On the edge of the Steen Mountains and the Alvord Desert lies a great day hike ready for exploring. While Pike Creek Canyon Trail is nearly 7 miles in total, it’s easy to turn it into a shorter out-and-back (which we did due to heat) or if you’re looking for some additional adventure, you can extend it for several more miles if you’re willing to do a bit of scrambling, climbing and bushwacking.
Read MoreOriginally built as a manned lookout tower in 1937, the Lunch Peak Lookout is now available to campers and hikers. While it didn’t look available to occupy when we were there, sources online say you can indeed book it for camping through recreation.gov. From the lookout, you can see the Selkirk and Cabinet mountains, Sandpoint, into eastern Washington, Canada, and even over to Glacier National Park on clear days.
Read MoreThe Cougar Bay Nature Preserve is home to over 27 species of birds as well as other wildlife like deer, moose, beaver, and otter. The tall grasses and marshy landscape provide a refuge for waterfowl and great hunting grounds for osprey.
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