Gay map for Boise, ID

Boise is the capital of Idaho · 43.6150, -116.2023 · updated 2026-10-15

8hues is a map-based social community for adult (18+) gay men. In Boise that means a map of who is around right now — message them, host something where you are, or start a video room. Free to use, and no card is needed to join.

Boise on the map

The map opens centred on Boise at 43.6150, -116.2023. The nearest other city with a page here is Helena, 289 miles away — travel mode moves the map there and costs nothing, so neither one is out of reach from the other.

20 public places in and around Boise are listed further down — 3 bars, 3 cafés, 3 gardens, 3 nature reserves, 3 parks, 3 pubs, an LGBTQ+ venue and a viewpoint. Among them The Community Center, 10th Street Station and Barbarian Brewing. They come from OpenStreetMap, and each one opens the map centred on it.

Your location stays yours

Nobody is shown where you actually are — you appear at a fixed random point inside a circle you size yourself, 250 feet to 13 miles wide. You can browse invisibly and block anyone. Full detail in the privacy policy.

What it costs

Nothing to join, and no card is needed. The map, the messages and changing your location are free and unlimited. 8hues Plus is the optional paid tier.

Public places around Boise

• The Community Center — LGBTQ+ venue
• Trail Head Gate — park
• Hyatt Hidden Lakes Reserve — nature reserve
• Idaho Botanical Garden — garden
• Table Rock Viewpoint — viewpoint
• Charlie Brown's — bar
• Barbarian Brewing — pub
• Caffe D'Arte — café
• Barber Park — park
• Hulls Gulch Reserve — nature reserve
• Municipal Rose Garden — garden
• 10th Street Station — bar
• White Dog Brewing Co — pub
• Starbucks — café
• Kristin Armstrong Municipal Park — park
• Hillside to Hollow Reserve — nature reserve
• Laura Moore Cunningham Arboretum — garden
• Liquid Laughs Comedy Club — bar
• The Idaho Tap House — pub
• Zen Bento — café

Place data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.

Nearby cities

• Helena, MT — 289 mi
• Salt Lake City, UT — 296 mi
• Portland, OR — 345 mi
• Salem, OR — 350 mi
• Carson City, NV — 359 mi
• Olympia, WA — 402 mi

Getting started in Boise

• Open the Boise map and allow location, or drop yourself on it by hand.
• Set your privacy radius before anything else — it's in the menu.
• Read the safety guidance. Members are not identity-verified.