Start from 19 curated places around Bonners Ferry, ID, then choose the recommendations that fit your guests.
Restaurants & cafés
Mugsy's Tavern & Grill
The downtown tavern locals treat as the town's living room, sweeping the county's best-burger and best-bar-food honors. Burgers, steaks, and salads come with a friendly, everybody-knows-your-name feel. The default casual dinner or beer stop on Main Street.
Mi Pueblo
A locally admired Main Street Mexican spot known for tamales, enchiladas, and fresh guacamole in generous portions. It is the town's go-to for Mexican and stays busy with regulars. Reliable, well-priced family dinner downtown.
Trails & outdoors
Myrtle Falls Trail
A short, roughly nine-tenths-of-a-mile out-and-back near the Kootenai refuge visitor area, climbing a moderate incline to a bench overlook of a 100-foot waterfall. It packs a big payoff into a quick walk. The easy waterfall hike everyone in Bonners Ferry sends visitors to first.
Snow Creek Falls
A short, roughly 1.5-mile and not-too-strenuous trail to a forest waterfall southwest of town. It stays shaded and quiet, a good leg-stretch without a big climb. A low-key alternative when the better-known falls are busy.
Things to do
The Pearl Theater
A nonprofit arts house in a restored downtown church, hosting live music, theater, readings, movie nights, and open mics. The acoustics are good enough that performers often skip mics. The town's genuine cultural anchor for an evening out.
Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge
Beyond the auto tour, the refuge is the area's main outdoor activity hub, with seasonal wildlife viewing, birding, fishing, and winter snowshoeing across 2,774 acres. It is free and open year-round. A flexible, all-ages outing whatever the season.
Landmarks & sights
Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge
A 2,774-acre refuge of wetlands and forest west of town, home to over 220 species from deer and moose to migrating waterfowl. A free auto-tour loop and short trails make it easy to dip in, and Myrtle Falls is tucked at its edge. The signature nature stop in Boundary County.
Boundary County Museum
A small downtown museum packed with local history, from the Kootenai tribe and the ferry that named the town to railroad and homestead days. It is information-dense for its size and cheap to enter. A quick, rewarding stop right on Main Street.