About Barber Park

Located in the district of Barber in the County of Ada in the city of Broise, IL, the Barber Municipal Park is best known as the starting point of the Float the Boise River rafting and tubing trips.

The park also has an Event Center which may be hired for Weddings and other Activities.

4049 South Eckert Road, Boise, ID

About Proposed Association of Friends of Barber Park

This website is by the proposed Association of Friends of Barber Park. e.g. floaters.

Since 2012 Barber-Park.com has offered to represent the interests and welfare of stakeholders in floating from Barber Park.  It is planned that the site can be a centre to share information about activities, business development, promotion and marketing in the Park.  Barber-Park.com aims to preserve, promote, improve and facilitate businesses associated with  Barber Park.

If successful Barber-Park.com will organize promotional events for visitors and tourists to the Barber Park, for example there is a proposal to have a Fancy Dress Float event, as well as a Wildlife Watching Float.  These would be annual events intended to attract interest from around the world, create publicity for the vendors and businesses around the park and generally create a more favorable environment.

Stakeholders in the Barber Park including business owners near the park, frequent visitors, and residents and businesses in nearby communities.  They are all invited to be associates of Barber-Park.com so that it can become a more substantial force for the good of all.  It is planned that there should be 60 members to form an Association and that this should include owners and management, as well as nearby attractions and facilities for visitors and tourists such as restaurants.

Barber-Park.com is a privately owned and managed organization.

The intention has always been to encourage involvement with people who are passionate about the potential for Barber Park to become an international tourists destination.  Tourists, local residents as well as shop owners and managers are invited to participate.

When sufficient interest has been received Barber-Park.com will look into creating an association.

When fully incorporated the proposed Association will aim to:

• Study and improve the economic situation of Barber Park, through the use of surveys and targeted promotions and marketing.
• Promote healthy business practices in conjunction with the Boise and Idaho tourist centers.
• Motivate and encourage residents and management to develop and manage the potential of the park.
• Be a point of contact to encourage new business alliances and special cooperation between stakeholders.
• Represent businesses in the street in negotiations with Government.

If you would like to put forward ideas to participate in the proposed association please contact us.

The park is managed by the Ada County.  See their website for more details. http://www.adaweb.net/