Free places to play within 30 miles
Rexburg has no shortage of open ground. There are lava tubes out past Menan, a river island by Ririe, and cottonwood bottoms all along the South Fork, and none of them charge a dime to play. Below are seven spots, how far each one is from town, what the ground is like, and when to go.
High water cuts off Twin Bridges, Moody and Ashton Hill get snow early and keep it late, and snakes make some of the others a gamble in the heat. Pick by the season as much as by the drive.
None of these are official, staffed fields. They're open ground people have been playing on for years. Walk the area before your first game, pack out every bit of trash, and leave signs and buildings alone. Paint washes off in the rain. Litter doesn't.
7.2 miles southwest
The closest real woods to town, at the old Lorenzo boat launch. The river runs along one side and a dry channel along the other, so you don't have to argue about boundaries. Inside that there's thick brush, a dry creek bed you can crawl through, and a couple of big stick bunkers somebody built near the middle.
10.3 miles south
An island in the South Fork with bunkers and dug trenches already in place. A fence runs along the north end and trenches line the east and west edges, so it plays best end to end with a team on each side.
10.9 miles west, near Menan
A collapsed lava tube with climbable rock walls about 20 feet high on both sides. Players have stacked rock walls through it over the years and dug out caves and tunnels, and a couple of the high points have been walled in as lookout towers.
Rattlesnakes live out here. Walk the field and look into the caves before you start.
12.8 miles west, near Menan
Built for attack and defend. Teams start at opposite ends of a collapsed lava tube in plain view of each other, and then everyone fights for the hill. Rock ridges, small canyons, sagebrush and a few stacked-rock walls give you cover on the way up.
13.2 miles south
Cottonwoods and thick ground cover along the South Fork. Nobody has built anything here. You hide behind trees and brush, which makes it a good pick for slow, sneaky games and milsim-style scenarios where flanking matters more than snap shooting.
There's an RV park on the other side of the embankment, and they will call the cops if paint lands over there. Keep the game back from the embankment and never shoot over that wall.
14.4 miles southeast
A small unofficial campground with enough shade for a base camp, next to a wooded field. Two dirt roads split and rejoin around it and make the boundary. The southeast half sits 15 to 20 feet above the northwest half on a slope you can still run up.
29.0 miles northeast
Dense forest with heavy underbrush. If you want real woodsball, this is the place. The area is big enough that you can move to fresh ground between games and never play the same field twice in one day.
Warm Slough is off the list. It was a popular paintball spot for years. Paintball is now prohibited there, so don't take a group there to play.
Most fields are open. Twin Bridges is cut off until the water drops, and Moody and Ashton Hill usually still have snow. Check for snakes at Rattle Rock and Lava Hill once it warms up.
Everything opens up. Go to the trees for shade: Moody, Heise, or Ashton Hill if you don't mind the drive.
The best stretch of the year. The water is low enough to reach Twin Bridges, and the cottonwoods at Lorenzo Bridge and Heise turn gold. Moody and Ashton Hill get the first snow, so go up there early.
Nobody runs these fields. They stay open because the people who play there don't wreck them, so leave each one the way you found it.
A free field gives you the ground. It doesn't give you players, air or gear, and these three can fill the gap.
Regular hosted groups
Games are by appointment, 10 players minimum. Solo players can usually join a group that's already booked.
Speedball and air fills
Speedball field in Hibbard with rentals and HPA/Compressed Air fills. Walk-ons sometimes, so call first.
Gear rentals
Rental packages for groups in Rexburg: marker, mask, CO2 and paintballs. Take them to any field on this page.
You can rent paintball gear in Rexburg and take it to any of these fields. Call or text with your head count and the day you want to play.
