Pend Oreille
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Countryside and towns · Washington · 14k people
Pend Oreille
Locals say Pend Oreille Valley
Home to the wild Pend Oreille and the Selkirk high country.
Pend Oreille River blueForest greenMountain grey
Welcome to the Pend Oreille Valley! Whether you're here for the river, the mountains, or the small-town pace, you'll find a friendly community. Come for the scenery, stay for the quiet life.
Clubs for Pend Oreille
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The room
One room for everyone around Pend Oreille. It never closes; when it's busy it splits into tables. Once you're in, you stay until you leave.
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Marketplace
Things for sale, free and wanted, and rooms for rent, from people around Pend Oreille. Sign in to sell something.
Things to do
- Box Canyon Dam Public tours and viewpoint on the Pend Oreille River.
- Sullivan Lake Popular for swimming, camping, and fishing.
- Metaline Falls Scenic waterfall near the historic mining town.
- Colville National Forest Vast wilderness with trails and wildlife.
- Newport Historic District Old town with early 20th-century buildings.
- Pend Oreille River Central waterway for boating and fishing.
- Outdoors Kayaking on the Pend Oreille River
- Outdoors Hiking the Colville National Forest trails
- With kids Visit the Box Canyon Dam visitor center
- With kids Swim at Sullivan Lake
- Evenings Small-town taverns
- Evenings Live music at local bars
- Locals love Riverside campsites
- Locals love Mountain trails
Through the year
- Pend Oreille County Fair & Rodeo August County fair with livestock, carnival, and rodeo.
- Newport's 4th of July Celebration July Fireworks and community picnic in Newport.
- Sullivan Lake Fishing Derby May Annual fishing contest for all ages.
Cold, snowy winters; mild, dry summers. Best time to be out is June through September. Best: June through September
Talk like a local
- “The Valley”
- The Pend Oreille Valley
- “Up north”
- The northern part of the county
- “The river”
- The Pend Oreille River
- “Metaline”
- Short for Metaline Falls
Getaways
- Sandpoint, ID Lake Pend Oreille and Schweitzer Mountain.
- Coeur d'Alene, ID Lakefront resort town with shopping and dining.
- Spokane, WA Riverfront Park, museums, and big-city amenities.
- Bonners Ferry, ID Gateway to the Kootenai River and wildlife.
Local flavour
Rooting for Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Mariners, Seattle Kraken, Seattle Sounders FC, Gonzaga Bulldogs, Spokane Chiefs
Eat and drink
- Huckleberry pie Wild huckleberries are a regional staple, often foraged in the mountains.
- Smoked trout Fresh from the Pend Oreille River and nearby lakes.
- Morel mushrooms Foraged in the spring.
- Huckleberry jam A local favorite for pancakes.
- Fresh-caught pike From the Pend Oreille River.
Where people go
- Riverside campsites Along the Pend Oreille River and its tributaries.
- Mountain trails In the Selkirk Mountains and Colville National Forest.
- Historic mining towns Metaline Falls and other remnants of the region's mining past.
- Small-town taverns Gathering spots in Newport, Ione, and Cusick.
- Lakes Sullivan Lake, Box Canyon Reservoir, and other bodies of water.
- National forest Colville National Forest surrounds much of the county.
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Nearby
Every areaSandpointIdahoLife at the edge of the lake and the sky.Coeur d'AleneIdahoBlue water, big skies, and mountain calm.SpokaneWashingtonRiver city, mountain soul.Bonners FerryIdahoGateway to the SelkirksDavenportWashingtonRolling wheat, endless skies, and small-town pride.Kellogg–St. MariesIdahoWhere the pines meet the rivers and history runs deep.TrailBritish ColumbiaSmall-town heart, big-mountain soul.NelsonBritish ColumbiaWhere mountains meet the lake and art thrives.
Pend Oreille County, WA. Areas from the US Census Bureau and Statistics Canada; places from GeoNames. Local flavour was written with a model and may have mistakes. Team names identify teams; no endorsement.