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Area & Attractions

What’s nearby

Explore top Mountain Home Idaho attractions near Thunderbird Motel, including Bruneau Dunes, hiking trails, reservoirs, and local museums. Plan your trip now!

Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey

Beautiful landscape !!! Beautiful birds !!!. This birds of prey wildlife reserve sits in a gorgeous canyon right along the Snake River. There are plenty of hikes, fishing, swimming and birds.

Bruneau Dunes State Park

Beautiful and quiet place have lot of camp grounds. Great trails for hiking and horseback. Observatory is great for kids and adults. Observatory has the largest telescope available for public viewing in Idaho.

C J Strike Reservoir

This is a great recreational spot and has camping, fishing, hiking, picnicking, and several large gathering areas.  It is a wonderful water reservoir that produces some of the best game fish in Idaho.

Mountain Home History Museum

Nice place to visit to learn more about Mountain Home. They have several books available written by residents of Mountain Home and the area.

Richard Aguirre Park

These 8.3-acre park amenities include but not limited to Skateboard area, Swimming & Wading pool, Tennis courts, Toddler playground area, BBQ grill and two gazebos. This is a great place to hold picnics and other large events.

Carl Miller Park

This 4.8-acre park is located in the heart of Mountain Home.  Carl Miller Park is the prime location to hold the community events and gathering. The park amenities include Large Gazebo, Playground Equipment, Multiple active & passive area and an air plane display.

Restaurants & cafes

Mountain Home has most of the food chain restaurants like, McDonalds, Burger King, Wendy’s, Pizza Hut, Subway, Domino’s, Papa Murphy’s, Taco Jones, Jack in the Box, and Arby’s. Some local restaurants are,

El Herradero (Mexican)

535 N Main St.

208-587-0694

(0.4 miles from Motel)

Frankies Burgers

270 N Main St.

208-587-7747

(0.6 miles from Motel)

Stoney’s Restaurant (Traditional American)

220 N Main St.

208-587-8384

(0.6 miles from Motel)

Fatty’z Pizza

230 N Main St.

208-587-1113

(0.6 miles from Motel)

Europa Bavarian Deli LLC ( German)

120 N Main St.

208-587-4493

(0.7 miles from Motel)

Mi Casa (Mexican)

145 N 2nd E St.

208-587-9223

(0.8 miles from Motel)

Chai-Yo Thai (Thai)

1500 American Legion Blvd.

208-514-9934

(1.1 miles from Motel)

Smoky Mountain Pizzeria Grill

1465 American Legion Blvd

208-587-2840

(1.3 miles from Motel)

Laundromats

Mountain Home Laundromat (open 24 hours)

870 Tumbleweed St.

208-427-3215

(< 0.1 miles from Motel)

Closest airport

Boise Airport

The closest airport is BOISE AIRPORT, 40 miles from THUNDERBIRD MOTEL.