Post Falls
Post Falls is a growing town in Northern Idaho. Its attractive cascade on the Spokane River is enough to draw anybody for a spell.
Understand
Post Falls began in 1871 when Frederick Post built a lumber mill along the Spokane River on land he purchased from the Coeur d'Alene Tribe. But lately it has been feeling growing pains as a bedroom community of Coeur d'Alene and Spokane, jumping by some 20,000 people between 2000 and 2020, and, with the consequent increasing cost of real estate and other changes, the locals aren't always too happy about it.
Get in
Post Falls is along I-90 and the North Idaho Centennial Trail, a 24-mile multi-use trail that stretches from Coeur d'Alene to the Washington-Idaho state line.
See
- 🌍 Falls Park, 305 W 4th Ave, ☏ +1 208 773-0539. Daily 6AM-midnight. When the floodgates are open on this dam of the Spokane River that basically impounds Coeur d'Alene Lake, the surging water over the 40-foot Post Falls is quite a spectacle.
- 🌍 Treaty Rock (parking lot on Treaty Rock Rd just west of N Compton St). Where Frederick Post signed a treaty of appropriating the land from Chief Andrew Seltice of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe in 1871.
Do
- 🌍 Q'emiln Park, 12201 W Parkway Dr, ☏ +1 208 773-0539. Daily 6AM-9PM. A park along the Spokane popular for swimming and boating, but there's also hiking and rock climbing available. However, the Spokane River does have some problems with mining-related pollution.
- 🌍 Black Bay Park, 1299 E 3rd Ave, ☏ +1 208 773-0539. Ditto this one for Spokane River recreation, minus the rock climbing.
Buy
With the population boom has also come a rise in commercial development.
- 🌍 Cabela's, 101 N Cabela Way, ☏ +1 208 777-6300. Daily 9AM-9PM. While it may not appeal to all, this popular American sportsman's store is very large and hard to miss along the interstate.
Eat
- 🌍 The White House Grill, 712 N Spokane St, ☏ +1 208 777-9672. Lunch and dinner. This is kind of like Post Falls' answer to fine dining, with Greek/Mediterranean cuisine and drinks and decor.
Sleep
- 🌍 Sleep Inn Near Washington State Line, 157 S Pleasant View Rd, ☏ +1 208 413-9144. This one has an indoor pool and much desired hot tub to soak away the chill during colder months.