Just For Kids

True -- we're all kids for life, but being a kid in Sun Valley means that the best playground in the world is at your back door. From terrain parks on Dollar Mountain, to mountain biking and adventure camps for summer fun, to classes at the Sun Valley Center for the Arts and ERC, to picking seven different types of raspberries at the Sawtooth Botanical Garden -- being a kid is just better here.

When making plans for your next family vacation, consider some of the activities available for your children listed below. With choices ranging from outdoor activities, theater and live performances, art exhibits and classes, to tours of gardens and river walks, children of all ages can stay active and entertained!

NOTE: Please be aware that we are currently in the process of adding content to our website. Check back soon for a full directory of child friendly activities.

Events

  • Bug Zoo Festival

    Date: April 22
    Time: 1:00pm to 5:00pm

    The Bug Zoo provides a chance for children to learn about our many-legged friends. Children who experience a butterfly breezing by their face or a pill bug opening in their hand foster a life-long...

  • Santa Claus

    Christmas at the Y

    Date: December 14
    Time: 3:30pm to 5:30pm

    Please join us at the Y for a visit from Santa, cookie decorating, letters to Santa and more!  Bring your child in for a picture and chat with Santa and some creative, tasty, fun activities.  Free to...

  • Sun Valley Silver & Gold Ice Show

    Date: December 21
    Time: 6:00pm

    Sun Valley's Silver & Gold Ice Show Wednesday, December 21st 2011, 5:00pm Sun Valley's Silver & Gold Ice Show at the Sun Valley Outdoor Ice Rink Featuring Silver and Gold medalists Evan...

Things To Do

  • Christina Potter's Ice Rink

    Christina Potter's Ice Rink

    Every winter, Ketchum's Parks and Recreation Department builds and maintains one of the largest non-refrigerated ice rinks in the Northwest.  Skates, helmets, pucks and sticks are all available at no...

  • Ketchum Sun Valley Ski and Heritage Museum

    The KSVHS Ski and Heritage Museums (www.ksvhs.org) offer thirteen exhibits daily on the history of our region. The Museum is both an educational facility for our constituency and a gathering place...

  • Sun Valley Rafting in Stanley Idaho

    Sawtooth Adventure Company

    Sawtooth Adventure Company (SAC) offers world-class family adventures on the Salmon River.  Trips include 1-Day Family Raft & Kayak, 1-Day Class IV High Adventure, 1-Day Float Fly Fishing Trips...

  • Family Rafting Adventures

    The River Company - Family Rafting

    For visitors to Sun Valley, Idaho a rafting trip on the Salmon will be the highlight of your vacation.  The River Company features family-style rafting, class IV raft trips early in the summer, kayak...

Dining & Shopping

  • Leroy's Ice Cream

    Leroy's Ice Cream, voted 1 of the top 10 best ice cream stands in the USA by Elle decor magazine, is a sweet little shack in the middle of Ketchum's Town Square and serves up the best locally made...

  • The Toy Store- Downtown Ketchum

    An unusual mix of toy products make shopping in The Toy Store an experience you'll never forget. You can find everything from classic toys to the latest fads. A unique selection of toys, games,...

  • The Toy Store- Sun Valley Village

    An unusual mix of toy products make shopping in The Toy Store an experience you'll never forget!  You can find everything from classic toys to the latest fads.  A unique selection of toys, games...

Lodging

  • Sun Valley Lodge

    The Sun Valley Lodge, built in 1936, was constructed from the ground up with every amenity a skier could possibly imagine.