Living and playing in Nampa offers everything from PRCA Rodeo events (Nampa is home to the world famous Snake River Stampede Rodeo) to spending time on your favorite golf course. It is a given that outdoor recreational opportunities abound as they do in all Idaho communities.

Located on the southwest side of Nampa you will find beautiful Lake Lowell, an outdoor playground for nature enthusiasts, hikers and boaters alike. Surrounded by the 11,000-acre Dear Flat Wildlife Refuge, Lake Lowell is a paradise to birders seeking intimate views of songbirds and marshland birds of all kinds. Canadian geese, ducks, herons, shorebirds, cormorants and gulls all call Lake Lowell home. If you enjoy casting a line into the waters, you will be welcomed year around and are likely to find rainbow trout, perch, bluegill, largemouth and smallmouth bass, crappie and channel catfish. The lake is open to motorized boating between April and September with boat launching facilities available.

Celebrating 100 years of excellence in education, Northwest Nazarene University offers over 60 areas of study in 11 disciplines including Master's degrees and online studies. The Nampa Unified School District provides diverse educational opportunities to resident students in conjunction with the Vallivue School District that covers a portion of north Nampa. Included in the diverse public educational opportunities is the Idaho Arts Charter School which seeks to inspire its students to achieve academically and to develop their artistic talents and skills leading to a lifelong passion for the fine arts.

Nampa is home to a portion of Idaho's Snake River Wine Country . This beautiful wine region invites you to sample award-winning wines while you are surrounded by rolling hills of vineyards with amazing valley and mountain views. Take a tour of over ten wineries located within the Treasure Valley and more throughout the state of Idaho.

Nampa's affordable housing market offers many new construction opportunities, as well as existing home sales. The affordability of Nampa homes will allow for simple living without sacrificing your quality of life.

If you are in the market for a rural lifestyle, the more affordable acreage properties in South Nampa may be just what you are looking for. Nampa's original residential area features a diverse array of yesteryear's architectural styles such as cottages and bungalows and is located just a stone's throw from the downtown shopping core which allows residents a unique opportunity to enjoy a walking and biking lifestyle.

Homebuyers looking for the modern conveniences and amenities of suburban subdivisions will not be disappointed. Nampa offers a diverse array of subdivisions that represent a wide spectrum of amenities and styles to fit into all housing budgets.