Balanced Rock Park, County park in Twin Falls County, Idaho, US

Balanced Rock Park is a county park in Idaho featuring a massive boulder precariously perched on a thin pedestal of rock. The site showcases tall rock spires and a canyon landscape carved through volcanic material by centuries of water and wind.

The rock formation developed millions of years ago when volcanic activity covered the region, and then water and wind gradually carved it into its present shape. Different layers visible in the stone record how the landscape has changed dramatically over geological time.

The park lies in a dry sagebrush valley at 1,118 metres, 17 km west of Buhl in Twin Falls County. The surrounding land is sagebrush steppe, with the nearest higher ground rising about 100 metres within a kilometre. Fewer than two people live per square kilometre around the park, so the rock formation stands in open, sparsely settled country.

A steep trail connects the parking area to viewing areas where visitors can see the rock formations from different angles. Bring comfortable hiking shoes since the ground is rough and the path demands good footing.

The park sits at 1,118 metres in a valley of Twin Falls County, about 17 km west of Buhl. The surrounding land is dry sagebrush country, and fewer than two people live per square kilometre. The rock itself is a county park, not a state or national monument.