Explore Garden Valley, Idaho, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Garden Valley, Idaho. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Idaho or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Garden Valley.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Garden Valley |
| State | Idaho (ID) |
| County | Boise County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Boise) |
| Latitude | 44.089894 |
| Longitude | -115.952064 |
| Population | 377 |
| Density | 19.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 83622 |
| Area Code | 208 |
| County Seat | Idaho City |
| School District | Garden Valley School District 71 |
Garden Valley emerges from the rugged terrain of Idaho as a quiet expanse where the earth rises into steep, timbered slopes and deep, shadowed basins. It lies 33.8 miles northeast of Eagle, ID (from Eagle, ID: bearing 36°T), and is situated 31.0 miles east-northeast of Emmett. Anderson Creek carves a narrow path through the landscape, its cold, clear waters moving steadily toward the larger currents that define this inland wilderness. To the east, the jagged silhouettes of the Sawtooth Range sharpen the horizon, standing as distant sentinels against a sky that holds an uncompromising, crystalline clarity. The air carries the scent of pine and dry earth, particularly near the boundaries of the Boise National Forest, where the dense canopy gives way to the open, amber-hued grasses of Schoolhouse Gulch.
Garden Valley maintains a pace dictated by the seasonal shifts of the high country, reflecting a history rooted in the grit of timber harvests and the resilience of those who cultivate the challenging soil. The local economy finds its footing in the stewardship of the land, with resources managed under the oversight of the Idaho Department of Lands to ensure the forest remains a vital, working entity. Residents often seek the solace of the outdoors, whether traversing the Air Line Trail or finding quiet reflection near the distant, rhythmic rush of Little Falls. Though the modern world hums in the background, life here remains tethered to the fundamental rhythms of the seasons, as steady and persistent as the water flowing through the nearby reservoir at Tripod Reservoir.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Garden Valley, Idaho. Coordinates: 44.089894, -115.952064. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Garden Valley includes the ZIP code (83622), telephone area code (208), county seat of Boise County (Idaho City), and school district assignment (Garden Valley School District 71).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |