Two cowboys ride horses along a dirt trail with rocky outcrops and a forest in the background. — **Plate I.** Riders on horse drive, Silver Spur Ranch. From silverspurranchidaho.com

A person wearing a hat rides a horse outdoors. — **Plate II.** Horseback rider, Silver Spur Ranch. From silverspurranchidaho.com

A cowboy rides a horse outdoors against a bright sky. — **Plate III.** Cowboy on horseback, Silver Spur Ranch. From silverspurranchidaho.com

Silver Spur Ranch

Dubois, Clark County, Idaho. Horse drive ranch (not a dude ranch).

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Map. Dubois, Clark County, Idaho. Larger map

Where: Dubois, Clark County, ID. No street address stated. Directions
When: Pick-up Monday between 3:30-4:00 pm; drop-off Saturday between 10:30-11:00 am.
Season: We offer 18 horse drives starting in May and ending in September.
Getting there: Highway 22 to a right onto Medicine Lodge Road; stay on the main road about 20 miles into the canyon, then a dirt road to the ranch; route runs from Idaho Falls via Dubois (full turn-by-turn on the travel page).
Fees: $7,500 per person plus 10% taxes and fees; $2,000 deposit.
Access: Riders must be under 240 pounds and able to get on and off a horse without a mounting block.
Phone: 208-716-7574

Multi-night horse drives herding 40+ young horses through the Rocky Mountains of Idaho, with nights split between the ranch and trail camps and meals included; the site calls it not a typical dude ranch but an authentic Western adventure.

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