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Paris Idaho Map

Explore Paris, 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.

Interactive Map of Paris, Idaho

How to Use This Paris, Idaho Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Paris, 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 Paris.

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	Paris
State	Idaho (ID)
County	Bear Lake County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Boise)

Latitude	42.227149
Longitude	-111.40104
Population	541
Density	59.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	83261
Area Code	208
County Seat	Paris
School District	Bear Lake County School District 33

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About Paris, Idaho

Paris is a locality in Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 541. The population density is 59.9 people per km². Paris is located at 42.2271°N, 111.4010°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Boise) timezone. Paris is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 83261.

Paris emerges from the high-altitude landscape as a collection of sturdy, red-brick structures that defy the thin, biting air of the Mountain West. It lies 34.8 miles northeast of Smithfield, UT (from Smithfield, UT: bearing 39°T), and is situated 8.4 miles southwest of Montpelier. Paris Creek carves a narrow, persistent path through the terrain, its cold waters providing a constant, low-frequency hum that anchors the quiet streets to the earth. To the east, the rugged silhouette of Paris Peak dominates the skyline, casting long, violet shadows across the valley floor as the sun dips behind the incline. The nearby Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge maintains a vast, marshy stillness where the light shifts from brilliant gold to a bruised, metallic gray, reflecting the isolation of a region where the horizon feels both infinite and profoundly heavy.

Paris carries the indelible mark of its nineteenth-century pioneers, men and women who sought shelter in the shadow of Paris Canyon and laid foundations with local clay. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the soil and the hard-won yields of regional agriculture, a way of life that demands a persistent, quiet endurance from those who remain. Visitors occasionally pass through on their way to Bear Lake, yet the character of the place persists in its internal focus, defined by the stark architecture of the tabernacle that rises above the rooftops like a sentinel of brick. Life in Paris moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, where the primary labor is the maintenance of heritage and the silent, daily observation of the changing clouds over the valley.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 1.9 mi, 113° SE · 36k acres
Dingle Swamp Wildlife Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 037° NE
Cache National Forest (National Forest) — 5.5 mi, 204° SW · 700k acres
Worm Creek Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 5.8 mi, 242° SW · 40 acres
Bear Lake State Park (State Park) — 7.6 mi, 175° S
Caribou National Forest (National Forest) — 8.2 mi, 039° NE · 986k acres
Montpelier Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.9 mi, 041° NE
Scout's Monument (Monument) — 9.7 mi, 042° NE
St. Charles Creek Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 10.3 mi, 215° SW
Minnetonka Cave Tour (Attraction) — 11.4 mi, 217° SW
Telegraph Lookout (Viewpoint) — 11.7 mi, 262° W
Pat Hollow Crash Site (Monument) — 14.4 mi, 212° SW
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Id (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.8 mi, 089° E · 2,008 acres
Raymond Mountain Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 19.1 mi, 090° E · 34k acres
Mount Naomi Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 21.0 mi, 220° SW · 45k acres
Pickleville Playhouse (Theatre) — 22.0 mi, 179° S
Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming intersect point (Attraction) — 23.9 mi, 131° SE
Franklin County World War II Memorial (Monument) — 26.1 mi, 250° W
Bear River Massacre Site (Registered Battlefield) — 26.8 mi, 257° W
Hirschi's Haunted Hollow (Attraction) — 26.8 mi, 251° W
Lewiston Community Theatre (Cinema) — 29.1 mi, 233° SW
Jardine Juniper (Attraction) — 30.8 mi, 203° SW
Flights of Learning (Public Artwork) — 37.8 mi, 215° SW
Prince Gallery (Arts Centre) — 38.0 mi, 216° SW
Fossil Butte National Monument (National Monument) — 38.0 mi, 128° SE · 8,318 acres
10th West Scarehouse (Theme Park) — 40.6 mi, 216° SW
Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre (Theatre) — 41.0 mi, 213° SW
Skyview Lanes & Family Fun Center (Cinema) — 41.2 mi, 035° NE
Afton Wyoming Family History Center (Museum) — 42.1 mi, 035° NE
Callair Museum (Museum) — 42.2 mi, 034° NE

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