Early pioneers would often pause and refresh themselves here in Southeastern Idaho before moving on. Today, this region continues to attract travelers with a pioneering spirit who seek magnificent vistas and a real sense of western heritage.
Native peoples remain important in Southeastern Idaho.
The Shoshone and the Bannock tribes shared a culture and lifestyle, migrating with the season to hunt buffalo, deer and antelope. Their history and culture are beautifully displayed at The Idaho Museum of Natural History on the campus of Idaho State University in Pocatello and at the Fort Hall Tribal Museum on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation. During the westward migration on the Oregon Trail, Fort Hall became one of the trail's most famous trading posts. It has been reproduced and relocated in Pocatello. Inside the Fort's massive wooden gates reside a log house, drug store and saloon, all painstakingly restored right down to the wooden awnings and hitching posts.