Visiting Boise, Idaho with kids? Check out these fun things to do! This list includes both indoor and outdoor activities as well as both free and paid experiences.
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Our favorite fall family tradition. The kids absolutely love it here and are entertained for hours!
Lowe Family Farmstead
The Discovery Center makes science fun! They often have new, limited time exhibits that keep things fresh too.
Discovery Center of Idaho
Bogus is a beautiful mountain escape in the winter time with very affordable lift tickets! They also have fun summer activities like the mountain coaster, chair lift rides and mountain biking available.
Bogus Basin
Wahooz is such a fun place to go any time of year. They have both indoor and outdoor activities, and the unlimited pass is totally worth it if you'd like to stay for a few hours.
Wahooz Family Fun Zone
Roaring Springs lends for hours of entertainment on a hot summer day! It's close the the freeway and easy to get to too!
Roaring Springs Water Park
The hockey rink is right in downtown Boise, which makes for a fun date night!
Idaho Steelheads | Boise, ID Professional Hockey | Schedule
My kids love the nerf war room. It's awesome!
Fly High Boise Trampoline Park
We've done birthday parties here and it's always a huge hit!
Nerfed
We LOVE the vibe of the Village! We always take our out of town family there for dinner, playing at the park, and shopping. My kids love the Lego store.
The Village at Meridian
Take your kids here on their birthday and they receive a free mini fig!
The LEGO® Store Village at Meridian
This place is the most affordable for an all day pass. You can leave and come back later in the day too! Get the unlimited so the big kids can do all of the activities available.
Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park
My kids LOVE this place. You get to see so many reptiles up close. They do an amazing job with birthday parties too.
Idaho Reptile Zoo
This is our favorite movie theater. The seats are so comfy!
Cinemark Majestic Cinemas
8th Street is our favorite date night spot! Such a vibe! It's a walking street full of great restaurants.
8th Street Promenade | Downtown Boise, ID
Lovely museum.
Boise Art Museum
They've done a wonderful job with this memorial.
Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial
My kids love the zoo! It's small but full of great exhibits.
Zoo Boise
This is such a cool experience not that far out of town.
An Illustrated Guide to Idaho's Birds of Prey
This park is amazing. Great playground, sand and water sensory play area, zip line, bike park, pickle ball courts and more.
Discovery Park
This place has a spectacular view of downtown Boise (it's iconic, most of the city pics are from this viewpoint). The grounds are pretty too. It's fun to explore the train tracks.
Boise Depot
It's cool to take a tour here. 5th graders usually go on field trips here and love it.
Old Idaho Penitentiary Site
I love all the seasonal things they do here. Great class offerings too!
Idaho Botanical Garden
Our family loves going to Top Golf. The kids love their summer camp too!
Topgolf Boise
This path is 25 miles along the Boise River and it is so lovely! You can walk, bike or rent scooters.
Boise River Greenbelt - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (2024)
Enjoy a stroll on the greenbelt with e-bikes
Greenbelt Ebike Rentals | E-Bike
Such a fun photo op spot!
Cherie Buckner-Webb Park
Famous alley full of local art on the buildings
Freak Alley Gallery
Take me out to the ball game!
Boise Hawks
There are always great events and expos happening at the fairgrounds.
Expo Idaho
Food vendors and live music downtown on The Grove.
Alive After 5 | Events | Downtown Boise
Great boating!
Lucky Peak State Park | Department of Parks and Recreation
The best beach day in the summer and the best snow tubing in the winter!
