Smiths Ferry Idaho Map

About Smiths Ferry, Idaho

Smiths Ferry is a locality in Valley County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 63. The population density is 13.2 people per km². Smiths Ferry is located at 44.3013°N, 116.0896°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Boise) timezone. ZIP code: 83611.

Smiths Ferry occupies a narrow, quiet corridor where the North Fork Payette River carves a path through the deep, pine-scented shadows of the valley floor. It lies 43.9 miles north-northeast of Eagle, ID (from Eagle, ID: bearing 17°T), and is situated 47.9 miles north of Boise. The water moves with a cold, insistent clarity, reflecting the jagged silhouette of the distant Salmon River Mountains that hold the horizon in a perpetual, slate-gray embrace. High above the riverbank, the land rises into rugged, timbered slopes managed under the watchful eye of the Idaho Department of Lands. Nearby, the stillness of Tripod Reservoir offers a mirror to the sky, while the expanse of Tripod Meadow stretches out in a pale, grassy reach, its soil holding the heavy silence of the high country. As evening light descends, the air turns sharp and thin, pulling the scent of damp earth and cooling stone from the shadows of the canyon.

Smiths Ferry traces its origins to the practical demands of early transit and the steady pulse of the timber industry that once defined the rugged labor of the region. Today, the pace of life remains tethered to the natural rhythms of the seasons, favoring the solitary trekker over the clamor of modern commerce. Those who seek the quietude of the wilderness often find their way to the Pine Creek Meadow Trail, where the forest floor yields to the slow, deliberate work of seasonal growth. The economy here is subtle, shaped by the land’s own terms and the modest requirements of those who maintain the surrounding acreage. It is a place where the passage of time is measured not by clocks, but by the gradual shifting of light across the valley walls and the enduring, icy flow of the water against the riverbed.

About This Smiths Ferry Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Smiths Ferry, Idaho. Coordinates: 44.301281, -116.089575. 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 Smiths Ferry includes the ZIP code (83611), telephone area code (208), county seat of Valley County (Cascade), and school district assignment (Cascade School District 422).

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.