What is there to do in Payette, Idaho

2010 Apple Blossom Festival to be Announced

The Apple Blossom Festival began in 1923. It has grown to a week long event, including a parade, a carnival, many different events, booths, and fun!

21st Annual A & W Cruise Night

Dates: September 11th and 12th, 2009

Beginning on Friday at 6:00 p.m., Sept. 11th Cruise on Main Street, of Payette, Idaho. This is a vintage/antique/rod show, with a 50's theme.
There will be a Chili cook off, live music, and vendors in Bancroft Park during the Cruise.

Then on Saturday, Sept 12th beginning bright and early at 8:00 a.m. there will be a Show and Shine Car Show at Kiwanis Park in Payette, Idaho acroos from Albertsons.

If any questions you can call the chamber office 642-2362
or Jim Boyer (A & W) at 208-631-8894

Payette has eight parks,


Kiwanis park which includes a skateboard park, pool, playground and amplitheatre.

Hanigans Park, is a small park near the Green Way with picnic tables off of River Street near 7th Ave N. It is near a pond and the Payette River, both popular for fishing.

Centennial Park has picnic areas, baseball diamonds, playground and a boat ramp with docks.

Bancroft Park is a small park on Main Street in Payette used for many local events and gatherings.

At 7th Ave N and 16th there is a park with soccer fields and a RV dump.

There is the City Park, near the Post Office on Center and 9th. It has the library, rose gardens, playgrounds and basketball courts.

On Hwy 52 there is a small park near the canal with a picnic area, and one other small park.

Payette County Fair and Rodeo in New Plymouth, Idaho - August

This year they had Pro-Bull and Bronc Riding

If you visit the fair don't miss the Historic
New Plymouth Water Wheels.

The Big Nasty Hill Climb

Nestled in the middle of Scotch Pines Golf Course lies the small, community oriented, Payette Municipal Airport.

The airport, just north of Payette, has a small town charm where people always smile and call each other by first name. Many pilots and non-pilots alike have dubbed it the "friendliest little airport in the west". Pilots from all over the Northwest come to Payette just to play a round of golf and have lunch at the Scotch Pines clubhouse, as do many residents and business people.

Payette Municipal Airport

Payette, Idaho's Scotch Pines Golf Course.

Scotch Pines is an 18-hole, par 72 course built in 1961. It is beautifully landscaped from the natural terrain of the Idaho countyside, Scotch Pines has blue grass, rye fairways and bent grass greens.

Scotch Pines Golf Course Website

The Payette River system was named after Francois Payette a French-Canadian trapper whose exploits with the local Blackfoot indians are infamous.

More information on the Payette River

If you are interested in seeing some great old historical photos of Payette, Idaho we recommend visiting these archives:

Payette County
Photographs

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