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14 – Rocky Bar

Rocky Bar is a ghost town in Elmore County, Idaho.  At its height in the late 19th century, Rocky Bar boasted a population of over 2,500 and served as county seat of Alturas County from 1864 to 1882.  It was also the original county seat of Elmore County when it was created in 1889.  Rocky Bar was founded in December 1863 soon after gold was discovered along the nearby Feather River.  Within two years it became the main settlement in the area and was even considered as a possible capital for Idaho Territory.  The town was destroyed by fire in 1892.  Although it was rebuilt, afterwards it began a slow decline.  Rocky Bar has not had a permanent population since the 1960s.

More Information

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Bar,_Idahohttp://www.ghosttowns.com/states/id/rockybar.html
http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/id/rockybar.html


Coordinates: 43.68875, -115.28905
Elevation: 5262 ft
Difficulty: 2
What to Expect: No info

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Tjames

Love old town history

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Tenere 700
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Ed Torrey

hey baby going my way?

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KTM890
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Tumbleweed208

Great ride up from Pine. Stopped here to take photos before heading over to Atlanta.

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KTM 500 EXCF
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Dougiethenoo

bautoful weather for the ride from camping at Pine.. easy gravel road.

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KLR 650
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Justin Wilke

I was camping near Featherville this past weekend, so I brought my DR and picked up a couple challenge sites.

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DR650
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2
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Boltupright

Who new every rv and boat trailer in the entire state would choose to leave Anderson Ranch mid day Labor Day. Rocky Bar itself was cool and the smoke had lifted. Started to rain so backed off of Atlanta. I want to go there off of 21 anyway, so another day.

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BMW 1250 adv
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2
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Trent01

The entire area is socked in with smoke. Nice little town, if you can call it that.

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GS1200
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JRATZ

Got here a day before the smoke filled the area. Crystal clear and cool day.

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KTM 500
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2
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Robert

Road through Pine, Rocky Bar then up to Atlanta and came back down the middle fork road
and over Arrow rock. Nice ride but smoky.

What bike did you take?
KTM 890 R
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FW190Pilot

Long smoky day today, starting with Rocky Bar. I’ve never been there and it had been about 30 years since I had been through Pine and Featherville. Very cool ride and cool places. Rocky Bar was….interesting, made so by the yard/porch “art” in front of the cabins leading out of Rocky Bar towards Atlanta. Make the trip…….it’s worth it. 2 because grave….but easy

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BMW R1250GSA
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Dan Huff

I rode today with Alex Crane on a 340-mile loop that saw temps as low as 52 degrees and as high as 104 degrees. Fun ride on what I call “fast gravel”.

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KTM 890R
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Alex Crane

Dan Huff and I did a 330 mile trip today, and this was the first stop. We took the freeway to Mountain Home to save time and get to the good stuff. The ride through Pine and Featherville is always fantastic. The road up there is paved and well maintained until you turn North out of Featherville where it becomes an easy 2. Watch out for sandy spots.

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R1200GS
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BobbyRay208

I took the hard way to Rocky Bar. The roads are in excellent condition as I had been there 3 times over the last weekend but to make it official I road my trail bike up a few single tracks to connect into Rocky Bar. My route is a level 5 for the club. If you ride single track this is a smooth-flowing trail with a few technical spots.

Hers my tracks https://webmap.onxmaps.com/offroad/share/content?share_id=01J3C1BVX5TYSSE6XXR78N7J05

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24 Husky TE300
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KaptSlow

It’s July 4th, and I figured Middle Fork Rd would be a zoo. So, I slabbed it to Featherville and got 14 and 15 from the south. The run from Featherville to Rocky Bar is a graded dirt highway. It’s super easy, except for the incomers sliding their $60k-plus side-by-sides around blind corners. Sheesh!

What bike did you take?
1989 Honda TransAlp
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englund

Pine -> Rocky Bar -> Atlanta

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DR650
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BB445

Rode in via Hwy 21, Middle Fork Boise, Phifer Cr, Trinity Ridge roads. Road in great condition after Twin Springs. No snow on Phifer or Trinity Ridge road. James Creek road is still closed. Road closed sign about 3/4 of a mile up James Cr from Rocky Bar side. Had to back track to make it to Atlanta. Noted signage near Atlanta indicating James Cr road was closed due to flood damage.

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KTM 890R
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chatty03

loved the ride up

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F800GS
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chatty

Easy if hot ride up the hill

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Norden
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