Jump Creek

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South Jump Creek Road
Marsing, ID 83639

Site Hours: Open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Jump Creek winds through hills made of rhyolite, a volcanic rock, and the resulting canyon has been shaped by erosion. The creek was named after Bill Jump, a prospector who lived upstream from the falls in the late 1880s.

Directions

Southwest of Marsing, Idaho; From Boise, take Interstate 84 West to the Nampa exit for Highway 55 (Exit 33A). Follow Highway 55 through Marsing and on to the junction with US-95. Continue 1 mile past the junction and turn left onto Cemetery Road. Cemetery Road will dead end at a T-intersection, turn left at the T onto Jump Creek Road. Follow Jump Creek Road through the Poison Creek Intersection for roughly 1/2 mile, when road turns to gravel take a right and cross the cattle guard. This is now a public route through private property, follow signage and stay on main road to the recreation area. Please respect private property throughout the area.