Big Country, Small-Town Feel.

West Central Idaho's down-home communities appeal to many for their friendly neighbors, recreation, and active, yet relaxed, lifestyle. Properties here include homes in town and on acreages in the countryside, mountain and lakeside vacation homes, rural cabin tracts, farms and ranches, and commercial investment properties.

Community Life

This is Big Country with a Small-Town Feel because folks here in Cambridge, Council, Midvale, Weiser, McCall, Cascade, and Donnelly take time to chat at a local restaurant, one of the many churches, or simply in passing at one of the special community events, such as McCall's Winter Festival and Weiser's National Oldtime Fiddlers' Contest and Festival. Museums, grocery stores, studios, shops and restaurants line the downtown streets. Each community has its own library.

Well-trained Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and ambulances in every community provide service to the hospitals in Weiser and McCall; in addition, Life Flight ($50.00 annual fee per year per family) serves the entire region. Clinics with doctors, nurse practitioners, and dentists in Cambridge and Council also provide for medical needs. Several veterinary clinics are available for animal care.

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Landscape

The land here will take your breath away. Broken terrain, wooded draws, and rolling hills stretch to the horizon and meadows burst with spring wildflowers. The timbered slopes of Cuddy, Council, Hitt, and the West Mountains both inspire the nature lover and beckon the adventurer.

Schools

Many of the schools in West Central Idaho offer smaller class size, opportunities for participation in extracurricular activities, and tremendous community support. Click here for contact information about schools in Washington County (Cambridge, Midvale, Weiser), Valley County (Cascade, Donnelly, McCall), and Adams County (Council and New Meadows).

Recreation

West Central Idaho is a sport enthusiast's paradise, with the gateway to Hells Canyon and the Snake River as close as Cambridge. Wherever you are, you are close to hunting and fishing in the nearby hills, mountains, lakes, rivers, and streams. The area borders nearly two million acres of the Payette National Forest and the Hells Canyon National Recreation area, a destination for sport enthusiasts throughout the region with its many recommended attractions!

Working in West Central Idaho

West Central Idaho, located along the main north-south highway route through the state, is an agricultural economy supported and balanced by a variety of businesses, construction trades, timber industries, home-based enterprises, outdoor guide services, tourism throughout the area, government employers (city, county, state, and federal), and schools, to name a few.