The site will be at the Sunrise P Ranch, in Rupert, Idaho (outside of Burley), along the Snake River.
Their website is http://sunrisep.com if you want to see more pictures of it.
We can set up many things on the grassy area: kiddie pool, baseball, football, soccer, Frisbee, croquet, etc.
Here are more pictures of fun things to do. People can fish either at this site, or they can drive a few miles away to another spot along the river. I am told that there is mostly 'trash' fish like carp, but if you are lucky you can catch something good to eat.
I guess I didn't get a pic of the 2 large canoes that hold about 15 people each. The owner said that they could take us on a trip down the river if we wanted. There is a central building, which I will call the house.
I wasn't able to get pictures of the upstairs (since another group was there and some kids were hanging out up there), but the owner said it has a large carpeted area where we can throw down sleeping bags, cots, air mattresses, etc for 30-40 people if needed. (Bathroom?)
The downstairs/main floor has 2 comfortable seating areas, the kitchen, and more bathrooms. I need to ask him if there is a shower in there. I am assuming that there is).
I thought he said there was a bed somewhere in the house.
Food can be prepared in the kitchen or the outside cooking area, and there are Dutch ovens we can use. There is also a firepit to make S'mores, roast hot dogs, or have evening campfire bonding time.
We can eat meals either in the house, in the large barn (which can be used for our talent show, too), or outside. They have large tables that can be set up outside for eating.
He said that we can choose to have THEM cook a Dutch oven meal for us.
I have a picture of two toilets that are in a small building outside, but there is also one in the main cabin and a few in the house.
There is a picture of a ramp that will allow easy access into the house.
There are 3 small cabins. One has A.C., a double bed, and a shower in the bathroom.
The other 2 cabins each have a single bed plus a pullout bed.
They sleep 2-6 in the cabins.
There are 2 sheep camps, which look like little covered wagons. They each have a queen bed in them.
There is also a long house, with several cots in them.
Plus the large floor area in the top part of the house.
There is also a large tent area that can be used for trailers or RVs, too; but there are no RV hookups.
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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, 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.








































