Location
Located 11 miles South of Ketchum/Sun Valley, in the midst of the lovely Wood River Valley in the heart of the central Idaho Rockies. Click here for town and road map of Central Idaho: (3356 bytes) Hailey is about 160 miles (a two and a half hour drive) east of Boise, the state's capital.

Click map to locate Hailey in Central Idaho.

Magazines

Sun Valley Guide.

Sun Valley Magazine. 111 1st Avenue North #1M, Hailey, ID 83333. Phone: 208-788-0770; Fax: 208-788-3881.

Newspapers

Idaho Mountain Express. 591 First Avenue North, Ketchum, ID 83340. Phone: 208-726-8060; Fax: 208-726-2329.

Wood River Journal. 312 S. Main Street, Hailey, ID 83333. Phone: 208-788-3444; Fax: 208-788-0083.

Ranger

Ketchum Ranger District. 206 Sun Valley Road, Ketchum, ID 83340. Phone: 208-622-5371; Fax: 208-622-3923.

Transportation - Airport

Friedman Memorial Airport. 1616 Airport Way, Hailey, ID 83333. Phone: 208-788-4956; Fax: 208-788-9852.

Transportation - Automobile Rentals

Avis Rent a Car. 1616 Airport Way, Hailey, ID 83333. Phone: 208-788-2382. http://www.avis.com

Enterprise Rent-A-Car. 1610 Airport Way, Hailey, ID 83333. Phone: 208-578-1156.

Hertz. Highway 75 South Airport Way, Hailey, ID 83333. Phone: 208-788-4548.

Hertz. 1220 Airport Way, Suite B, Hailey, ID 83333. Phone: 208-788-4548.

Transportation - Charters

Sun Valley Aviation. Located at Friedman Memorial Airport, Hailey, ID 83313. Phone: 208-788-9511.

Transportation - Storage

Sun Valley Auto Club. 1930 Electra Lane, Hailey, ID 83333. Phone: 208-720-0173. E-mail

Getting to Hailey
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
The Friedman Memorial Airport is situated in Hailey. There are daily services by Horizon Air (1-800-547-9308) and SkyWest Airlines (1-800-453-9417). 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 Hailey
The Ketchum Area Rapid Transit (KART) system provides an excellent free bus transportation throughout the Wood River Valley, with services every 20 minutes. (phone: 208-726-7140)

Weather

Sun Valley Ski Conditions
On the Weather Underground web site.

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