and the west, take I-84 to Declo exit 216 and south to Idaho route 77 to Albion, Elba, and Almo.
By public transportation
There is no public transportation to the reserve.
The only roads in the reserve are not paved, but are well-maintained gravel roads.
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