Gateway Parks Eagle

Great little snow park conveniently located at Eagle Island State Park. They have one hill for tubes (they provide the tubes – no outside tubes/​sleds allowed) and another for ski/​snowboarding (this one has a little ski jump). The cost is $ 10 for unlimited tubing/​snowboarding throughout the day (they have lights and are open after dark!). We were there on a Saturday and there was a line which moved fairly quickly (about 5 – 7 minutes between runs down the hill).
Some things to consider:
You do have to tote your own tube up the hill so if you’re bringing kiddos that won’t be able to do that – mom/dad’s doing the toting (little ones CAN go on the same tube as mom/​dad/​older sibling).
The snow is made from pond water which means really NOT ok to eat in any way – so if you have a super little one who’s going to be wanting to put handfuls in their mouths (you know… like a small toddler who wants to put EVERYTHING in his/​her mouth) – know you’ll be having to watch that all day.
It’s $ 5 to get into Eagle Island and then the cost of the tubing ($ 10/​pp). Both the state park and the snow park accept visa (yay!).
There are picnic tables that are situated under a roof with gas heaters where you can eat if you want to bring a picnic – or (even better) they have a food vender there grilling burgers and hotdogs (and they DO offer an awesome black bean chipotle veggie burger – I had one while I was there and it was delish). The vender also sells hot chocolate and other beverages. And, they also accept visa (double yay!).
They have a couple of fire pits with tree stump seating for those who would rather watch than sled (or for warming up between runs).
Overall a super fun/​different way to spend an afternoon while not venturing very far from Boise. Well done!