Soda Springs in Caribou County, Idaho — The American West (Mountains)

Soda Springs

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 21, 2017

1. Soda Springs Marker

Inscription.
In this area are a group of springs famous to Oregon Trail travelers, most of whom stopped to try the "acid taste and effervessing gasses" of the waters.

Earlier, fur traders often -- less elegantly -- called the place "Beer Springs" after one spring whose water tasted "like Lager Beer …only flat." Another, Steamboat Spring, made sounds "exactly resembling … a high pressure steam engine." Both springs are now drowned in the modern reservoir, but others still can be tasted.

Erected by Idaho Department of Transportation. (Marker Number 158.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Natural Features • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Idaho State Historical Society series list.

Location. 42° 39.48′ N, 111° 37.584′ W. Marker is in Soda Springs, Idaho, in Caribou County. It is on U.S. 30 near South 3rd Street West, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2607 U.S Scenic 30, Soda Springs ID 83276, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in Idaho’s Bear River Country. It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Camp Connor (within shouting distance of this marker); First In Soda Springs (approx. 0.7 miles away); Clash Of Cultures (approx. 0.7 miles away); Law & Order On The Frontier (approx. 0.7 miles away); A New Beginning... (approx. 0.7 miles away); Not A Walk In The Park... (approx. one mile away); Wagon Box Grave of 1861 (approx. one mile away); Niels Anderson ---- Mary Christoffersen Anderson (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Soda Springs.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 21, 2017

2. Soda Springs Marker

This marker is the closer one on the right.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 22, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 23, 2017, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,108 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 23, 2017, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.