Overview
Post Falls is a growing town in Northern Idaho. Its attractive cascade on the Spokane River is enough to draw anybody for a spell.
2 sights · 2 things to do · 1 places to eat · 1 places to stay
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Best things about Post Falls
Falls Park
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
Where Frederick Post signed a treaty of appropriating the land from Chief Andrew Seltice of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe in 1871.
Q'emiln Park
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
Ditto this one for Spokane River recreation, minus the rock climbing.
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 — 28 mi away (major hub). Directions
- PUW Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport, Pullman — 67 mi away. Directions
Post Falls is along Interstate 90.
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 Falls Park, Treaty Rock
- Lunch The White House Grill
- Afternoon Q'emiln Park, Black Bay Park
Stops are grouped by area so each day needs little backtracking. Check opening hours before you go.
Food for you
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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.
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 Interstate 90.
The North Idaho Centennial Trail is a 24-mile multi-use trail that stretches from Coeur d'Alene to the Washington-Idaho state line.
See
Do
Buy
With the population boom has also come a rise in commercial development.
Eat
Eat The White House Grill
This is kind of like Post Falls' answer to fine dining, with Greek/Mediterranean cuisine and drinks and decor.
Sleep
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