How Do You Explore The Fort Henry Historic Byway?
To visit the Fort Henry Historical Byway from Rexburg take the U.S. 20 exit to the Salem Highway and the St. Anthony Sand Dunes on Red Road. Go on to the junction of A-2 Road and continue north, then east to Island Park where the byway ends. Fort Henry has a new monument erected that marks the first European settlement in Idaho. The old one was moved to the original site of Fort Henry and can be viewed with the telescope from the new site. The St. Anthony Sand Dunes can be reached on this byway from where the monument is. The dunes are part of a 20,000 acre Wilderness Study and this area is the winter home of about 4,000 deer and elk. Camas Meadows is where you’ll see the returning Sand Hill Cranes. The Sage Grouse also gather here each spring for a court each other in their display area. The mountain streams are great for fishing. Historic ranches are also in the area, along with the early histories of Indians, the mountain men, miners, and stagecoach lines. There are also displays of
