Last Chance, Idaho

Last Chance was a former unincorporated community along Henrys Fork in Fremont County, Idaho, United States,[1] that is now part of the city of Island Park. The site originally was promoted as the "last chance" resort for the next 40 miles (64 km), hence the name.[2] The site of the former community in at 44°22′00″N 111°24′08″W.[1]

Transportation

A U.S. Highway passes through the community, as did a former U.S. Highway:

• US 20
• US 191, until it was rerouted entirely out of the state of Idaho in 1981

In popular culture

• In season 2, episode 19 of the American television drama series Early Edition, after retiring from the Chicago Police Department, the character Detective Crumb moves to Last Chance, Idaho.

See also

• Box Canyon, Idaho
• Flat Rock, Idaho
• Lake, Idaho
• Staley Springs, Idaho

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Last Chance
2. Marcus, W. Andrew; Meacham, James E.; Rodman, Ann W. (2012). Atlas of Yellowstone. University of California Press. p. 239. ISBN 978-0-520-27155-5.