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Located in Pocatello in Idaho's Southeast corner, Idaho State University is located at the foot of the Portneuf Mountains. It is in one of the most scenic areas of the United States and surrounded by world famous attractions.

Pocatello is a college town home to 56,000 people, with life revolving around the Idaho State Athletics

programs.

The area is also known for its outdoors activities with beautiful hiking trails, kayaking, and climbing popular in the spring and fall, and skiing and snow

boarding in the winter.

It was named after Chief Pocatello, a Native-American leader of the Shoshone tribe. After making peace with the U.S. Government in the late 1800's, the city was named in his honor.

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NEARBY ATTRACTIONS

Yellowstone National Park, WY

Yellowstone offers some of the best wildlife

viewing in the world, and is home to many

bears, elk, bison, and wolves to name a few.

In 2025 it was named Best National Park to visit in

the United States by Lonely Planet.

Travel time from Pocatello: 2hrs 30 mins

Park City, UT

Park City is home to the Sundance Film

Festival, one of the biggest Independent Film

Festivals in the world . In 2023 it was also

rated the third best ski resort in North

America by KSL.com.

Travel time from Pocatello: 2hrs 50mins

Sun Valley, ID

Voted Best Ski Resort by SKI Magazine, Sun

Valley is home to many celebrities including

Clint Eastwood, Justin Timberlake, and

Arnold Schwarzenegger.

In 2016 Golf Digest ranked Sun Valley’s Trail

Creek Course #12 in its top 100 Golf Courses

in the USA.

Travel time from Pocatello: 3hrs.

Surrounded by stunning landscape, Pocatello has many outdoor activities to choose from. In their down time, many ISU athletes enjoy playing golf, hiking, skiing, and exploring the nearby State and National Parks.