Idaho Elks Southern District ‘Glampout’

July 14, 2025

The 2025 Elks Southern District Glampout will be held at Y-Knot Winery in Glenns Ferry, Idaho, September 5 and 6, 2025. Some will be arriving a day early, September 4. Please make your RV reservations directly with Y-Knot, and tell them you’re with the Elks. As of 6/30/25, there is one house (3br/3ba) and one cabin still available. 208.366.2313. Jerry Diehl will be heading up the golf. 208.308.8215.

Dinner is Saturday night, 6:30 p.m., at Y-Knot. The cost is $40 per person, including gratuity. This needs to be paid directly to Quincy or Lori Walla, upon arrival, at spot #19 at the RV Park. And yes, this year there WILL be dessert! Saturday afternoon (time to be determined) is wine tasting – $18 pp, paid at winery. Three Rivers State Park is nearby with campsites. There are also vacation home rentals and small hotels in Glenns Ferry. Visit https://www.glennsferryidaho.org/visitors/lodging-camping to see more lodging offerings and https://www.glennsferryidaho.org/visitors-guide-and-tour to discover more about Glenns Ferry.

Contact Lori RIGHT AWAY at divadahlia@yahoo.com or 208.718.8831 to order shirts. and let her know what your sizes are. The sooner she gets a total order number, the sooner she can get the prices to you. She doesn’t have the image finished for this year yet but is working diligently on it!  Any questions, call me at 208.741-2727 or Lori at 208.718.8831. Hope to see you there.

Quincy Walla

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