SUMMER ADVENTURES
Ketchum isn’t selfish. It wants you to hike its trails. Fish its rivers. Bike it’s paths. It’s thrilled when you swim its lakes. Or hit a ball down its fairways. All it asks is that you remember one thing: to always come back and enjoy it again.
On-Site Rentals
One of many amenities at the Limelight Hotel Ketchum.
Hit-the-Trails Mountain Bike Adventure
Mountain biking in Sun Valley is a signature adventure not to be missed during the summer months. The newly offered Hit-the-Trails Mountain Bike Adventure through the Limelight Hotel Ketchum, allows guests to experience Sun Valley’s legendary mountain bike trails with pros from the local Sturtevant’s Bike Team. Guides will take a small group of guests on some of the most popular bike trails in the surrounding area and offer tips and assistance to participants. The ride is geared towards beginner/intermediate riders and will take place every Thursday starting June 20. Guests will depart the Limelight Lobby at 9am for a quick intro and gear check with a scheduled departure time of 9:30am. Expected return time to the hotel is 11:30am.Discounted mountain bikes are available to rent through the Four Mountain Sports adjacent to the lobby. Register in advance with the front desk or adventure concierge. Participants must be overnight guests, ages 12 or older. Only six guests are allowed per day.
A Walk in the Woods: Explore Sun Valley
Enjoy a naturalist-led walk with a local specialist from the ERC (Environmental Resource Center) or the Sawtooth Botanical Garden and explore the River Run area behind the hotel or the beauty of the Sawtooth Botanical Garden with an expert who will speak to the area’s flora and fauna. The nature walks are for ages 6 and older with all ability levels welcome. The walks will take place Mondays with guests departing the hotel at 10:15am for approximately an hour-long walk. Register in advance with the front desk or adventure concierge.Participants must be overnight guests, ages 6 and older. Fourteen guests are allowed per day.
Get Your Zen On: Outdoor Yoga on the Plaza
Start the day with an invigorating morning yoga/fitness class taught outdoors on the Limelight Plaza with morning views of Bald Mountain. Classes will feature Zenergy instructors and are available at no charge to Limelight guests. Yoga mats will be provided. Classes start at 9:30am. Guests should arrive a few minutes early if borrowing a yoga mat (locals and non-guests must bring their own mat). Register in advance at the front desk or adventure concierge. Participants must be overnight guests and all ages are welcome. 20 guests are allowed per class.
Stargazing
Because of its relative isolation in Central Idaho, Ketchum is the perfect place to see the stars ... like all of them! Limited light pollution and clear Western skies mean you can see the Milky Way, shooting stars and satellites nearly every night of the week. We want to make viewing the stars as easy as possible. Use our complimentary binoculars and download a Star Map to explore the Ketchum skies.
Fly Fishing
Bring your Blue Wing Olives. Your Charlie Boy Hoppers. Your Muddy Buddys and Madame Xs. The fly fishing waters around Ketchum are Blue Ribbon all the way. Simply provide the most attractive looking meal you can, and expect to pull in your share of rainbows, browns, brooks, cutthroats, steelheads and Chinooks. We’ll help you get to know the most prime sections of Silver Creek, The Big Wood, The Big Lost, Copper Basin, The Little Wood and the headwaters of the Salmon River.
Golf
Bring your clubs. Three challenging public courses offer plenty of opportunities to tee it up and let it rip. Be prepared though, at this altitude your ball will go a little farther. Once you’ve adjusted your game for the thinner air, head over to Sun Valley’s own Robert Trent Jones, Jr. championship course, which Golf Digest consistently ranks as one of the “Top 75 Resort Courses,” for the best golf in the state.
Hiking
The Sawtooth Mountains are just begging to feel the bottom of your boots...and paws. From the steep to the sublime. you’ll find the perfect hike for every man, woman, child, group, family and family dog. Definitely talk with our Summer Adventure Concierge about your best bets depending on the weather forecast and how far you want to hoof it.
Water Sports
Shoot some rapids. Windsurf some waves. Float a stream. Just don’t stand up in your canoe. For a landlocked state, we’re pretty lucky to be surrounded by so much water. Explore the area's lakes, rivers and streams. Or, area outfitters will have you rafting, kayaking, standup paddleboarding, tubing and waterskiing to the point you’ll practically grow gills.
