Bogus Basin Road
Bogus is accessed by Bogus Basin Road (an extension of Harrison Boulevard), which twists 16 miles (26 km) from the Boise city limits to the resort, only 10 miles (16 km) NNE as the crow flies.
The two-lane road turns 172 times and gains 3,400 feet (1,036 m) in elevation as the terrain changes from dry sagebrush foothills to snow-laden mountain forest. Originally a gravel road constructed by CCC crews (funded by the WPA) from 1938–42, Bogus Basin Road was first paved in 1962 and improved in 1998. Before it was paved it was a one-way road, with the direction changed to downhill in the early afternoon.
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