SUMMER Plus!
Outdoor adventures, Northwest travel, camps for kids and much more … find everything you need for a summer filled with fun!
NATURAL WONDERS
Spend summer exploring all sorts of nearby timeless attractions
the Spokane River. You’ll find the pictographs at the start of the trailhead, an easy, but scenic, 3.3 mile out-and-back hike along the Little Spokane River. If you’re feeling extra adventurous, take the more challenging 7.8 mile Knothead Valley Loop trail (trail 500), where you’ll be rewarded with panoramic views that will take your breath away.
TREATY ROCK
705 North Compton Street, Post Falls, Idaho
Historic Idaho stone believed to bear the etchings of a frontier land agreement
paved trail with towering pines that circle the massive granite outcropping.
RIVERSIDE STATE PARK BOWL AND PITCHER
4427 N. Aubrey L. White Parkway, Spokane
Where ancient landscapes meet timeless stories
HUNTINGTON PARK
350 North Post Street, Spokane
Where the river roars and the city whispers
By Seagrin van Ranson Marketing Correspondent
Ready for your Spokane-area staycation? You’ll be surprised how many amazing locations are within an easy drive or hike.
INDIAN PAINTED ROCKS
5694 Rutter Parkway
The Great Gathering Place
Believed to be around 275 years
old, the Indian Painted Rocks are remarkably well-preserved pictographs on the ancestral lands of the Interior Salish Indigenous Peoples. These ancient paintings, created using pulverized red rock mixed with animal or fish oil, offer a vivid glimpse into the past. While the exact meaning of the pictographs remains uncertain, they stand as a powerful testament to the tribe’s longstanding presence in the Inland Northwest, far predating the arrival of non-Indigenous settlers.
The pictographs are located along the banks of the Little Spokane River, within the Little Spokane River Natural Area, near a historic Upper Spokane Band Tribal Village, where the Little Spokane River converges with
Nestled just north of Interstate 90 in Post Falls, Idaho, on Schitsu’umsh ancestral land, you’ll find Treaty Rock, which is generally accepted as the site of one of the first agreements between the Coeur d’Alene Tribe and businessman Frederick Post. The story goes that in June 1871, Chief Seltice agreed to exchange 200 acres of land to allow Post to build a sawmill in exchange for $500. As part of this agreement, Post pledged to supply the tribe with processed lumber from his future sawmill. In addition to the petroglyph of the date and Frederick Post’s name, there are also pictographs depicting a horse, three human figures following a coyote, a horse, and tally marks. Now a serene, wooded retreat, Treaty Rock Park offers picnic tables and a
If you have a flair for the dramatic, Riverside State Park’s Bowl & Pitcher won’t disappoint. Shaped by Ice Age floods that eroded the area, the resulting geology is awe-inspiring. Best viewed from the overlook or the impressive pedestrian suspension bridge, the park’s most notable feature, massive spherical Columbia River Basalt lava flow formations, make a spectacular backdrop for the Spokane River and surrounding protected Okanagan Dry Forest Land.
Located within the traditional territories of the Interior Salish Indigenous Peoples, this area has significant historical value as a cultural heritage site, where these tribespeople gathered some 9,000 years before EuroAmerican contact.
Situated in the heart of our city, this lesser-known park has been around for over 50 years, yet it flies under many people’s radar, likely because there was no formal signage or obvious entrance until the city renovated the park in 2014. Named after the third president of Washington Water Power, David Huntington, the park provides a sweet spot for incredible views of the lower Spokane Falls, the Monroe Street Bridge, and a first-row seat to the dramatically mighty Spokane River. According to USGS records, peak flows average a staggering 7,61049,000 cubic feet per second, and occur between December and June, with the majority occurring during May. Like most extraordinary spots in our city, this site has deep historical tribal ties, as the Interior Salish Tribes People gathered here for thousands of years to fish the salmon runs and hold ceremonial powwows. If the spectacular views aren’t enough to pique your interest, there are various art installments and grassy picnic areas where you can escape the stress of the city and immerse yourself in nature, allowing the spirit of the river to refresh your being.
Photos by Seagrin van Ranson
Exploring the historic routes of Washington State A JOURNEY THROUGH TIME
By Kate A. Miner Marketing Correspondent
Summer vacation planning often revolves around destinations rather than the journeys between them, but this summer, why not focus on the historic routes connecting those destinations?
By researching historic routes beforehand and incorporating stops at interpretive centers, pioneer museums, and preserved sections of original trails, you can create memorable journeys the whole family will enjoy. From military roads carved through mountain passes to wagon trails that opened the region to
settlers, historic pathways invite travelers to experience both stunning natural beauty and living history lessons. Washington’s transportation history began with Indigenous trails and waterways, later expanded by explorers like Lewis and Clark who mapped the first land route across the present-day United States between 1804 and 1806. While their expedition successfully found a route to the Pacific, it wasn’t practical for wagon travel. The need for military roads thereby created an infrastructure for early territorial development. They connected isolated military outposts and helped establish American control over
the region.
The Naches Pass Route served as an extension of the Oregon Trail. In 1853, the U.S. Army constructed the first wagon road over the Cascade Mountains, connecting Fort Steilacoom to Fort Walla Walla. Though notoriously difficult to traverse, with steep grades and dense forest, this pioneering route opened Washington Territory to settlement from the east.
The Snoqualmie Pass corridor, constructed in 1867, connected North Bend to Easton. It was chosen for its relatively low elevation of 3,131 feet—the lowest known pass through
the Cascade Range. Today’s Interstate 90 follows much of this historic path, making it easy to include stops at interpretive centers that explain how this crucial east-west connector evolved from a primitive wagon trail to a modern highway. The Washington State Department of Transportation maintains several viewpoints where remnants of the original routes can still be seen.
In Eastern Washington, the Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail follows the former Milwaukee Road railroad line for 287 miles across the state. This non-motorized recreational trail offers families a chance to experience historic
transportation routes by bike or on foot, with numerous access points allowing for trips of varying lengths.
For adventures beyond Washington’s borders, the Mullan Road represents one of the region’s most ambitious early transportation projects. Commissioned by the U.S. War Department in 1859, Lieutenant John Mullan led 200 men in constructing a 611-mile military wagon road between Fort Walla Walla and Fort Benton on the Missouri River. The Mullan Road was essentially the first interstate highway of the Northwest, completed in 1862, it became the first wagon road to cross the Rocky Mountains into the Inland Northwest, fundamentally changing settlement patterns throughout the region.
In Oregon and along the Washington border, the historic Columbia River Highway offers families one of the more scenic routes. With its elegant stone guardrails and graceful arched bridges, it has become an iconic landmark of the Northwest. Built between 1913 and
1922, America’s first scenic highway incorporated innovative engineering with careful attention to landscape preservation, creating a route specifically designed to showcase the Columbia River Gorge’s natural beauty. One of the highway’s highlights is Multnomah Falls, where a historic stone lodge houses educational exhibits explaining how engineer Samuel Lancaster designed the roadway to complement rather than conquer the landscape, pioneering principles that would later influence national park road design throughout America. Several resources provide detailed information about these routes to help families plan a historically themed road trip. State historical societies offer maps highlighting points of interest, while regional museums along these corridors present exhibits explaining local significance. Additionally, mobile apps now provide guided tours with GPS-triggered audio that brings historic events to life as you travel. What makes
these trips truly unique is how they combine education with recreation. Kids might be learning about the Oregon Trail while spotting wildlife, hiking to waterfalls, or swimming in mountain lakes, while also learning how these recreational areas came to be.
Whether exploring the Yellowstone Trail’s path through Washington, following the Palouse Scenic Byway through rolling wheat fields, or tracing the Oregon Trail’s northern extensions, these historic routes offer families a unique opportunity to understand how the Pacific Northwest’s transportation network shaped its development. By following in the footsteps of pioneers, soldiers, and early motorists, today’s travelers gain a deeper appreciation for both the region’s natural wonders and the human determination that connected them. These journeys through time provide not just vacation memories but meaningful connections to the past that help put our modern travels in perspective.
Suggested Resources for Planning
Your Historic Route Road Trip: State of Washington Tourism- https:// stateofwatourism.com/scenic-byways/ Provides information about the byways connecting popular destinations Washington State Historical Societyhttps://www.washingtonhistory.org/ Offers exhibits, research materials, and educational resources about Washington’s transportation history Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail - https://parks.wa.gov/521/Palouse-toCascades
Official site with trail maps, access points, and visitor information
Washington State Department of Transportation Heritage Corridors Program - https://www.blm.gov/learn/ interpretive-centers/national-historicoregon-trail-interpretive-center
Information on scenic and historic byways throughout the state Oregon Historical Society - https://www. ohs.org/
Resources on Oregon Trail history and the Historic Columbia River Highway Idaho State Historical Society - https:// history.idaho.gov/
Information on the Mullan Road and other historic routes through Idaho Historic Columbia River Highwayhttps://www.oregon.gov/odot/regions/ pages/historic-columbia-river-highway. aspx
Guides to historic sections, viewpoints, and attractions along this scenic route Washington State Parks - https://parks. state.wa.us/
Information on state parks located along historic transportation corridors Cascades Loop - https://www. cascadeloop.com/
A 440-mile scenic drive incorporating several historic transportation routes Lewis and Clark National Historic Trailhttps://www.nps.gov/lecl/ National Park Service information on following the explorers’ route National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center -https://wsdot. wa.gov/construction-planning/searchstudies/heritage-connectivity-trailsphase-1-project
Educational exhibits about the Oregon Trail and its regional impact
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Discovering the Inland Northwest’s newest trails Beyond The Beaten Path
By Kate A. Miner Marketing Correspondent
As summer approaches, outdoor enthusiasts are discovering exciting new trail options throughout Washington State and the Inland Northwest. Recent trail development projects have expanded recreational opportunities for hikers, cyclists, and nature lovers of all skill levels, from urban pathways connecting communities to remote wilderness routes revealing once-remote scenic landscapes. These emerging trails aren’t just alternative routes but represent years of collaborative planning between federal agencies, local communities, and volunteer organizations dedicated to enhancing outdoor access. Additionally, as climate change disrupts traditional
outdoor recreation seasons, trail managers are reporting many pathways becoming accessible earlier in the year. Lower elevation trails that typically open in May are now often hikeable by March or April, creating expanded opportunities for spring adventures.
For travelers seeking fresh experiences beyond familiar destinations, these new trails provide an opportunity to experience the region’s diverse ecosystems with fewer crowds and a new perspective.
Trail Systems Under Development
Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail (PNT): While this ambitious 1,200-mile route from Glacier National Park to Washington’s Olympic Coast received a significant boost with the Forest Service’s 2023
comprehensive management plan approval, hikers should be aware that substantial sections remain undeveloped. The trail currently requires bushwhacking and roadwalking in many areas, with approximately one-third of the route temporarily located on roads. Thru-hikers can generally maintain a continuous journey but should expect unmarked or unmaintained portions, and equestrians will find certain sections unsuitable for horse travel. Despite these challenges, the new management plan establishes a framework for ongoing improvements, reroutes, and land acquisitions that will gradually transform this remarkable corridor into a premier long-distance trail. spuyaləpabš Trail: This new regional trail will connect the communities of Puyallup, Fife, and Tacoma when completed, featuring work by Coast Salish
encampment on the Pend Oreille River.
Riverside State Park
Connector Trail: This new connector links Spokane’s Dwight Merkel Sports Complex to the extensive trail system within Riverside State Park. Liberty Lake Regional Park: New trail segments including the Lower Mica Peak Trail have enhanced this popular Spokanearea park.
Olympic Discovery Trail:
The Spruce Railroad Trail section along Lake Crescent was recently improved, creating better access to stunning views along the Olympic Peninsula.
Mountain Biking Expansion
The Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance has been particularly active, with over 40 new trails added in 2024 across various locations including:
• Loup Loup Ski Bowl trails near Winthrop
artists along the route.
Leafline Trails Coalition:
Aiming to create a 900-mile network connecting existing trails across King, Pierce, Kitsap, and Snohomish counties, this initiative continues to expand links between communities.
Great American Rail-Trail:
Washington serves as the western terminus for this ambitious cross-country trail, utilizing the developing Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail and other connecting routes.
Recently Completed Trail Sections
Pioneer Park Kalispel Heritage Trail: Located near Newport, this recently reconstructed short trail features a dozen new interpretive signs explaining the archeological finds of a former Kalispel tribal
• Expanded Raging River trail system east of Seattle
• New features at Duthie Hill in King County
• Loowit Tier, a 197-mile mountain bike route in the southern Cascades
Hidden Gems: Interpretive Trails
Several shorter interpretive trails offer educational opportunities alongside natural beauty: Pulaski Tunnel Trail: This 4-mile round-trip near Wallace, Idaho, features interpretive signs detailing the historic 1910 “Big Burn” wildfire.
Waikiki Springs Natural Area: Located on Spokane’s outskirts along the Little Spokane River, newly constructed trails complement interpretive signs explaining the area’s history and ecology.
Mullan Trail Historical Site: Adjacent to I-90 near Coeur
Cascades State Park Trail
d’Alene, this half-mile trail showcases remnants of the historic Mullan Road constructed beginning in 1859. From accessible interpretive walks to challenging backcountry routes, this summer’s trail development represents a significant expansion of the region’s outdoor infrastructure. These new pathways not only connect communities and provide recreation opportunities but also help preserve the environmental and cultural heritage that makes the Inland Northwest unique.
Resources for Trail Information: Washington Trails Association
- https://www.wta.org
Trail reports, conditions, and volunteer opportunities
Pacific Northwest Trail Associationhttps://www.pnt.org
Maps and information about the PNT
Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance -
https://www.evergreenmtb.org
Mountain biking trails and events
Washington State Parks
- https://parks.state.wa.us/
State park trail systems and facilities
Inland Northwest Land Conservancyhttps://www.inlandnwland.org
Information on protected lands with public access
AllTrails - https://www.alltrails.com
User reviews and trail condition reports
Washington Department of Natural Resources
- https://www.dnr.wa.gov/recreation
Recreation sites and trails on state lands
Leafline Trails Coalition
- https://www.leaflinetrails.org
Regional trail network development in Puget Sound
Waikiki Springs Natural Area
Mt. Rainier Trails
CALENDAR 2025 of Events
This information is current as of May 1. There is a possibility that details may change or the event may be canceled or postponed. Please check with the venue or organizer to double-check.
SPOKANE
AREA/E WA
May 21, Women Helping Women Fund “Give Like a Woman” event, Spokane. Annual fund-raiser features Mariana Atencio. Whwfspokane.org.
May 24, 50-Hour Slam Audience Screening, Spokane. Enjoy more than two days of amazing spoken word at the Garland Theater. 50hourslam.com.
May 28-29 “Riverdance: The New Generation,” Spokane. STCU Best of Broadway presents the 30th anniversary edition of this popular dance. Broadwayspokane.com.
May 30-June 1, MAC ArtFest. The Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture hosts the 40th annual celebration of juried art and fine craft. Artfestspokane.com
May 31-June 1, Northwest BachFest Concerts, Spokane. Renowned musicians from around the country come to take part in these musical celebrations at Barrister Winery. Nwbachfest.com.
June 3-7 “Book of Mormon,” Spokane. STCU Best of Broadway brings back this amusing musical. Broadwayspokane.com.
June 7-8 The Farm Chicks Vintage and Handmade Fair, Spokane County Fair and Expo Center. Visit hundreds of booths with vintage and handmade goods.
June 14, Spokane Pride Parade and Festival, Riverfront Park. This annual celebration features a parade and other festivities. https://www.
spokanepride.org/
June 14 Chalk Art Walk, Hillyard. The 27th annual sidewalk chalk art contest for all ages leads to some impressive displays. There’s also a carnival, local vendors, and more fun.
June 17, Summer Parkways, Spokane. Spend the evening around the Manito Park area taking part in a non-motorized route and getting to know your neighbors.
Summerparkways.com.
June 17-22, “Mamma Mia,” Spokane. STCU Best of Broadway offers this enjoyable musica for local audiences. Broadwayspokane.com.
June 20-July 6, “Pirates of Penzance,” Spokane Valley Summer Theatre begins its season with this classic musical. Svsummertheatre. com.
June 21, Bazaar, Spokane Terrain celebrates 10 years of local art, music, and community support by asking artists to share artwork and handcrafted goods. https://www. terrainspokane.com/bazaar
June 21, Spokatopia, Spokane. The area’s largest and most interactive outdoors event returns for its 10th year. Visitors can enjoy demos of all sorts of outdoor recreation products and learn about area resources. www. spokatopia.com/
June 28-29, Spokane Hoopfest. The world’s largest 3-on-3 basketball event includes 422 courts and more than 250,000 people over 45 downtown blocks. www.spokanehoopfest.net/
July 8-13, MJ, STCU Best of Broadway shares this special presentation based on the music of Michael Jackson. Broadwayspokane. com.
July 11-13 Cheney Rodeo, Spokane
County Bi-Mart Arena, Cheney. Enjoy the 57th year of this favorite riding event, which also includes a dance, parade, kids’ events and family day. https://cheneyrodeo.com/
July 11-19 Grand Night for Singing, Spokane Valley Summer Theatre presents a regional premier of favorite selections from Rodgers and Hammerstein. Svsummertheatre.com.
July 22-23, Northwest BachFest Music in Manito Concerts, Spokane. These traditional musical gatherings are enjoyable to hear outdoors. Nwbachfest.com.
July 24, Northwest BachFest Afterglow Concert, Barrister Winery. Event features Biribi Union. Nwbachfest.com.
July 25-27, Tri Cities Water Follies. Enjoy hydroplane racing, airshow, and other fun times along the Columbia River.
Aug. 2, Spokane Scottish Highland Games. The 67th annual gathering at the fairgrounds features all sorts of competition, music, dancing and more. www.spokanehighlandgames. net/
Aug. 1-17, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” Spokane Valley Summer Theatre offers this enjoyable musical. Svsummertheatre.com.
Aug. 7-10, Omak Stampede and World Famous Suicide Run, Omak. The 91st stampede includes all sorts of activities on horseback plus a carnival, vendors, dances, Indian encampment, and more. Omakstampede.org.
Aug. 12-16, Grant County Fairgrounds, Moses Lake. The community comes together for music, livestock, a carnival, and other exhibitors. Gcfairgrounds.com.
Aug. 16, Unity in the Community, Riverfront Park. Enjoy learning about different cultures, including music, food, dancing, and more at the 31st annual festival. There are also programs for youth as well as career, education, health, and seniors. https://nwunity.org/
Aug. 16, National Lentil Festival, Pullman. The country’s largest celebration of the legume includes cooking contest, a fun run, vendors and more. Lentilfest.com.
Aug. 28-Sept. 1, Pig Out in the Park. Spokane. The area’s largest food event in Riverfront Park returns for a 44th year, featuring 65 food booths, 250 menu items, and 100 free concerts. pigoutinthepark.com
Sept. 5-14 Spokane Interstate Fair.
“Discover the Fun” is this year’s theme of the event that brings together food, animals, activities, rides and more. https://www.spokanecounty.org/4606/ Interstate-Fair
NORTH IDAHO
May 30-31, Coeur d’Alene Art Association Art Show, Kootenai County Fairgrounds. Area artists show off their work. Coeurdaleneartassoc.org
June 13-14, Car d’Lane Classic Car Weekend, Coeur d’Alene. This annual downtown tradition incudes a cruise up and down Sherman Avenue as well as a show and shine and dance.
June 19-21, Gyro Days and Lead Creek Derby, Wallace. This 83rd annual Silver Valley tradition involves betting on how long it takes a ball to travel downstream. https://www. facebook.com/wallace.gyros
June 20-22, Vintage Market Days, Kootenai County Fairgrounds. Upscale open air market features vintage and vintage-inspired items, plus food and music. Vintagemarketdays. com.
June 27-July 6 “Hello Dolly,” Coeur d’Alene Summer Theater presents one of the world’s favorite musicals. Cstidaho.com.
July 3, Idaho Statehood Day Parade, Wallace. This family-friendly event through downtown has become a tradition.
July 11-12, Wallace Music Fest, Wallace. This free community event includes top blues, bluegrass, and classic rock musicians from the area on two stages. Wallacemusicfest.com.
July 11-13 Post Falls Festival, Post Falls. The weekend celebration includes a parade through downtown plus festivities in Q’emiln Park.
July 12, Brewfest, Coeur d’Alene. Enjoy 30 locally-produced brews and ciders plus food, music, and games. https://cdadowntown.com/cda-events/ brewfest/
July 18-27 “Anastasia,” Coeur
d’Alene Summer Theatre offers the musical version of a tale of intrigue and mystery. Cstidaho.com.
July 19, Muddy Miles, Coeur d’Alene. This ‘mud run’ lets athletes get dirty while having a good time.
July 24-Aug. 3 Festival at Sandpoint. This two-week summer concert series brings in top past and present performers from around the country. The 2025 lineup includes Third Eye Blind, Kansas, and Toad the Wet Sprocket. www.festivalatsandpoint.com/
July 25-26 Big 4 Motocross, Kootenai County Fairgrounds. Enjoy the motocross experience at the Findlay Arena.
July 25-27 Timber Days, Priest River. Annual community event features logging challenges, a parade, and a chance to earn the title “Bull of the Woods.” www.visitpriestriver.com/ timber-days
July 26-27 SilverHoops 3 on 3 Tournament, Kellogg. The region’s largest basketball tournament comes back for a 32nd year. Silverhoops3on3. com
Aug. 1-3, Art on the Green, Taste of the Coeur d’Alenes, and Downtown Street Fair. Three community events at North Idaho College and downtown come together for a day of arts, crafts, food, and music. https://cdadowntown. com/cda-events/downtown-street-fair/ Aug. 8-17, “She Loves Me,” Coeur d’Alene Summer Theater. Employees at a perfume counter in the 1930s get tied up in romance. Cstidaho.com. Aug. 9, Brewfest at Silver Mountain,
Kellogg. Enjoy samples from a variety of local craft breweries on top of the ski area. Silvermt.com.
Aug. 15-17, Huckleberry Festival and 5K Run, Wallace. The event has been providing tasty pancakes for breakfast for 40 years. Guests can also enjoy other food and crafts plus music and activities for kids. Wallacehuckfest.com.
Aug. 15-24, North Idaho State Fair, Coeur d’Alene. The region’s largest fair features music, rides, exhibits, demo derby, and a PRCA rodeo. Nisfair.fun
Aug. 29-Sept. 1 Paul Bunyan Days, St. Maries. The community comes together for this traditional weekend of logging and water competitions, a parade, carnival, demolition derby, tug of war, and fireworks display. Stmariespaulbunyandays.com.
Aug. 30-31 Coaster Classic Car Show, Silverwood Theme Park. One of the region’s largest car shows comes back for the 23rd year. www. silverwoodthemepark.com/events/ Sept. 19-20 Oktoberfest, Coeur d’Alene. Sample more than 30 local beers and celebrate the arrival of fall. There will also be contests including best Bavarian attire. cdadowntown.com/ cda-events/oktoberfest/
WESTERN MONTANA
May 23-25 Bigfork Whitewater Festival The 50th annual whitewater celebration is enjoyable for participants and spectators. Competitors battle a Class IV section of whitewater where the Swan River spills into Flathead Lake. Bigforkwhitewaterfestival.com.
June 27-29 Whitefish Woody Weekend XIII. The Big Sky Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society puts on this annual wooden boat celebration. Enjou watching them cruise around the lake or moored at the Lodge at Whitefish Lake. explorewhitefish. com/entries/whitefish-woody-weekendxiii/375c2f12-a41e-43fb-8783e0ff3c2f04f5
July 4 Whitefish Arts Festival, Whitefish. The 46th annual event feaures locally-created handmade arts and crafts, plus food and music. Whitefishartsfestival.org
July 18-20 Arts in the Park, Kalispell. The area’s longest-running arts, crafts, and music festival takes place in Depot Park and includes more than 80 juried artists plus food trucks, beer garden, and music. glacierartmuseum.org/park/ July 18-20 Outriders Under the Big Sky, Whitefish. This popular community event at Big Mountain Ranch includes live music, a rodeo and a roundup. www.underthebigskyfest. com/
Aug. 2-3 Bigfork Festival of the Arts. This annual event has taken place since 1978 and features artwork, food and entertainment. bigfork.org/annualevents/bigfork-festival-of-the-arts/ Aug. 8-10 Huckleberry Days Arts Festival, Whitefish. Depot Park is the location of the 36th annual free familyfriendly arts event where visitors will find food, drink, art, and other fun. https://business.whitefishchamber.org/ events/details/huckleberry-days-2025august-8th-10th-72538
Aug. 9 Great Bear Festival, Kalispell. The eighth-annual community fundraiser organized by the Flathead Valley Rotary Clubs features food, wine, music, and regional craft beer. kalispellrotary.org/sitepage/great-bearfestival
Aug. 9 Swan Lake Huckleberry Festival. Come be part of the fun in celebrating the favorite local berry with crafts, a berry baking contest, entertainment, and ice cream. www. swanlakemontana.org/huckleberryfestival
Aug. 22, Whitefish Trails Hootenanny. This event celebrates public lands and outdoor recreation. Guests can enjoy beer, wine, and live music https:// explorewhitefish.com/entries/whitefishtrail-hootenanny/b147416c-2e81-48ada8bd-557aa46d9f3b
Sept. 4-7 Clash of the Carvers, Libby. Enjoy watching many of the world’s top chainsaw artists create amazing art and compete for top prizes. Their art will also be auctioned off. carvemontana. com/
Spokane Area Known For Diverse Birds
Easy ways to get into this hobby
By Kaylee Kosareff Marketing Correspondent
For those who keep their eyes to the trees and their binoculars close at hand, the Inland Northwest feels like a well-kept secret. Tucked into a mosaic of wetlands, forests, and prairie grasslands, the Spokane–Coeur d’Alene corridor has quietly gained a reputation as a prime destination for birders. It’s not just the diverse habitats, it’s the community too. There’s a certain camaraderie among local bird lovers here, whether you’re new to the hobby, or the type who can identify a warbler by its song alone.
Both Spokane and North Idaho sit along the Pacific Flyway, one of North America’s major bird migration superhighways. Every spring and fall, the region buzzes with
activity as thousands of birds pass through on their way to either breeding or wintering grounds. March through May brings an array of songbirds, warblers, and waterfowl. Then, from late summer into fall, it’s the shorebirds’ turn, alongside sparrows, ducks, and other travellers stopping to refuel. Even the colder months have their stars: bald eagles descend upon Wolf Lodge Bay in dramatic numbers, feasting on kokanee salmon, while roughlegged hawks and northern shrikes stalk the surrounding snowy fields.
One of the region’s mustvisit spots is Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, just south of Cheney. Covering over 18,000 acres, it’s an essential migration stop and a peaceful, year-round home to trumpeter swans, sandhill cranes, and (if you’re lucky) a wandering moose or
there’s a thriving digital presence as well. The Inland Northwest Birders Facebook group is a great place to start, or you can log your spot locations on eBird.
Whether you’re a lifelong birder, a curious beginner, or someone who just enjoys the occasional glimpse of wings out your window, the Inland Northwest has a way of turning casual interest into lifelong obsession.
BIRDING SPOTS IN SPOKANE & NORTH IDAHO
Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge (Cheney)
Spring/Summer: Trumpeter swans, Wilson’s phalaropes, yellow-headed blackbirds, American bitterns
Fall: Sandhill cranes, migrating warblers
Winter: Northern shrikes, rough-legged hawks
Saltese Flats Wetlands (Spokane Valley)
Spring: Cinnamon teal, gadwalls, American avocets, killdeer
two. The Pine Lakes Loop is especially popular, where you might hear a sora’s haunting call or watch a redhead duck vanish beneath the water’s surface. East of Spokane, the Saltese Flats offer another favorite haunt for birders. This former farmland has been beautifully restored into a vibrant wetland, complete with a visitor-friendly learning center. Right now, the marshes are humming with life, with nesting grebes, cinnamon teal in vivid breeding plumage, and elegant avocets keeping to the shallows.
What really ties the scene together is the people. Birding chapters in Spokane and Coeur d’Alene organize everything from field outings and conservation cleanups, to trivia nights and bird-themed happy hours. For those who prefer spotting from a distance, or want to swap sightings instantly,
bald eagles, flycatchers
Cougar Bay Preserve
(Just south of downtown Coeur d’Alene, ID)
Year-Round: Bald eagles, woodpeckers, waterfowl
Spring: Violet-green swallows, common yellowthroats
Dishman Hills Natural Area (Spokane Valley, WA)
Spring/Summer: Kingbirds, grosbeaks, lazuli buntings, vireos
Fall: Flocks of warblers and sparrows
Coeur d’Alene River Wildlife Management Area (Kingston, ID)
Spring: American bitterns, sora, Virginia rails
Summer: Ruffed grouse, waterfowl broods
Fall: Migratory dabbling ducks, grebess
Fall: Northern pintails, American coots
Year-Round: Great blue herons, marsh wrens
Lake Coeur d’Alene – Wolf Lodge Bay (Coeur d’Alene, ID)
Winter (Dec–Feb): Bald eagles (dozens!) feeding on kokanee salmon
Spring/Summer: Ospreys, common loons, mergansers
Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes (North Idaho – 73-mile trail)
Spring/Fall: Migrating songbirds, warblers, flycatchers
Summer: Osprey, swallows, western tanagers
Liberty Lake Regional Park (Liberty Lake, WA)
Spring: Grebes, red-winged blackbirds, warbling vireos
Summer: Great horned owls,
Goingthe distance
Soaking in hike-in hot springs feels even better because you earn it
By Tracy Damon Marketing Correspondent
If you’re looking for a hot springs destination with fewer people, more adventure than walking from the lodge or hotel to the pools, and a nature walk, you may want to try one of the Northwest’s hike-in hot springs.
Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and British Columbia all have hike-in hot springs with varying lengths of drives and hikes to reach them. The closest to Spokane, and perhaps best known, are Weir Creek and Jerry Johnson Hot Springs, both found in Idaho’s Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest.
“Even in the middle of the week, one is unlikely to find them without visitors,” said Cyrus Forman, Public Affairs Officer for the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests. “Even on, say, a Wednesday at 6 p.m., there are often crowds. That said, I’ve never seen them too crowded to not accommodate all visitors.”
From Spokane, both Jerry Johnson and Weir are reached by traveling to Missoula and backtracking west into Idaho on Highway 12. The trailhead parking area for Jerry Johnson is
located just past mile marker 152 where a walking bridge crosses the Lochsa River. Once over the bridge, the hike in is a little less than a mile-and-a-half. The first hot pools you will encounter are on the river side of the trail, where hot water flows down the hillside and into the river. By moving rocks around, users have created soaking pools to contain the hot water. Continue on the path to find stand-alone geothermic pools not too far beyond that. Your soaking experience at Jerry Johnson will depend on the time of year and water levels in the river and creek.
Weir Creek Hot Springs is about 10 minutes past Jerry Johnson on Highway 12. Slow down near mile marker 142 because it’s easy to miss the entrance to this small parking area on the south side of the highway. The hike to Weir is shorter than to Jerry Johnson: about half a mile, but is steep in a few places and can be slick in colder months.
“If it’s winter, one should have ice cleats for both hot springs,” said Forman. “The combination of snow and dripping water makes conditions pretty treacherous in the wintertime.” It’s worth it though. Weir has two main rock-lined pools that perch above a scenic creek, surrounded by forest and idyllic
views. A few smaller pools are accessible when water in the creek is low. The main pool can accommodate about a dozen people, but if you time it right, you may encounter more wildlife than people.
“It’s best to go early in the morning or towards dusk and on a weekday,” said Forman, for a more solitary experience. “It’s worth remembering that the minerals that they produce are highly sought after by animals, and that cleaning up after yourself and leaving no trace ensures not only that they will survive for future generations of humans, but also for animals!”
If you’re going to Missoula anyway, you may want to try Nimrod Hot Springs, an undeveloped geothermal water body near the town of Bryne. Because it is a natural, deep pool, you can not only soak in it but swim, kayak, and cliff jump. However, Nimrod is more warm than hot so is not usually used in winter. To get there, take Interstate 90 north exit 138 at Bearmouth, then turn north toward the Drummond Front Road and left at the Fishing Access sign. Parking is about a quarter mile ahead and the hike-in about half a mile.
In Oregon, Bagby Hot Springs is the closest regionally if traveling from Washington. It can be found 40 miles southeast of Estacada in the Mt. Hood National Forest, adjacent to a secluded tributary of the Clackamas River. Although natural and largely undeveloped, at the end of the 1.4 mile hike in, you will find hand-hewn soaking tubs, including three carved from logs and one 6-foot round tub.
Washington’s Goldmyer Hot Springs is nestled in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, roughly 25 miles east of North Bend. It’s not for the out-of-shape though, with a 4.5 mile hike in. Goldmyer is run by a non-profit organization, Northwest Wilderness Programs. There is a fee to use it and reservations are required to limit the amount of users. This is done to protect this amazing natural area from overuse and abuse. For more information and to make a reservation go to Goldmyer. org.
Lussier Hot Springs is one of British Columbia’s most beautiful and serene hot spring destinations, located in the East Kootenays of southeastern B.C. outside of Banff. The four hot spring pools were constructed of river rock and boulder beside Lussier River. They are accessed by a 10-mile drive down Whiteswan Forestry Road, then a 5-minute walk on a well-maintained trail.
While the hot springs above are on a combination of public and private land, Forman, with Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, asks people to use courtesy no matter where you go in nature, pack out whatever you pack in, and respect property owners and others using the springs.
“Other than making sure you leave no trace and don’t bring your animal into the hot springs—humans only—they don’t require anything special.”
A lone user in the main pool at Weir Creek Hot Springs in November 2024. Photo by Tracy Damon
Summer and a Glacier National Park Visit
By Jean Arthur Marketing Correspondent
As the sun stretches its golden rays over the Continental Divide in Montana’s Glacier National Park, I revel in the morning’s chill on a July visit. We planned sunrise at Logan Pass, 6,647-feet elevation on the Going-to-theSun Road, and worlds away from the park’s typical midsummer busy-ness.
Our sunrise sup includes home-baked muffins, tailgate bistro coffee, local Flathead Valley strawberries and Glacier-picked huckleberries. And a glorious golden view, one of many in the 1.2-million-acre park although some parts of Glacier will have limited access this summer due to reconstruction projects.
Just over the Continental Divide and the Garden Wall, our morning’s eastern skyline, is the Many Glacier area. Access to the ManyGlacier will remain significantly limited to visitors and their vehicles now through September 21, 2025, so that the park service can shore up infrastructure in campgrounds, camp stores, motor inns and trailheads.
“We chose to keep Many Glacier open during construction, with mitigations, after taking public comment on this project in July 2023,” said Glacier National Park Superintendent Dave Roemer. “There was a lot of support for keeping the valley open and available for hiking, despite the limited parking capacity. The hiker shuttle service will be available to around 120 groups per day, limited by parking, and only available to reserve on short notice, either one week before or the night before at 7p.m.”
Since the sun scheduled a 6 a.m. appearance, we scrambled from St. Mary Campground at 5:30 a.m., rallying family and friends for the 18-mile cruise along Goingto-the-Sun Road, a masterpiece of mountain construction, completed in 1933.
The scene has not changed much from the opening moments of “The Shining,” when Jack Nicolson drove a Volkswagen bug westward past shimmering St. Mary Lake. Luckily, the only specter we see are ghostly trees from a 2015 wildfire.
We marvel at the lake’s azure-blue and uncommonly placid waters where winds often gust faster than the park’s 45 mph auto speed limit. Wild Goose Island, supposedly one of the most photographed in the country, hosts spindly spruces and, well, wild Canada geese. We travel past the remarkable stonework along the Going-to-the-Sun route, through tunnels and ‘round big curves to the Logan
Pass parking lot.
My husband fires up the camp stove while I set up a camp table and coffee for six. The sun joins us for muffins as do a few other park visitors who know that at 6 a.m., plenty of parking exists at the road’s summit, but in an hour, the parking lot fills. Free hiker shuttles from St. Mary Ranger Station on the park’s east side and Apgar on the west side are quite handy although they don’t operate this early. The bright Red Bus Tours regularly entertain visitors too, top down, fresh breeze and interpretive trips aboard historic motor cars. Sun Tours’ 25-passenger coaches offer an indepth interpretation of the region’s Blackfeet culture.
We walk the paved and boardwalk trail toward the Hidden Lake Overlook, grateful for the smooth path since one in our group is recovering from a broken ankle. Glacier has a handful of routes considered “accessible,” as well as activities that appeal to all abilities.
Suddenly, a bighorn sheep trots across the trail and seemingly poses for photographs. Glacier is like that, a sudden splash of color dashing into sight like the rainbow trout in Lake McDonald and the white mountain goats above Going-to-the-Sun Road that we saw yesterday.
That rainbow trout flashed its tail as rocks shimmered just below the surface of Lake McDonald, reds, greens, purples and blues, argillite that’s found throughout the park. Glacier National Park’s jeweled nuggets portend a summer of hiking, camping and rock skipping, which we all did from the pebbled beach of Lake McDonald Lodge. Yesterday, after a gentle walk on the paved one-mile loop, Trail of the Cedars for part of our group, and three miles to Avalanche Lake for the heartier hikers, we grabbed a few cold beverages from the lodges’ Lucke’s Lounge in the 1913 log lodge and relaxed on the covered porch, watching the tour boat, the DeSmet, a 1930s oak-framed, 57-foot carvelplanked launch. Some 70 passengers boarded the DeSmet, named form a 19th-century Jesuit missionary. We’ve enjoyed the Lake McDonald tour during previous summers and made reservations for two other boats among Glacier Park Boats Company’s fleet of six ships on five lakes.
Fully caffeinated and enjoying today’s Logan Pass sunrise, we cruise back towards our campsite, stopping to admire Jackson Glacier from a pull-out on Going-to-theSun Road’s eastern portion. Jackson Glacier remains the largest of the park’s two dozen glaciers at less than 250 acres. When first measured in 1850, the 1,875-acre glacier
joined about 150 in the park according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s Glacier Monitoring Research program.
Other roadside views of glaciers include the exquisite drive into Many Glacier and the 40-acre Salamander Glacier, which we join thanks to tour boat reservations—required for entrance into this part of the park due to infrastructure work.
The hiker shuttle tickets, available via Recreation.gov temporarily solves the access issue this summer. With our scenic boat tour reservations, we board Chief Two Guns for a cruise across Swiftcurrent Lake, disembark for a brief .2-mile walk to Lake Josephine and board the Morning Eagle. The exquisite views include mountains that climb straight out of the lakes, amazing turquoise waters and even moose at starboard.
Visitors with reservations July 1-Sept. 21, for lodging, boat tours and horsebackriding outfitters in the Many Glacier Valley will have access with their reservation confirmation information which must be provided at the entrance station on Many Glacier Road.
Thankfully, Glacier’s other inroads remain open and accessible as soon as the snows melt, usually by early July with exceptions in
the high country passes and the park’s iconic glacier.
On one morning, we amble along the Running Eagle Falls Nature Trails, a wide and mostly flat trail to the falls, and easy for our less mobile friends. While they relax at Two Medicine beach and take another tour boat excursion aboard the Sinopah, the hikers among us walk Two Medicine Lake’s 3.7 mile shoreline trail, gobble huckleberries and join the Sinopah for a one-way trip back to our vehicle.
Glacier Park Boat Co. has fabulous sightseeing tours on St. Mary Lake, Two Medicine Lake as well as Many Glacier and Lake McDonald.
After our sunrise breakfast and some camp time in St. Mary, we board the Little Chief tour boat from the Rising Sun boat dock for another fabulous cruise on a very deep and cold St. Mary Lake. The St. Mary tour boat stops for a five-minute easy walk to Baring Falls, one of the park’s 200 waterfalls.
The hikes and walks and boat tours of Glacier remind us how lucky we are to access the Crown of the Continent where the west side is home to the eastern-most cedar grove at Trail of the Cedars, and a remarkable road that ambles to Logan Pass trails. We
remark at the wildlife, the grizzly and black bears, the moose and pika and especially the forethought of our country to establish America’s 10th national park, assuring that all can see the glaciated valleys and sculpted peaks in Glacier.
Jean Arthur’s 2024 book, Top Trails Glacier National Park includes 42 hikes and many tips for a Glacier National Park visit.
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Glacier National Park Lodges Red Bus Tours (855) 733-4522
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By Jean Arthur Marketing Correspondent
Geysers and geese, bison and bobcats and many other attractions await a Yellowstone National Park visit.
Yellowstone, of course, is a don’t-miss spot for sightseeing, critter watching, hiking, biking and fishing. Midsummer, when the number of visitors stretches patience, my family prefers to explore quieter spots inside and outside West Yellowstone, including a violent one.
In 1959, a 7.3 magnitude earthquake shook south-central Montana causing an 80-millionton landslide. Half a mountain slid into and across the Madison River, west of West Yellowstone, sadly burying a campground and killing 28 people. Today, a memorial and visitor center perches atop rubble that tumbled down.
West Yellowstone
The U.S. Forest Service’s Earthquake Lake Visitor Center, open daily, Memorial Day through Sept. 15, tells an improbable story of death, devastation and recovery. The visitor center, along U.S. 287, is 27 miles northwest of West Yellowstone.
The 100-mph wind and the seismic activity created by the massive slide created a “seiche,” a violent river wave that moved upstream and crested Hebgen Dam. Enroute, the wave drowned several riverside cabins upstream at a spot called Halford Camp. Luckily, the cabins’ inhabitants had woken from the quake and with the help of U.S. Forest Service parachutists, ran to safety at Refuge Point. Today, Ghost Village, the former Halford Camp, stands as a reminder of geologic forces in the region.
Today too, visitors can stop along U.S. 287, 23 miles northwest of West Yellowstone, at Refuge Point where a 2.6-mile loop trail wends down to Quake Lake. The hour
West Yellowstone, a town of 1,222 residents, blooms up to an additional 30,000 visitors rolling through town and entering the park on the single busiest July day at the peak of summer season. However, once vehicles clear the entrance gate, the town calms and the many restaurants, lodges, shops and outfitters help visitors with activities like fishing, biking, birding, picnicking, horseback riding and hiking and relaxing.
The Madison River, famous for fly fishing, has many access points, campgrounds and outfitters such as Big Sky Anglers, a full-service fly shop in West Yellowstone, where visitors can book a guided trip, a drift-boat float, lessons, and find gear and advice.
A Montana fishing license is required. For upstream angling inside Yellowstone National Park, a park-issued fishing license is required. Several streams have seasonal closures or area closures. Bears, moose and mountain lions frequent the areas.
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round-trip moderate hike drops to the lake and back to the highway, traveling through wildflowers and bear country. Rangers urge visitors to hike in groups and carry bear spray (available in West Yellowstone). Views include Quake Lake and remnants of the cabins displaced by the river’s rapid rise.
Between the visitor center and West Yellowstone is the curious Quake Lake and further upstream, Hebgen Lake, filled from the Madison River’s flow out of Yellowstone National Park. Since the quakecaused debris plugged the Madison River, a lake formed upstream. Quake Lake is now 6 miles long and a quarter mile wide.
The lake is a marvel of other-earthly proportions in that bleached white trees still stand despite the flood. A few fishing boats motor the darkest of waters. Cormorants roost in the ghost trees above the Madison River’s pool.
residential fowl species. Binoculars and bear spray make for excellent companions on the birding trail.
The summer concert series, Music in the Park, is a free, family friendly event beginning July 4 and happening on five summer evenings in Pioneer Park. Music ranges from country to funk to oldies. It’s a bring-your-own-blanket or chair and picnic event. The July 4 event includes fireworks. Local eateries such as Madison Crossing Lounge and Firehole Bar-B-Que Co. and other restaurants offer picnic take outs.
Rodeo nights in West Yellowstone are Wednesdays through Fridays, mid-June through August for Wild West Yellowstone’s Rodeo. Enjoy thrills and spills from local cowboys aboard feisty bulls, bucking broncs and skilled ropers.
Less dramatic than the 1959 earthquake yet certainly family friendly are the bike trails on the edge of West Yellowstone’s townsite. By winter, the Rendezvous Trails offer groomed 35 km cross-country skiing. By summer, the same trails invite mountain and gravel bikers. Bike rentals and information are available in West Yellowstone at Free Heel and Wheel bike shop.
West Yellowstone’s cobalt-blue skies and riparian areas are well known to birds such as the endangered trumpeter swan, geese and ducks, raptors such as bald and golden eagles, and riverside dwellers like osprey, white pelican and sandpipers.
The West Yellowstone Birding Trail lists 14 bird-friendly viewing areas between 6,000 and 7,000feet elevation, where woodpeckers and snipes, goshawks and harriers join green-winged teal, Barrow’s goldeneye and sandhill cranes, some of the 300 migratory and
The same organization offers placid steeds for guided trail rides, sometimes led by the wranglers from the previous night’s rodeo— skilled cowboys and cowgirls who also offer wagon rides and arena riding lessons.
Wildflowers colorize the region from spring into fall and encourage trail time such as the 4-mile roundtrip walk up to the old lookout on Horse Butte. While the lookout is shuttered, the views look east into Yellowstone, west over Hebgen Lake and north to the Madison Mountain Range. The tiny town of West Yellowstone, a 20 minute drive away, is an excellent home base for adventures.
West Yellowstone’s intown attractions are many, including the Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center, where live predators romp behind fencing. Webcams offer impressive insider views of the massive bears and toothsome wolves at the nonprofit center dedicated to education regarding cubs whose mother perished and wolves born in captivity.
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SUMMERcamps
OVERNIGHT/RESIDENTIAL CAMPS
Boy Scouts of America offer a variety of programs including Camp Grizzly near Potlatch, Idaho, July 20 and 27, $500 youth or $250 adults. Camp Easton on Lake Coeur d’Alene offers weekly programs starting June 29 and continuing July 6, July 13, July 20, July 27 and Aug. 3. Youth $500 for sessions 1, $520 sessions 2-6, adults $300. www. nwscouts.org/.
Camp Four Echoes, Girl Scout Resident Camp on Lake Coeur d’Alene, for girls grades 1-12, offers weekly opportunities including sailing, windsurfing, swimming, canoeing, arts and crafts, hiking, dramatics, archery, outdoor skills, STEM, leadership courses, and now an aerial adventure park with a zipline. Camp sessions June 22-27, June 29July 4, July 6-11, July 20-25, July 27-Aug. 1, Aug. 3-8. Other specialty camps include Family Camp May 23-26 and Aug. 15-17, Troop Camp June 15-17 and Aug. 29-Sept. 1, Just the Two of Us June 18-20 and July 16-18, Daisy Day Out July 15. Prices vary by week and age. www.gsewni.org/en/camp1/ camp-four-echoes.html.
Camp Sweyolakan on Lake Coeur d’Alene offers a variety of camps for ages 1-12. June 23-Aug. 22. Enjoy boating, high/ low ropes courses, archery, handcrafts, hiking, games, and more. Includes overnight sessions, mini camp, day camps, and family camp. Schedule includes Overnight Camp June 23-June 17 (M-F), $600; Mini Camp June 30-July 2. $335; Overnight Camp July 6-July 10; Outbacker Day Camp July 13-17. $310 (S-T) 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Overnight Camp July 13-July 17; Overnight Camp July 20-July 24; Outbacker Day Camp July 27-31. (S-T) 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Overnight Camp July 27-July 31; Overnight Camp Aug. 3-Aug. 7; Outbacker Day Camp Aug. 10-14. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Overnight Camp August 17-August 22. (S-F); Family Camp June 20-21. Adult $110, Youth $65, kids 3 and under FREE. campfire@ campfireinc.org, www.campfireinc.org, (509) 747-6191.
DAY CAMPS/SUMMER CARE PROGRAMS
Camp Ashwell Day Camp, Girl Scouts offers weekly themed sessions at Spokane program center for girls K-8 that incorporate STEM, arts and crafts, cooking, drama, swimming, and other skill-building fun. Each day, girls lead the way by
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planning their own activities and trips with their camper group. Campers receive a healthy morning and afternoon snack each day and during the summer, lunches thanks to the Summer Meals Program. Hours 9 a.m.-4 p.m. but extended sessions can be from 7:45 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Sessions June 23-27, June 30-July 4, July 7-11, 14-18, 21-25, July 28-Aug. 1, Aug. 4-8, 11-15, 18-22. $175/week if registered by May 15, otherwise $200/week afterward. Girl Scout members only. ($25 extra per week for morning care and $25 per week for afternoon care.) Scholarships available. www.gsewni.org/ Camp Dart-Lo, June 23-Aug. 22. Camp Fire day camp along the Spokane River offers opportunities for grades Pre-K-9.
Sessions run Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Camp Dart-Lo helps youth build strong character, values and life skills. $310, June 23-June 17. Mini Camp June 30-July 3. (M-T). July 7-July 11. July 14-July 18. July 21-July 25. July 28-Aug. 1. Aug. 4-8. Aug. 11-15. Aug.18-22. Bus transportation from four locations throughout Spokane available as well as a Wednesday overnight options for additional fees. campfire@ campfireinc.org, www.campfireinc.org, (509) 747-6191. Jungle Safari Spirit Camp, Aug. 4-8, 9 a.m.-noon, Unity Spokane Center. “Jungle Trekkers” grades K-5 will explore God’s love expressing in themselves and the world through storytelling and drama, cooking, crafts, cooperative games, yoga and music. As they connect with nature and each other, trekkers will make new friends and get in touch with their
inner joy. Final day includes walk to Comstock Park. ddoyle@ unityspokane.org, www.unityspokane.org, (509) 838-6518.
Mt. Spokane Youth Summer Day Camps feature programs for ages 7-15 including Adventure Youth Day Camp June 23-25, July 14-16, 28-30, ages 5-13. Activities include climbing, hiking, crafts, games, and more, while learning about environmental stewardship and respecting wildlife, $209; Bike Skills Camp Advanced, July 7-10, ages 7-10, includes jumps, technical skills, and trail riding, a fix-a-flat class, bike games, and trail stewardship. Designed for experienced riders, $329; Bike Skills Camp Beginners, July 7-10, ages 7-15, learn essential skills on double-track trails and progress to more challenging trails based on ability, $329; Mountain Bike Skills Camp All Levels, July 21-25 and Aug. 4-7, ages 7-15, focuses on jumps, technical skills, and trail riding each day, starting with skillbuilders and ending on the trails, $329. www.mtspokane.com/ summercamps.
Plum Tree School offers weekly camps for Little Kids (ages 3-6) 8:30 a.m.-12;30 p.m. June 16-Aug. 22, $200/week, and Big Kid camps 1:30-5 p.m., July 7-Aug. 15 (ages 7-9), $175/week. Little Kids themes include Storytime Creations June 16-20, Treasure Hunt June 23-27, Dragon Tales June 30-July 4, Tell Me a Tale July 7-11, Drum and Dance July 14-18, Nature Week July 21-25, It’s a Bug’s Life July 28-Aug 1, Fairies and Friends Aug. 4-8, As I See It Aug. 11-15, The Hidden World of Gnomes Aug. 18-22. Big Kids themes include Modern Masters July-11, World
Beat July 14-18, Celebrations July 21-25, Puppets July 28-Aug. 1, Folkworks Aug. 4-8, Making My Way Aug. 11-15. https:// www.plumtreeschool.com/ YMCA Summer Day Camps, June 18-Aug. 27, 7 a.m.-6 p.m., North, Central, Valley and South locations. YMCA day camps are designed to provide a safe and fun environment where children can grow, learn, and thrive. Campers will enjoy field trips and activities, opportunities to develop new skills, and building lifelong friendships and memories. South location operates at Manito United Methodist Church. North and Central locations run until Aug. 27, South camps run until Aug. 22. $300/week. ymca@ymcainw.org, ymcainw.org, (509) 621-5793.
PERFORMING/VISUAL ARTS CAMPS
All Hands In, June 23-27, 9-11 a.m., Destination Church Spokane, music camp uses drumming, songs, and dance to teach Bible stories in a fresh new way. Students grades 1-5 will learn drumming techniques, grooves, and dances to complement a story to perform at the end of the week. $165, minimum 10 students/maximum 15, montanameek@gmail.com, (406) 240-2185.
Gonzaga Prep Art Camp, 10:05 a.m.-12:05 p.m. or 12:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. June 23-26, grades 2-8, “Create, Explore, and Discover the Outback through Art” The theme of the Australian Outback will guide painting, drawing, and sculpture projects. Materials provided, $100. gprep.com/summercamps, mmcfarland@gprep.com
Gonzaga Prep Drama Camp “Cast of Characters,” Aug. 4-8 or Aug. 11-1, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Weeklong camp for grades 5-8 is packed with acting, improv, musical theatre, choreography, and a final performance for family and friends. $225. gprep.com/ summercamps mmcfarland@gprep.com
Camp Broadway at the Musical Theatre Training Institute at Coeur d’Alene Summer Theater, July 7-Aug. 15, North Idaho College, offers ages 8-13 the opportunity to learn all about musical theatre, including hands-on training in acting, singing, and dancing, daily tours, meet and greets with Broadway directors, performers and creatives, and final invite-only performance. $299/week. https://cstmtti.com/enroll/camps
Gonzaga Prep Art Camp 10:05 a.m.-12:05 p.m. or 12:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. June 23-26, grades 2-8, “Create, Explore, and Discover the Outback through Art” The theme of the Australian Outback will guide painting, drawing, and sculpture projects. Materials provided, $100. gprep.com/summercamps,
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Gonzaga Prep Drama Camp “Cast of Characters,” Aug. 4-8 or Aug. 11-1, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Weeklong camp for grades 5-8 is packed with acting, improv, musical theatre, choreography, and a final performance for family and friends. $225. gprep.com/ summercamps mmcfarland@gprep.com
HeatherThymeArt, June 23-Aug. 31, Spokane Valley, 9 a.m.noon Monday-Thursday, painting and mixed media art camps for ages 5-12. Free creation time and games are also part of the fun. Weekly themes include Ocean Animals: mixed media dolphins, watercolor resist jellyfish, watercolor mer-cats, shark painting on canvas and seahorse painting on canvas, June 23-26 or Aug. 25-28, ages 5-11, $155, Fan Favorites: narwhal on canvas, design and decorate tote bags with sharpie, create a sculpture with air dry clay, make slime, July 7-10, ages 5-11, $155, Canvas Paintings: happy cactus, tropical toucan, cat with flowers and beach sunset, July 14-17, ages 6-12, $155, Art Meets Science: oobleck, slime, milk food coloring swirling, painting with marbles, lemon volcanoes and invisible ink, July 28-31 or August 18-21, ages 6-12, $155, Summer Vibes: giant ice cream painting, tropical beach watercolors, campfire painting, and mixed media lighthouses, Aug. 4-7, ages 5-11, $155, heatherthymeart@gmail.com, https://www. heatherthymeart.com/book-online.
Spokane Valley Summer Theatre Conservatory includes ‘Play in a Week’ camps for grades 2-7, week-long camps for middle and high school students grades 7-12, and specialty workshops and masterclasses. Elementary camps are $275 apiece and include “Alice in Wonderland” June 23-27, grades 3-6, University High School; “A Pig Called Wilbur” July 7-11, grades 2-5, University High School; “Super Friends” July 14-18, grades 3-6, Ponderosa Elementary; “Scooby Doo and The Pirates,” July 21-25, grades 2-5, Ponderosa Elementary; “James and the Giant Peach,” July 28-Aug. 1, grades 2-4, University High School; “The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe,” Aug. 4-8, grades 3-6, University High School. Junior Rising Stars Musical Theatre Showcase, June 23-27, grades 9-12, University High School, $305; Broadway Acting Camp, July 7-11, grades 7-12, University High School, $305. https://www.svsummertheatre. com/camps
Idaho Repertory Theatre Summer Drama Camp for Kids, July 14-Aug. 3, Moscow. Children ages 7-14 can express their creativity and learn about show business by preparing and performing in a production of “Peter Pan” on Aug. 2-3. $375 until June 14, then $400 per student. Registration capped at 60 campers. https://uidaho.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/
SV_295HGSEkFddRW3c or email theatre@uidaho.edu.
“You-Can-Le-Le”, ukelele camp, July 24-26, 9 a.m.-noon, Cheney. Join instructor Cait for a 3-day ukulele camp featuring basic chords and strumming patterns. Students will perform their new skills at a celebration at the end of camp at 9 a.m. July 26. $105-175, jhubbard@westplainsmusicaldiscovery.com, (509) 230-8742.
ACADEMIC CAMPS
Camp Code for Girls, June 23-27, Eastern Washington University-Spokane, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free one-week summer camp is designed for girls entering grades 7-9, and intended to spark interest in pursuing future careers in the STEM fields. Participants take part in a variety of educational coding games and activities led by experienced female software developers. Camp Code introduces participants to a variety of women in technology and explores the diverse opportunities available to women who code. Before and after care available. Sponsored by Fast Enterprises in partnership with Eastern Washington University. CampCodeInfo@FastEnterprises.com, https://www. fastenterprises.com/camp-code/.
EWU GenCyber Cybersecurity Camp, Catalyst Building, Spokane, July 21-25, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., free. Grades 7-8. Participants will explore the high-demand and rapidly growing field of cybersecurity. Through hands-on activities, they will learn how cybersecurity professionals help protect information and information systems from unauthorized access, misuse, and destruction. Students will make valuable contacts with local industry leaders in the field and will leave the camp with not only a rewarding experience but also souvenirs and a certificate of completion. No cybersecurity experience needed! Funded by a grant from the U.S. National Security Agency. Must commit to pre-camp and post-camp asynchronous virtual activities.www. ewu.edu/gencyber.
Gonzaga Prep summer programs include Science Safari, June 23-26, 8-10 a.m. or 10 a.m.-noon, grades 3-7 can explore the ecology and wildlife of Australia through exciting, hands-on activities. Science Safari is an opportunity to investigate and experience science in a fun, interactive camp environment, $100. Middle School Study Skills Aug. 11-14, 9 a.m.-9:55 a.m., grades 6-8 can learn secrets of successful students, and how to become one. Study skills seminar has been designed to help with goal setting, time management, learning styles, organization, note taking, outlining, test taking, and more. It’s
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also a great transition to high school, $100. “Grammar Rocks,” Aug. 11-14, 8 a.m.-8:55 a.m., grades 7-10. Camp helps break down challenges of grammar in fun ways by providing a crash course on the most common grammar mistakes that plague high school students. $100. Robotics I June 17-19, 9-11 a.m. grades 4-8 can earn to build and program robots through fun challenges. Led by experienced Gonzaga Prep teachers, this camp is perfect for tech enthusiasts. $100. Robotics 2 June 23-26, 8-10 a.m. or 10:05 a.m.-12:05 p.m. or 12:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Grades 4-8 can learn the basics of robotics. gprep.com/ summercamps, mmcfarland@gprep.com.
Inland Chess Academy offers beginner, intermediate, and advanced camps July 8-10 and Aug. 5-7 covering various chess topics for grades K-12, St John Vianney School. Beginners camp is 10 a.m.-noon, advanced, 1-4 p.m. www. inlandchess.org, email chess@inlandchess.org or (509) 8229800. Intermediate/advanced camps $35/day or $90 for all three days. Beginner camp $20/day or $50 all three days. The Nest Community School Summer Camps, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., July 7-Aug. 22, offer play-based, nature-focused learning for ages 4-10. Include hands-on exploration, outdoor learning, and community building in a Reggio-inspired environment. Camps emphasize outdoor education, sensory exploration, and play-based learning to foster independence, collaboration, and problem-solving skills. Each session led by experienced educators who guide children through nature-based activities, fort-building, loose parts play, and interactive projects that support cognitive and social-emotional development. Separate sessions for ages 5-6, 7-9, $350/week. Weekly and summerlong sessions available. spokanenest.com/summercamp.
Satori Academic Summer Camp, July 20-26, Eastern Washington University. Week-long residential experience designed for high school and middle school students who enjoy the pursuit of academics. The “pre-college” experience offers participants the opportunity to enroll in their choices of 27 mini-courses such as linguistics (creating a language), oceanography, art of theater, pH pioneers (exploring acids and bases), dollars and sense (beginners guide to financial success,) so you want to be in a musical, and discovering community, “with a little help from my friends.” Participants will also have access to the EWU recreational facilities like the Olympic-size swimming pool, climbing wall, ice skating rink and volleyball courts. satoricamp@ewu.edu or inside.ewu.edu/ewu.edu. Washington Business Week, July 27-Aug. 1, Eastern Washington. High school student-led companies race against the clock to develop a world-changing idea and pitch it to
potential investors during a week-long competition. Students are guided by a mentor from a local business, and learn to work as a team, explore careers, and build a network with professionals and future leaders. Includes two college credits. $1,100, scholarships available. Open to students graduating between 2025 and 2029. info@wbw.org, https://wbw.org/ourprograms/summer, (253) 237-3545.
Youth Heritage Project, July 14-17, free overnight field school for high-school students, focused on the history, culture, and nature of Washingtons special places. Camp explores the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area in North Bend. Students will explore the relationship between humans and the landscape through hands-on activities to help conservation efforts, visit historic sites and unique museums, and learn about co-management of cultural resources. YHP students will be paired with local organizations to address issues in the community and work in groups on project proposals to present at the conclusion of the week. yhp@ preservewa.org, https://preservewa.org/programs/youthheritage-project/
ATHLETIC CAMPS
Gonzaga Prep camps include Youth Baseball Camps in April, June, and July. April Spring Break baseball programs are April 8-9, 10 a.m.-noon, ages K-8, $75. April’s softball spring break camps are April 10-11, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., $75. June programs are 12:30-3 p.m. June 16-18, $100. July camps are July 7-9, 9-11:30 a.m.,$85. Catcher’s Camp June is June 17-18, 8-10 a.m., $100. Catcher’s Camp July is 8-10 a.m. July 1-2, $100. Learn more at bmunhall@gprep.com or https://gonzaga.revtrak. net/rw-athletic-camps/
Gonzaga Prep Athletic camps include Football Camp, June 23-26, 8-10 a.m. Camp for grades 5-8 focuses on offensive and defensive fundamentals. Players will be taught the basic practice of tackling to make football a safer sport. $100. Girls Basketball Camp, grades 1-8, June 23-26, 8-10 a.m., Camp has been designed to teach fundamental skills such as ball handling, shooting, footwork, and offensive and defensive concepts. Participants can look forward to exciting competitions and chances to win prizes, $100. Volleyball, grades 4-8, July 16-17, high-energy camp focuses on fundamentals while being fun and community-oriented, $100. Girls Softball, grades 3-8, June 23-26, 10:05 a.m.-12:05 p.m. Open to all skill levels. Students learn pitching, hitting, fielding, and game strategies with drills and scrimmages, $100. Boys
basketball grades 4-8, June 23-26, 10:05 a.m.-12:05 p.m., features basic fundamentals like ball handling, shooting form, footwork, offensive and defensive concepts, with competitions and prizes, $100. Baseball K-8, Session 1 June 17-19 11 a.m.1:30 p.m., Session 2 July 7-9, 9-11:30 a.m., camps cover fundamentals of throwing, hitting, fielding, hitting and pitching. $100. Baseball Catchers grades 6-12, session 1 June 18-19, 8-10 a.m., Session 2 July 1-2 8-10 a.m. Teaches fundamentals of catching, including footwork, transfer and blocking. Open to boys and girls, $100. Youth Soccer Camp, co-ed, grades 6-8, July 28-31 10 a.m.-noon. Teaches soccer fundamentals including passing, shooting, possession, patterns of play and defense. $100. Wrestling/Tumbling, grades 2-8, June 23-26 8-10 a.m., or 10:05 a.m.-12:05 p.m. or 12:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m., teaches fundamentals of tumbling and wrestling, including takedowns, pins, rolls, and flips. $100. gprep.com/summercamps, mmcfarland@gprep.com.
Little Bullpups Cheer Camp, June 17-19, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Grades K-5 can learn cheer basics including motion, stunts, and dance. Program ends with a performance for families. $100. gprep.com/summercamps mmcfarland@gprep.com
High Flyers Summer Camp at Altitude Trampoline Park,
Aug. 18-22, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. for ages 5-12. Keep kids active with action-packed activities including jumping, dodgeball, arts and crafts, and more. Lunch is provided. Weekly camp is $300 or $250 for members. Spots are limited. Visit https:// altitudesummercamp.com/, jeff@altitudespokane.com, or (509) 890-1020.
Junior Lifeguard Camp, June 16-Aug 21, 9 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Monday-Thursday, two-week sessions at Comstock Aquatic Center or Shadle Aquatic Center. Ages 10-15 will learn what it takes to be a Spokane Aquatics Lifeguard by being introduced to water safety, rescue skills, first aid, CPR, health and wellness, and sustainability. Through games and fun activities, swimming and diving skills will be refined, and endurance increased. This camp prepares children to take a lifeguard class or join the Aqua Ducks Novice Swim Team. Prerequisite: demonstration of Barracuda skills. (Camp does not certify child to become a lifeguard – contact joakes@spokanecity.org to learn about this certification.) Comstock and Shadle sessions June 16-26, June 30-July 10, July 14-24, July 28-Aug. 7, Aug. 11-21. $104 joakes@spokanecity.org, https://secure.rec1.com/WA/spokanewa/catalog (509) 363-5407.
NBC Camps offer a variety overnight and day camps in the
Spokane and North Idaho areas, including Basketball Camps at Whitworth University (overnight and day) June 18-Aug. 7, boys and girls ages 8-18, $285-$675; Basketball Skills Camp at The Warehouse July 28-31, boys and girls ages 9-13, $365; Basketball Camps at HUB Sports Center include Girls High School/Small School Team Camp June 30-July 3, Aug. 9-12, girls ages 13-18, $1685/team; Complete Skills Junior Day Camp Aug 9-12, boys and girls ages 8-12, $280. Basketball Camps at Palisades Christian Academy include Complete Skills Day Camp June 23-26, boys and girls ages 9-13, $365. Basketball Day Camps at Post Falls Real Life June 16-19, July 14-17, Aug 4-6, boys and girls ages 9-15, $255-$340; Boys Intensive Overnight Camp North Idaho College July 14-17, boys ages 12-16, $680. Volleyball Camps at Whitworth University include middle school overnight camp July 30-Aug. 2, girls ages 11-14, $520; intro to volleyball junior day camp June 18-20, girls ages 9-12, $155; high school overnight camp July 21-24, girls ages
13-18, $670. Volleyball Camps at Post Falls Real Life include HS complete skills camp June 23-26, girls ages 13-16, $340; complete skills day camp June 23-26, boys and girls ages 1012, $340; HS complete skills camp July 7-10, girls ages 13-16, $340; complete skills day camp July 7-10, boys and girls ages 10-12, $340. Volleyball camps at Palisades Christian Academy include complete skills day camp July 28-31, boys and girls ages 10-12, $365; HS complete skills day camp July 28-31, girls ages 13-16, $365. Visit nbccamps.com for more info or nbcvolleyball.com for volleyball camps.
Pat Powers Spokane Advanced Skills Volleyball Camp, Aug. 2-3, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., HUB Sports Center. Boys, girls and adults can participate, $160, Pat@vbclinics.com, https://vbclinics. com/product/august-2-3-2025-vbclinics-com-spokanevolleyball-camps, (760) 473-8236.
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Premier Mitts Specialized Infield Camps, June 23-July 24, 8 a.m.-noon, Shadle Park High School. Intended for serious players age 8-18 wanting an edge on the competition. Eight camps include drills, workstations, competitions, and demonstrations. Schedule includes Throwing camp June 23-26, Backhand Camp June 23-26, Playmaker July 7-10, Making the Routine Play July 7-10, Double Play Specialty July 14-17, Total Infield Camp July 14-17, On the Run Camp July 21-24, Infield Finale July 21-24. Each camp $200, but half price for signing up for all eight. kenny@premiermitts.com, www.premiermitts.com, (509) 863-4605.
SPECIAL NEEDS/MEDICAL NEEDS CAMPS
Camp Journey NW, July 6-12, Post Falls. Camp Journey NWs mission is to provide a community of hope for children and their families touched by childhood cancer. Includes one week of medically-supervised camp/other events at no cost for children ages 5-17 (and a sibling buddy) touched by cancer. Local
Youth Learn To Row Ages 12 to 17
Monday, July 21 thru Saturday, July 26 8 am - 12 pm
Silver Lake - 20 min from Downtown Spokane 1599 E Grace St., Medical Lake, WA 99022
oncology physicians and nurses are on site 24/7 volunteering their time and services. Overnight and day camp options available. Leader in Training programs available. belinda@ campjourneynw.org, www.campjourneynw.org, (509) 280-8023.
Camp STIX, July 13-19, weeklong camp for kids and teens with diabetes ages 9-16 helps them gain independence, build lifelong friendships, and enjoy classic camp activities in a supportive environment. Camp TWIGS, Aug. 1-3 is a day camp for ages 6-8 that introduces young campers to the camp experience while connecting with others who understand life with diabetes. Both camps provide a fun, safe, and empowering environment led by a dedicated team of medical professionals and volunteers. Learn more about the STIX Diabetes Programs at https://stixdiabetes. org/camps and register at https://app.campdoc.com/!/dn/ login?r=stix. Scholarships available.
Funshine Day Camp, June 23-Aug. 8, Shadle Park, 9 a.m.2:30 p.m. Spokane Parks and Recreation is a fun-filled camp for those with developmental and/or physical disabilities. Each day, campers have the opportunity to interact and socialize with peers through crafts, music, science experiments, books, board games, swimming, group activities and more. Adult Week 1 Games Week June 23-27, Teen Week July 1-3 Meet Kids Week 1 July 7-11 Kids Week 2 July 14-18 Kids Week 3 July 21- 25 Adult Week 2 Art Week July 28-Aug 1 Kids Week 4 Aug 4- 8 $269, abusch@spokanecity.org, www.spokanerec.org, (509) 625-6245.
Summer Day Camp
Camp 1 June 6/16 - 6/20
Camp 2 July 7/7 - 7/11
Camp 3 July 7/21 - 7/25
Camp 4 Aug 8/18 - 8/22
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EQUINE CAMPS
Relational Riding Academy Horseback Riding Camps offered June 16-Aug. 22 for all levels of experience. Weeklong camps for ages 8-13 include morning session 8:45 a.m.-noon or afternoon session 1:30-4:30 p.m. Students take part in riding and educational group activities. Classes include June 16-20, July 7-11, July 21-25, Aug 18-22 $300 Camp 1 Horse Camp ages 8-13, $300. Limited to 25 participants per camp session. Heartfelt.tutor@gmail.com or www.RelationalRidingAcademy. com/LessonInfo.php, bmkb65@hotmail.com, (509) 270-3393.
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