Paddling near Meridian, ID

Set in Ada County, Meridian sits at the center of southwest Idaho's paddling scene, with more whitewater river miles than any state in the lower 48 within roughly an hour's drive. The Boise River runs 63 miles from Discovery Park to the Snake, while the Payette system at Banks anchors the region's whitewater. Flatwater paddlers find Quinn's Pond and Lake Lowell nearby.