Overview
Kellogg is in Northern Idaho. It has a dynamic ski resort called Silver Mountain that draws a lot of customers.
3 sights · 2 things to do · 5 places to stay
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Best things about Kellogg
Cataldo Mission
Where Father Pierre Desmet did his work among the local indigenous population in what is the oldest building in Idaho, and one built without nails.
Silver Mountain Resort
A plush ski resort with golf course and all number of other things, like an indoor water park for instance, to keep you going. Even in summer, you can enjoy a gondola ride and mountain biking course.
Mining and Smelting Museum
Little mining odds and ends.
Sunshine Miners Memorial
Remembering the day of the Sunshine Mine disaster.
Crystal Gold Mine & RV
Here you can pan for gold or tour a mine shaft at this commercialized operation.
Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: May–Sep. Summer highs reach about 87°F; winter lows dip to about 26°F. Cold months (Jan, Dec) can bring snow and ice; check road conditions. Wettest: Dec and Jan. (climate data from nearby Spokane)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- GEG Spokane International Airport, Spokane — 66 mi away (major hub). Directions
- PUW Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport, Pullman — 72 mi away. Directions
Kellogg is along Interstate 90, just to the west of Wallace.
Full “Get in” guide ↓Budget & where to stay
No prices are listed for this place yet. See the Sleep guide ↓ for options.
Sample 1-day itinerary
Day 1
- Morning Mining and Smelting Museum, Silver Mountain Resort, Crystal Gold Mine & RV
- Afternoon Sunshine Miners Memorial, Cataldo Mission
Stops are grouped by area so each day needs little backtracking. Check opening hours before you go.
Food for you
What to ask about, for your diet
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Understand
Imagine the largest smelting facility in the world being located in the rugged terrain of the Rocky Mountains. That's what the Bunker Hill Mine and Smelting Complex used to be, to extract massive quantities of silver, and what the town of Kellogg was built around, in addition to other mining interests. This all has a very sad chapter to it in that, for one, one of the worst U.S. mining accidents to ever occur happened when a subterranean fire broke out at the Sunshine Mine in 1972 and took 91 lives, and, for another, the Bunker Hill Smelter left the area and Spokane River watershed below it heavily contaminated with lead and other toxins and made it a Superfund site.
Get in
Kellogg is along Interstate 90, just to the west of Wallace.
By bus
Greyhound makes a stop here at the Fairbridge Inn & Suites (601 Bunker Ave).
See
- Kellogg has metal sculptures of a dragon and knight, a gold panner, an elk (in front of the local chapter of the Elks), a big panther (which is the high school's mascot) in front of the local pool, a miner and donkey, and the best was the Red Baron. All seemed to be made of scraps of metal from different things, but they are large!
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