Bike-Camping: Try a Sub-24-Hour Overnight
Need a mini-vacation? Try a sub 24-hour overnight (s24o) camping trip. The Inland NW have close-to-urban destinations for camping.
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Wilderness Trip of a Lifetime on Idaho’s Salmon River: Kayaking and Rafting the Middle Fork
If there is heaven on earth, it can be found on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River in central Idaho. This 104-mile-long whitewater trip through the heart of the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness has everything that makes the perfect trip: great whitewater, deep wilderness, pristine camping spots, and daily natural hot
Best Fall Hikes
By: Bradley Beck, Robin Hartikainen, Derrick Knowles and Erika Prins Autumn in the Inland Northwest is prime hiking time. The summer heat has passed, there are fewer people out on the trails, and the combination of fall colors, crisp air, and birds and other wildlife preparing for winter can make for an exhilarating hiking experience.
Explore Fire Lookouts in the Inland NW
Guide to hiking and exploring historic fire lookouts in the mountains of Eastern Washington and North Idaho, and resources to learn more.
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Commission will consider Transformation Strategy to guide State Parks during next few years
Learn more about the financial side of State Parks and other related policies at the upcoming Commission meeting and work session in March. OLYMPIA – March 13, 2013 – At its regular meeting next week in Olympia, the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will consider adoption of a transformation strategy intended to provide guidance into
Paddling Upper Priest Lake As Easy As 1, 2, 3,***
IT’S A UBIQUITOUS SUMMER PHRASE in Spokane: “Going to the lake.” For some, the body of water referenced is Coeur d’Alene; for others, Newman or Hayden lakes. For many, though, the “lake” in the phrase is Priest, probably the most popular water destination in the area and certainly the most scenic (apologies to Pend Oreille
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Fire danger rating increase in Spokane, Lincoln, Stevens and Pend Oreille counties
OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that effective 12:01 a.m., September 8, Stevens County Fire Districts 1 & 2, Lincoln, and Spokane counties will increase the fire danger rating to ‘very high.’ In Pend Oreille County, the fire danger rating will increase to ‘high’. DNR reminds everyone that there
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The Case for Car Camping: 3 Reasons To Love It
The list was befitting the items needed for a 13-year-old’s sleepover: Oreos. Glow sticks. A life-size cardboard cutout of Twilight star Robert Pattinson. In actuality, these were some of the things packed by my best friends and myself (all, ahem, in our late twenties and early thirties) for our annual “Friendship Reunion” camping trip last
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Explore The Kettle River Range of NE Washington
Guide for exploring the Kettle River Range: day and backpack hike destinations, trails for mountain biking and running, and trip planning.
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Roadtrip: Taking Kids To Mt. Rainier
A “bucket list” vacation FOR any Northwest family should be Mount Rainier National Park. After all, who wants a kid to grow up without stepping foot on the 14,410-foot mountain that dominates the Cascade Range? It’s the fifth highest peak and the tallest volcano in the contiguous United States. Even better, it’s an “episodically active”
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