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Castleford, Idaho: Balanced Rock

Natural freak formation visible from the highway -- a 55-foot-wide rock held aloft by a skinny rock less than four feet wide.

Balanced Rock County Park

Address:
Balanced Rock Rd., Castleford, ID
Directions:
Balanced Rock County Park. Castleford Glenn Ferry Rd. County Park pull-off is northwest of Balanced Rock.
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Balanced Rock.

Balanced Rock

A 55 foot wide rock being held out by a sliver of rock less than 4 feet wide. Just off the side to the right when traveling north west on Castleford Glenn Ferry rd (or E 3700 N Rd). It is a short hike and climb to the base of it.

[Howard Gilson, 11/27/2009]

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