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Ranch
Club Golf Course & Pizza House –
Priest River’s local course offers 9 holes,
a Full Serve Bar, a new driving range, a pro shop,
and Restaurant serving pizza and other specialties.
For tee times and other information call (208) 448-1731.
Visit our website at www.ranchclubgolfcourse.com
Priest Lake Golf Course
– located on Hwy. 57, offers a 18-hole course,
restaurant, driving range, putting green, chipping
area and a pro shop. (208) 443-2525.
Stoneridge Golf Course
– located just 20 minutes away in Blanchard,
Idaho Stoneridge offer a 19 hole championship golf
course, a full-service restaurant, best practice
facilities in the area, and overnight accommodations.
Great new facilities for all events such as weddings,
banquets, business meetings, and more. Call (208)
437-3148 or (800) 952-2948.
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Schweitzer Mountain – located just 30 minutes away in Sandpoint, offers world-class skiing and boarding in winter, mountain biking and horseback riding in summer. Call 1-800-800-2106 or (208) 263-2161.
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The 22.3 million acres of Idaho forests are some of the most diverse and beautiful in the world. They provide a place to work and play as well as many of the materials we use in our lives each and every day.
Historic Downtown District:
The Priest River Museum and Timber Education Center offers new exhibits four times a year, and also houses the Priest River Chamber and Tourist information office. Take a walking tour of downtown and see some of the historic buildings, many of which have been beautifully renovated.
The
Mudhole Hole Campground and beach. For more information
or reservations, please call the Army Corps of Engineers
at (208) 437-3133.
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 Albeni
Falls Dam – Offering
free tours, learn how electricity is produced. Information
center and scenic viewpoint. For more information call
(208) 437-3133.
 Brown’s
Buffalo Ranch – Visit a nearby buffalo ranch.
North of Priest River on Peninsula Road. For more information
call (208) 448-2320.
The Backcountry Horsemen, this local group
maintains a trail north of Priest River called PeeWee Trail.
It is just one of the great horseback rides in the area.
Other activities include huckleberry picking, hiking, hunting,
fishing, mountain biking, boating, snowmobiling, cross country
skiing, rock climbing … the list is limited only by
your imagination. Please stop by the Chamber Office and
pick up the Backcountry Horsemen trail guide.
Priest
River Experimental Forest
– Call (208) 448-1793 to arrange with the manager for
a visit. Depending on the season, you can drive up to the
lookout for a bird’s-eye view of the area, huckleberry
and mushroom picking, and general wildlife viewing if you’re
lucky. There are mule and whitetail deer, moose, elk, cougar,
coyote and many types of birds in our area. The Priest River
Experimental Forest is located 13 miles north of Priest
River on the Peninsula/East River Road.
 What
is the Experimental Forest?
The Experimental Forest was established in 1911 as a center
of forest research for the Northern Rocky Mountains, it
continues this role under the administration of the Rocky
Mountain Research Station of the USDA Forest Service. The
Experimental Forest is composed of 6,400 acres, which lies
east of the Priest River and contains the Benton and Canyon
Creek watersheds. Scientists have maintained continuous,
daily weather observations since 1911 streamflow and snowpack
have been recorded since 1937. The residential buildings,
shops and the office were constructed by the Civilian Conservation
Corps between 1935 and 1939. The CCC maintained a camp within
the forest and were responsible for many public works projects
in the area during that period. Research continues in the
fields of timber management, watershed analysis, fire behavior,
weather influences, soil productivity, genetics, white pine
blister rust, computer modeling and forest diseases. To
find the Experimental Forest, go north on Highway 57 for
3 miles, turn right on Peninsula Road. The Peninsula Road
turns into the East River Road. The Peninsula Road starts
off with 5 miles of paved roads, then turns into 5 miles
of gravel road. The Priest River Experimental Forest is
located 13 miles from Priest River, on the right hand side
of the road.
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