Downey, Idaho

Downey was settled by Mormon pioneers in the early 1900's. Back in those days, there were Mormon settlements just about every 10 miles or so but over time, many of those original towns dwindled away and were abandoned, the remaining folks moving to places like Downey, McCammon, Preston, Malad City... As it is now, many of these towns are also slowly dwindling away as the migration to the bigger cities for work just keeps growing.

The Downata Hot Springs Resort is located about 4 miles south of Downey, off of Highway 91. Close by is Red Rock Pass, that place where the natural dam that held ancient Lake Bonneville back finally broke through and allowed the huge Bonneville Flood to happen about 16,800 years ago.