The Cassia County Museum located in Burley is a must to visit and the Cassia County Fair and Rodeo is one of the largest in the state. These and other areas make Cassia County appealing to both residents and tourists. South of Burley is a section of the Sawtooth National Forest which is the home of Mt. Harrison and Lake Cleveland. Mt. Harrison has an elevation of 9,285 ft. To the south is Cache Peak, the highest point of Mt. Independence.
Cassia County is home for many industries.
Ore-Ida Foods now known as McCain s was built in the 1960's and processes French fries and hash browns. Boise Cascade Corp., a manufacturer of cardboard boxes and other materials, operates southwest of Burley. In addition to these corporations, there are numerous potato processing plants, machinery manufacturing companies, milk processing farms, feed mills, commercial feed lots, and gravel and cement processors. Well-known Simplot Industries started in Cassia County. Because of the diverse amount of agriculture, Cassia County is one of the leading agricultural counties in the state.