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Typical Month
August
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Duration
3 days
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Size
small
About Custer County Fair
The Custer County Fair in Challis celebrates the heart of the Idaho wilderness — Custer County contains the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness, the largest contiguous wilderness area in the lower 48 states, alongside the Salmon River's legendary steelhead and chinook salmon fisheries and the ghost town of Custer in the Yankee Fork mining district.
What to Expect
Expect livestock shows, 4-H competitions, mining heritage exhibits, local food vendors, and a fair drawing from the Salmon River valley ranching and outfitting communities.
Visitor Tips
Challis sits at the confluence of the Salmon River and Challis Creek. The Land of the Yankee Fork State Park preserves gold dredging history and the ghost towns of Custer and Bonanza. The Frank Church Wilderness's 2.3 million acres of roadless country — accessible only by foot, horse, or small aircraft — defines the largest wilderness in the lower 48 outside Alaska.
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