Comments on: Take a Trip To Table Rock

By: Ronald

Ronald — Mon, 18 May 2009 14:17:24 +0000

Will Table Rock ever going to be paved? It’s really hard to drive up a hill with my volkswagen. It ruined my exhaust system already, It costs me alot of money to repair but, I’m not blaming the city for it but, it would be nice to have the road paved for safe driving. Is that taken into consideration? I really love going up to Table Rock on a weekendly basis. Thanks for listening. – Ronald

By: Ken Licau

Ken Licau — Fri, 08 May 2009 19:46:29 +0000

My 13 yr old son and I built a big 8’X 3′ sand sifter this week and are going up this weekend to rid the sand of broken glass etc. around the base of the table. It was his idea for a school project.

By: Karan Morse

Karan Morse — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:01:32 +0000

I’ve lived in Weiser Idaho for 18 years this June. I’ve always looked up at the cross when I’m in Boise. Last night my girlfriend Kristi and I hiked up to the top.
What a view! It was so awesome to be up there. I’m so glad I finally got to go up.
We took short cuts and boy were they steep. Great workout. We sat on the bench and just enjoyed the view. I only had my cell phone to take pictures, wish I would of had my camera. It was clean up there, except for the glass along the rocks.

Can’t wait to do it again..

By: john layne

john layne — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:46:27 +0000

just got back to waco, texas from your great state. had the chance to ride to the top of table rock from the golf course parking lot with one of my brother-in-laws. it was an awesome experience all the way around, from the gruelling ascent to the payoff of the view and the blessing of touching the cross and being reminded of all that is good and worthwhile in life. then with mad happiness doing 1/2 the descent down a very steep technical trail, and the second half with my tongue blowing out of my mouth…table rock was a thrill. do as little as possible to make it user friendly yet un exploited. curiosity and wonder will be motivation enough for people to find their way to it, around it, and up it….it was for me.

By: Matt Richmond

Matt Richmond — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:32:27 +0000

I see this is a couple years old, but what the heck. I was a missionary in Boise for 2 years back in 2000-2002, and we rode bikes everywhere! One of our days off, we took a bike ride up the face of good ‘ol Table Rock. We left from back behind the old pen and took the quickest route up. It was incredibly hard, but what a thrill when we finally reached the top! I loved looking out over the city and looking down over the railing-less edge! It was quite the rush!

I rode up with 2 friends, and one of them screwed around and gashed his arm open…only then did we learn that there was a paved road down — and thankfully with a hospital right at the bottom. (if anyone’s looking for a thrill, take a bike down that road, it’s great to fly around the corners — just don’t fly off) ;o)

In my opinion, nothing should change up there, except maybe a group cleanup. Leave God’s creations to him, we should only appreciate and give thanks for them; not change them to fit what we want.

By: Ronald

Ronald — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 23:09:38 +0000

ok, man.. this is driving me nuts. I can’t find any driving directions to get to Table Rock in Boise, Idaho. Can some please direct me to the right place? I’ve tried mapquest but, it lead me to some neighborhood up on the hills somewhere. I tried asking for help but, the person that helped me was kinda vague on what directions should I take.

I want to take my car up to Table Rock to look at the city of Boise. That’s all. Is there a way to drive to Table Rock?
Please Help!

MAP QUEST IS RIGHT…take Table Rock Road through the subdivision.

By: CRIS

CRIS — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 16:32:58 +0000

This is great just reading all the stories. I went to Boise High and I can not tell you how many times I went up there and painted the “B”. It was just recently that I began going back up to Table Rock to hang out. It all started when two of my friends from Baker said they had never been up there. So, we started out at the old pen and we hiked up there. Now, it is a weekly event for us and we are planning on doing the run in September and we are using Table Rock to train for Roby Creek run as well. We have a lot of hikes to the top of Table Rock before we are ready, but we have a year.

I agree on a clean-up project. I think before we start talking rails and restrooms we need to get all of us together on this site and have a day to clean up glass and find a way to get some of the spray paint off the rock. Clean the black out of the caves. Thanks for this site it is fun to get on here and talk about a place that has been a part of our lives for so long.

By: HH

HH — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 02:34:20 +0000

Don,
I really DO agree with you, no matter who has fallen. Railings on Table Rock would indeed ruin the place.
It does appear to me that in modern times there is no survival of the fittest….just survival of the ones with the best income and insurance.

FRAZ – NO RAILINGS, NOT EVEN A ROCK WALL!!!!!! Gosh, let there be some adventure in life – you’re sounding like a fuddy duddy and it’s not very attractive. In fact let’s let the entire thing drop. I like Table Rock to be a secret. Let it be. Put it into the hands of the parks department and they will ruin it!!!!!!!! It would be like putting the foot hills into their hands, soon they would plant lawn and have to water it to death.

Sysyphus – go before hopping into the car. Women do it all of the time, I am sure that men could curb their urge to mark where they have been. 😉

By: Sisyphus

Sisyphus — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 18:41:26 +0000

And the plans should also hopefully include a permanent restroom facility to avoid the ugly smelly porta potties. HH, these are admittedly better than the current method of human waste disposal up there which is nada, the fact of which, on a warm day, you can smell for miles.

I would certainly indulge the fantasty we have an unlimited budget and can provide the facilities similar to those upon which we graced many of our National Parks. But something tells me that’s not going to happen right off the bat. Maybe we could locate the restrooms right next to the attractive chain link fence around the charming telecom facilities. Or we could undertake the less expensive but pointless act of putting up signs telling folks to hold it and cross their legs on the way down.

This site really could be a great amenity to Boise but until something is done to enhance it, the location will remain in atmosphere nothing more than a great location for a high school kegger with a view, complete with graffiti, broken glass, shell casings, empty cans of Keystone Light and the smell of urine.

By: Don

Don — Sun, 04 Jun 2006 00:10:13 +0000

Oh… and a nice place to take great wedding pictures. That shot on the right just wouldn’t look the same with some chunks of metal in the shot.

Editor Note–The plans will call for a “natural rock” railing (wall).