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Visitor Information
Sun Valley-Ketchum Chamber & Visitors Bureau. Visitor Information Center: 491 Sun Valley Road, PO Box 2420, Ketchum, ID 83340. Phone: 208-726-3423; Toll-free: 1-800-634-3347; Fax: 208-726-4533. E-mail
City of Ketchum. 480 East Avenue N, Ketchum, ID 83340. Phone: 208-726-3841; Fax: 208-726-8234. E-mail
InIdaho.com. Phone: 208-634-4787; Toll-free: 1-800-844-3246.
The Community Library. 415 Spruce Avenue N, Ketchum, ID 83340. Phone: 208-726-3493.
Ketchum is just one mile from Sun
Valley, and located on the banks of Big Wood River beneath Bald Mountain
in the heart of the central Idaho Rockies. Surrounding peaks such as Bald
Mountain soar to 9,200 feet and more. The nearby rugged Sawtooth Mountains
are known as the "American Alps". The southern edges of Sawtooth National
Forest and Challis National Forest encircle the resort area.
It
is about 160 miles (a two and a half hour drive) west of Boise, the state's
capital.
Click map to locate Ketchum in Central Idaho.
Sun Valley Magazine. 111 1st Avenue North #1M, Hailey, ID 83333. Phone: 208-788-0770; Fax: 208-788-3881.
Idaho Mountain Express. 591 First Avenue North, Ketchum, ID 83340. Phone: 208-726-8060; Fax: 208-726-2329.
Wood River Journal. 312 South Main Street, Hailey, ID 83333. Phone: 208-788-3444; Fax: 208-788-0083.
Ketchum Ranger District. 206 Sun Valley Road, Ketchum, ID 83340. Phone: 208-622-5371; Fax: 208-622-3923.
A-1 Transportation of Sun Valley. Phone: 208-726-9351. E-mail
Sun Valley Express. Phone: 208-622-8267; Toll-free: 1-877-622-VANS. E-mail
Getting
to Ketchum
Road
Main route in is ID 75 off US 20 to the south. This drive is within the
section of ID-75 designated as Sawtooth Scenic Byway. It can get a
little crowded on the 12-mile stretch between Hailey and Sun Valley, as
it is used by an average of 12,000 vehicles per day. Closest Interstate
is I-84 to the south.
Air
Closest domestic airport is the Friedman Memorial Airport, 12 miles to the
south in Hailey. There are daily
services by Horizon Air (1-800-547-9308) and SkyWest Airlines
(1-800-453-9417). All Sun Valley Resort guests are met by Sun Valley
Bell Services for complimentary transportation, or car rental and taxi
services are available at the airport.
Bus
Sun Valley Stages
offers scheduled shuttle connections between the Boise Airport and the
Wood River Valley, and
Sun Valley Express provides trips between Boise Airport and Wood
River Valley via vans that deliver passengers to their specific
destinations. Teton Stage Lines
offers charter motor coaches.
Rail
Not available.
Getting around Ketchum
Wherever you stay Ketchum, you're close to everything in a compact area
that is surrounded by wilderness. At most you will need to travel only 5
or 10 minutes by car with good parking at facilities.
Sun
Valley Ski Conditions
On the Weather Underground web site.
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