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If you would rather not stay overnight on the site, there motels available:
Bass Motel 208-878-7766
500 Overland Ave, Burley, ID
This
is an older, small motel for the 1st Burley exit, (2 exits or 5 minutes away from campsite) close to Walmart,
Deseret Industries, some good fishing spots along the main road, and the
businesses on the main streets of Burley. They have been working to
modernize it this past year.
They charge $3.18 fee for breakfast in their small dining room.
1 Double bed is $52
1 Queen bed $39 (1 person)
$42 (2 people)
1 basic room with 1 king bed is $45 (1 person)
$49 (2 people)
A kitchenette with a king bed is $49 (1 person)
$52 (2 people)
He
can't guarantee it yet, but he may have available a 3-bedroom apartment
with full kitchen and living room, private entrance, and bathroom for
$75/nite
Budget Motel 208-678-2200
900 Overland Ave, Burley, ID
This is right off the freeway in Burley, close to the same things as the Bass Motel.
$67/nite for 1-2 adults in 1-2 beds per room (single or double/full beds)
Kids are free
no rollaway beds or cots
10% off meals at Perkins Restaurant (which is part of their building)
$12 pet fee/nite
free wifi ,outdoor pool, laundry facilities
Best Western Motel 208-678-3501
This is right next to the Budget Motel, right off the freeway.
$98 for a single king or a double queen
$12 pet fee
complementary full breakfast with hot food included
outdoor pool, free wifi, laundry facilities
Tops Motel 208-436-4724
310 South Highway 24, Heyburn, ID
This is a small, basic motel off the freeway in Heyburn; probably the one closest to the reunion site.
More information coming.
They have a microwave and fridge in each room, and charge $10/day for pets.
Fairfield Inn and Suites by Marriott 208-677-5000
230 West 7th North, Burley, Idaho
This is set back a little bit on a side road, close to the Budget and Best Western Motels.
They charge by the room, not by the person. PRICES MAY CHANGE, but for this year:
Regular fee Sr. Discount AAA
1 king bed $119 $101 $107
2 queen beds $129 $109 $116
No charge for rollaway beds, so they are not guaranteed (1st come, 1st served)
They have full breakfast (eggs, bacon, fruit, etc)
free wifi, indoor pool and hot tub, fitness center, laundry, and more
Super 8 Motel 208-678-7000
336 west 600 south, Burley, Idaho
This is off the freeway at the Burley exit, but is set back a little ways from the main street.
2 queen beds $90 regular $81 with AAA or Sr. rates
Continental breakfast from 4-9 am (waffles, cereal, fruit, etc)
pool, hot tub, fridge, microwave, wifi
Country RV Village 208-436-3652 countryrv@pmt.org to make reservations online
343 south 300 west, Heyburn, Id
www.visitidaho.org/lodging/rv-parkcampground/country-rv-villagetravel-information/
This is a great place to park an RV or camp out, one exit over from the Burley exits.
You may need to stay here if you want to camp out more than the Friday and Saturday nites of the reunion.
There may even be a shortcut from there to the reunion site.
I arranged for a family reunion there one year.
3 cabins $25 each
hook up sites $25
campsites $20
Picnic Tables, BBQs, Purified Soft Water throughout park, Gift Shop,
Pets OK w/ Restrictions, Close to Shopping & Dining, Security.
Cabins, Credit Cards OK, Full Hookups, Group Area, Handicap Access,
Laundry, Pets OK, Playground, Pull-thru Sites, Reservations, Showers,
Slideouts OK, Tenters Welcome
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You can check out burleyidaho.org for some info about the Burley area.
We
have a skate park, several city parks (including the Storybook Park
that the whole city designed and helped to build, with many fun things
to climb on and play with), a 5-theater cinema, a Walmart, a family
history center, and several other businesses.
We do have the South Hills Mountains within an hour's drive, next to historical pioneer city of Oakley, Idaho (The hometown and probably burial site of the apostle David B. Haight).
City of Rocks is close by, where you can see large, unusual rock formations.
The city of Twin Falls, and the Shoshone Falls are within an hour's drive west of Burley.
Twin Falls
has a temple, a mall, the site of the Snake River where Evel Knievel
tried to jump the canyon, and they do some bunjy jumping off the bridge
toward the river.
They have several good restaurants in Twin Falls, too.
Shoshone Falls and Shoshone Ice Caves are fun to go see.
Other sites to fish or camp at are Milner Dam, Minidoka Dam, or up in the mountains by our Pomerelle ski resort, at Lake Cleveland. All are within an hour's drive from Burley.
My friend said they went hiking up by Lake Cleveland yesterday and saw 10 deer and a moose.
It's just a really pretty drive up toward Albion and that area.
Albion has a large, old college for teachers that is still standing.
At
the next city over from us, Rupert, there is the historic Rupert
Square, and old Wilson Theater that they have been restoring.
Salt Lake City, UT and Boise, Idaho are each about 2 hours away, if you need to fly into the area.
They each have a temple and many attractions in their cities, too.
2015 Jesse and Stella Palmer Reunion
Preview of the campsite and fees for the 2015 reunion in Burley, Idaho July 10-12, 2015. PLEASE email Kathy your estimate of how many sites you need before JULY 30, 2014 so we can pay the deposit. You can back out later, if needed.
July 30, 2014 I will turn in tentative numbers
There were no free dates available at my dream site that I shared with you. Plan B will be an old KOA campground that I used for a reunion I planned 3 years ago. It is very shady!
It is: the Village of Trees
274 Hwy 25
Declo, Idaho 83323
208-654-2133
It is right off the freeway, a few miles East of Burley.
We will CHECK IN: Friday 10th @ 11 am
and CHECK OUT: Sunday 12th morning about 10 am
(2 days/2 nites)
She said we can book the pavilion and downstairs for the business for July 10-12th weekend, but:
** she wants an ESTIMATE OF HOW MANY TENTS AND RVS (with or without hookups needed).
PLEASE let me know soon, even if you have to back out later.
It is better to cancel later down the road, instead of trying to reserve our spots. I think you may be able to add more spots later, but they just won't be next to our area. She said we can get spots right next to the playground, pavilion, etc, if we schedule soon.
I am going to turn in my estimated numbers by JULY 30th, so we can get the deposit down, etc.
There are also 2 cabins (only 1 available now), for $50/night, if we have more than 6 camping sites reserved.
FEE: RV: $32/night with hookups
tents: $19/night
The pavilion is $50/night, but the owner can make a decision to not charge that, if we let them cater at least one of our meals. I know that they serve a breakfast for any campers, at least on the weekends, for a set fee.
There are restrooms on the outside of the main building, plus more downstairs and a few portable toilets.
The downstairs of the building is like a 'front room' of a home: with comfortable couches and chairs, cable TV, wifi, and maybe a ping pong or pool table (I can't remember). That would be just for our group.
Also downstairs, with different entrances, and available to all who camp at the site, are shower areas, laundry facilities, and extra restrooms.
On the main floor of the building is a convenience store with an ATM machine, and a snack shop with some hot food.
Also on the site: a playground, boat docks, waterfront for wading, small pool, fire rings, LP gas, several water outlets for tent area, horseshoe pit, and a volleyball net. a LOT of grass and shady trees. There are many picnic tables outside of the pavilion, too. They have a nature walk path, and allow fishing.
My plan is to call Jan 1st to try and schedule at least a 1/2 day at Harris Pond (private residence that has limited spaces available). If I can't schedule that, then we have other options, including going to Nat Soo Pah to swim. I will include pictures of those areas as well.
