Garden Valley Idaho Map
Garden Valley, Idaho — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Garden Valley, Boise County.
Interactive Map of Garden Valley, Idaho
| City | Garden Valley |
| State | Idaho (ID) |
| County | Boise |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Boise) |
| Latitude | 44.089894 |
| Longitude | -115.952064 |
| Population | 438 |
| Density | 19.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Garden Valley, Idaho
Garden Valley is a locality in Boise County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 438. The population density is 19.2 people per km². Garden Valley is located at 44.0899°N, 115.9521°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Boise) timezone. ZIP code: 83622.
Garden Valley unfolds in a broad embrace of mountains, a verdant bowl cradled by the rugged Idaho Rockies. It lies 33.8 miles north-east of Eagle, ID (from Eagle, ID: bearing 36°T), and is situated 17.2 miles north-east of Horseshoe Bend. The Payette River, a restless silver ribbon, carves its way through the heart of the valley, its banks fringed with cottonwoods and willows that shimmer in the sun. Steep, forested slopes rise abruptly on either side, their peaks often dusted with snow even into the late spring, a stark contrast to the sun-drenched meadows below. Here, the air carries the clean scent of pine and damp earth, and the silence is broken only by the murmur of the river or the distant cry of a hawk circling overhead. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy of fir and spruce, paints fleeting gold upon the mossy rocks and the rich, dark loam of the valley floor. The history of Garden Valley is etched in the echoes of prospectors and homesteaders, drawn by the promise of gold and fertile land. Logging once dominated the local economy, the rhythmic whine of chainsaws a familiar sound that has largely faded with changing times, replaced now by a growing appreciation for its natural beauty and recreational opportunities. Dude ranches and small farms dot the landscape, their fields of alfalfa and hay adding to the patchwork quilt of greens and browns. The spirit of the valley is one of self-reliance and quiet perseverance, a place where life moves with the deliberate, unhurried pace of the seasons, and where the stars blaze with an uncommon brilliance in the clear mountain nights.
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About This Garden Valley Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Garden Valley, Idaho with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Garden Valley and Boise County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Garden Valley is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Garden Valley is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
