Reader Review: Recreation
Readers stuck with the classics in this area, with Inland Northwest jewels such as Riverfront Park, Lake Coeur d’Alene, Manito Park and the Centennial Trail being popular picks.
PARK
1. Manito Park
2. Riverfront Park
3. Riverside State Park
Honorable mention: Franklin Park, Coeur d’Alene City Park
SCENIC DRIVE
1. High Drive
2. Mount Spokane
3. Upriver Drive
Honorable mention: Lake Coeur d’Alene, Manito Park
PLACE TO WALK
1. Centennial Trail
2. Manito Park
3. Riverfront Park
Honorable mention: Neighborhood, High Drive
PLACE TO JOG/RUN
1. Centennial Trail
2. Riverfront Park
3. Manito Park
Honorable mention: High Drive, Neighborhood
PLACE TO TAKE KIDS
1. Riverfront Park
2. Silverwood
3. Chuck E. Cheese
Honorable mention: Manito Park, Wonderland
PLACE TO INLINE SKATE
1. Centennial Trail
2. Riverfront Park
3. Pattison’s
Honorable mention: Roller Valley, Skate Plaza
PLACE TO BICYCLE
1. Centennial Trail
2. Riverfront Park
3. Mount Spokane
Honorable mention: Neighborhood, Riverside State Park
NEIGHBORHOOD TO LOOK AT CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
1. South Hill
2. Christmas Tree Lane
3. Qualchan
Honorable mention: North Side, Rockwood Boulevard
FISHING HOLE
1. Sprague Lake
What makes Sprague Lake the best place to drop a line? Accessibility, for one thing. This big lake is only about 34 miles west of Spokane, right on Interstate 90. Variety, however, is the biggest reason. This lake holds perch, crappies, bluegills, walleyes, catfish, smallmouth bass and largemouth bass — and also yields 16-inch fighting rainbow trout.
2. tie: Lake Roosevelt, Williams Lake, Fish Trap
Honorable mention: Loon Lake
CAMPGROUND
1. Priest Lake
2. Farragut State Park
3. Sullivan Lake
Honorable mention: Indian Creek, Fort Spokane
PICNIC SPOT
1. Manito Park
2. Riverfront Park
3. Mount Spokane
Honorable mention: Riverside State Park, Bowl and Pitcher
MOUNTAINTOP VIEW
1. Mount Spokane
2. Schweitzer
3. Silver Mountain
Honorable mention: Steptoe Butte, Mica Peak
PLACE TO SWIM
1. Lake Coeur d’Alene
2. Priest Lake
3. Loon Lake
Honorable mention: Comstock Park, Spokane River
PLACE TO PEOPLE-WATCH
1. Riverfront Park
2. NorthTown Mall
3. Spokane Airport
Honorable mention: Downtown, Spokane Valley Mall
PLACE TO SKI OR SNOWBOARD
1. Mount Spokane
2. Schweitzer
3. 49 Degrees North
Honorable mention: Silver Mountain, Big Mountain
GOLF COURSE
1. Indian Canyon
2. Downriver
3. Hangman Valley
Honorable mention: Creek at Qualchan, Wandermere
HEALTH CLUB
1. 24-Hour Fitness
2. Stroh’s
3. North Park
Honorable mention: Spokane Club, Gold’s Gym
PLAYGROUND
1. Manito Park
2. Riverfront Park
3. Mission Park
Honorable mention: Franklin Park, Coeur d’Alene Park
BED AND BREAKFAST IN INLAND NW
1. Love’s Bed & Breakfast
2. Clark House
3. tie: Fotheringham House, Marianna Stoltz House
Honorable mention: Blackwell House
PLACE FOR A WEEKEND GETAWAY
1. Seattle
2. Sandpoint
3. Coeur d’Alene
Honorable mention: Leavenworth, Coeur d’Alene Resort
LOCAL WEB SITE
1. www.jaykevin.com
2. www.spokane.net
3. www.khq.com
Honorable mention: www.kdrk.com, www.kxly.com
‘WHY I LIVE HERE’ REMINDER
1. Four Seasons
Sure, people like to complain about the weather. But when it came to naming the one thing that reminds them why they live here, voters made the Inland Northwest’s climate No. 1. “Even the snow,” wrote Marie Knutson.
2. Family
3. Weather
Honorable mention: friendly people, the people