Caribou County

A beautiful high altitude region, Caribou County, Idaho offers residents a quiet way of life free from the hurry and stress of more densely populated areas. This is where you’ll find Soda Springs, a famous waypoint for travelers on the Oregon Trail. The first pioneer wagon train arrived in Soda Springs in 1830, and one hundred years later, city founders were capitalizing off the popularity of the town’s naturally erupting carbonated springs. Today Soda Springs is a small town with a rich and varied history, close to the National Pioneer Historic Byway where visitors can still see wagon wheel ruts in the ground. Nearby, the town of Grace is central to the region’s vast agricultural farms, where the primary harvests include potatoes, alfalfa and grain. Finally, if you travel through Preston—take a good look around; you’ll be visiting the fictional birthplace of Napoleon Dynamite. No matter where you look in Caribou County, you’ll be pleased to find affordable acreage properties, a low cost of living, and a peaceful, private way of life.