Idaho Landmarks Map
A free printable illustrated map of Idaho for kids. It shows 7 landmarks and natural places and 4 industries where they really are, along with the state symbols, 6 cities and a box of key facts. It comes in color and in ink-saving black and white, sized for US Letter paper.
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Color or black and white.
Both are free, sized for US Letter paper, and come as a PDF to print or a PNG image for slides.
Color
The full-color map, for a wall display or a color printer.
Black and white
The same map with no color or shading. Prints cleanly on a classroom printer and saves ink.
What is on the Idaho map
Every picture sits at its real location in Idaho, with a one-line fact beside it. Boise, the capital, is marked with a star.
Landmarks and natural places
- Frank Church Wilderness: It is the largest roadless area in the lower 48.
- Hells Canyon: At 7,993 feet deep, it is the deepest US gorge.
- Shoshone Falls: At 212 feet tall, it is higher than Niagara.
- Craters of the Moon: This vast lava field was formed by eruptions.
- Cataldo Mission: Built in 1853, it is Idaho’s oldest building.
- Oregon Trail: Pioneers carved deep wagon ruts in the dirt.
- EBR-I Reactor: It made the first nuclear electricity in 1951.
What Idaho makes and grows
- Idaho Potato: Idaho grows over 13 billion pounds annually.
- Silver Mining: The Coeur d’Alene basin is a top producer.
- Timber Industry: Idaho forests supply lumber for building homes.
- Dairy Farming: Idaho is a leading producer of milk and cheese.
State symbols
- Mountain Bluebird: This sky-blue bird nests in mountain meadows.
- Syringa: This sweet-smelling white flower grows wild.
- Western White Pine: This giant evergreen can grow 175 feet tall.
- Star Garnet: This rare gem shows a six-rayed star pattern.
- Appaloosa: This spotted horse was bred by the Nez Perce.
Idaho key facts
From the box on the map
- Nickname
- The Gem State
- Capital
- Boise
- Largest city
- Boise
- Became a state
- July 3, 1890 (43rd)
- State bird
- Mountain Bluebird
- State flower
- Syringa
- State tree
- Western White Pine
- Motto
- Let it be perpetual
Cities shown
- Boise (capital)
- Coeur d’Alene
- Lewiston
- Twin Falls
- Pocatello
- Idaho Falls
The outline, rivers and cities are drawn from map data. Pictures of crops and industries are placed in a part of the state where each is typical.