Shelley, ID Road Trips
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Trip Routes
4
Longest Drive
485.5 mi
Coeur d'Alene, ID
Quickest Drive
13m
Idaho Falls, ID
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Shelley, ID by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
4,987
Median Income
$63,864
Median Home Value
$267,200
Median Age
29.4
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Traveler Guide to Shelley, ID
Shelley is a town of 4,700 people (2019) in Southeastern Idaho known for its Spud Day festival.
Spud Day: . A week of events in September culminating in a day of celebration (the Third Saturday in September) honoring the potato. Some of the events include the Tater Trot run, a pancake breakfast, a parade and the "Spud Tug", a tug-of-war over a pit of mashed potatoes poured out of cement mixer. Other attractions are the potato picking contest, craft fair, a demolition derby and lots of potato based foods. Free except for the demolition derby and pancake breakfast. (date needs fixing)
Mick's Cafe on Main Street has great sandwiches, burgers, milkshakes, pies, and the like - all homemade. Mr. Pizza (2 Doors down from the Virgina Theater) sells homemade pizza at an incredible value. The most popular item is the $3 lunch special, served all day.
Shelley is 8 miles (13 km) south of Idaho Falls on US 91.
Travel tips adapted from Shelley on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.
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