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About Hennessy Yurt

The Hennessy yurt is the newest yurt in the Idaho City system. It is located on a high, unburned knob with great views. When the yurt is snow-free, guests can drive with a high-clearance vehicle within a couple hundred feet of the front door. During the winter months, guests park in Gold Fork Park N’ Ski parking lot and ski or snowshoe about two miles to access the yurt.  

The Hennessy yurt replaced the Whispering Pines Yurt that was burned during the 2016 Pioneer Fire. The elevated yurt deck is a great place to enjoy the views or experience a mountain thunderstorm. From the large yurt deck you can see Pilots Peak, Sunset Peak, Trinity Mountains, Steele Mountain, Wolf Mountain and the Crooked River Valley.   If you want a quiet getaway in the forest to curl up and read a good book, this is your place. Check out this article from Pacific Yurts to learn more about the yurt’s namesake. 

We recommend a high-clearance, all-wheel drive vehicle when traveling to the Idaho City Backcountry Yurts.  
Site Amenities:

Because of the backcountry nature of the yurts, IDPR cannot guarantee that all the amenities listed below will be available during your stay. 

Summer Yurt Guide
Learn more about Hennessy Yurt during the summer months.
Check out the summer guide
Winter Yurt Guide
Learn more about Hennessy Yurt during the winter months.
Check out the winter guide
Summer Trail Map
Download this map into a georeferenced map viewer to navigate even without phone service!
Download the summer map
Winter Trail Map
Download this map into a georeferenced map viewer to navigate even without phone service!
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Winter Parking Guidelines
To allow Idaho Transportation Department to plow parking lots, please follow these parking guidelines.
Parking guidelines
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