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North Idaho Activities
Golf: Stunning golf courses with varying levels of difficulty provide a challenge for beginners and pros. It is not uncommon to have to consider wildlife a “hazard”. You will find 17 golf courses both 18-hole champion and 9-hole courses from one end of the Panhandle to the other. Coeur d'Alene Resort Golf Course is home to the famous floating green and has been called “America's Most Beautiful Resort Course”. Two new golf courses have been added to area for your golfing pleasure, the Club at Black Rock features a Jim Engh designed course and the newly opened Circling Raven tribal course just 30 minutes away. Many other courses are close-by in neighboring Washington. In fact there are over 50 courses within 100 miles of Coeur D’ Alene.
Fishing:
North Idaho is a region known for its secluded mountain lakes, clear blue streams, and excellent fishing holes. If you are looking for a wilderness adventure, stop at a trailhead and hike up into the mountains to fish the cool waters of a mountain lake. The clear air and challenging terrain make for a truly rewarding experience. You will find success using a fly rod and/or regular tackle while fishing most of these lakes and streams.
Water Sports:
Lakes-lakes everywhere. If your taste goes beyond kayaking, canoeing or swimming in your own private lake, then there are large and small lakes all over North Idaho. You can fish for huge lake trout, Chinook or Kokane salmon, Northern Pike, Bass and everything in between in the waters of Northern Idaho. If water skiing or wake boarding is your thing then we have plenty of water for that also. Your boat will perform well as Lake Coeur D’ Alene is only at 2,000 Ft elevation. Whether to fish in to water ski on or to just plain boat on or swim in it’s here.
Winter Sports:
In the winter snow sports rein supreme and is not for the faint of heart! Several ski resorts are blanketed across the Idaho Panhandle. Hundreds of acres of groomed and ungroomed runs provide a thrilling day for novices on the bunny hill or for the most experienced skier. Breathtaking views are simply a fringe benefit topping off each spectacular run. If you enjoy cross country skiing, miles of groomed trails are available throughout the region. If snowmobiling lights your fire then there are thousands of snow covered meadows and hillsides waiting to be explored. Winter sports in North Idaho is a thrill that you will be glad to add to your list of “boy, I'm glad I did that!”
Camping:
Looking for superior camping sites, both on and off the beaten trail-then this is the place. Families can enjoy established campsites with lots of amenities and activities for the kids. The camper seeking a real wilderness camping experience can hike into any number of maintained but secluded campsites with minimal or no amenities. Whatever your choice, you will enjoy the fresh mountain air and Idaho camping experience.
Hunting:
Hunting in North Idaho is superb to say the least. Majestic elk, white tail and mule deer roam the mountain sides and meadows. Black bear forage for their favorite food - huckelberries and grouse flutter from one pine tree to the next. A short drive south brings you to pheasant, dove and chucker territory. The wildlife is here and it is plentiful. Normal bag rate for elk is approximately 50% each year.
Biking:
North Idaho is a region for bicyclists of all skills and abilities. The maintained and scenic Centennial Trail will take you from the Washington border all the way to the east end of Lake Coeur d'Alene. If mountain biking is more your style, area ski resorts have incorporated rugged bike trails to challenge all levels of skill. You are sure to find a trail to challenge you... or make your own!
The Arts:
The Arts are alive and thriving in North Idaho. The Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre produces fantastic professional Broadway musicals with professional and community thespians alike. The Lake City Playhouse and others also entertain throughout the year. Symphony and concert series present every type of music imaginable. The arts are important to the region and the talented artists and performers are appreciated and enjoyed.
The Spokane Ballet Ensemble of Spokane, Washington is a short 45 minute drive from Radiant Lake. For the past 20 years, the SBE has been staging quality ballet performances in the area. In May 2005 they had sold out performances of Cinderella and La Fille Mal Gardee is scheduled for the spring of 2006.
Shopping:
This place is a dream come true for those who like to browse for antiques or hunt for bargains. The region is known for its tremendous antique shops, flea markets and beautiful art galleries, filled with the work of artists, both established and new on the scene. Fine stores abound in Northern Idaho and in nearby Spokane.
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