Activities Near Cabin- Iron Man, Bloomsday,Golf, Fishing,

While Narrows Cottage is perfect for just relaxing and enjoying the two lakes, it is also located in close proximity to many recreational opportunities. Whether golfing, boating, shopping, hiking, biking, fishing, water parks, or enjoying the Silverwood Theme Park is your bag, there is something for everyone. Make sure you enjoy some of these local activities when you visit.

Annual Events - 2012 Dates (These dates go fast in the entire area for lodging.)

Iron Man, Coeur d'Alene, ID - June 24, 2012 (http://www.ironmancda.com/) (Regular weekly rates apply, stay may start any day of the week, for those staying less than 7 nights the rate is $300 a night)
Bloomsday Race, Spokane, WA - May 6, 2012 (http://www.bloomsday.org/)
Hoopfest, Spokane, WA - June 30 & July 1, 2012 (http://www.spokanehoopfest.com)

Enjoy privacy and a roomy place to relax when you come to the area for IronMan, Bloomsday, Hoopfest, and the many attractions at the Opera House and Convention Centers in Spokane and Coeur d'Alene.

Trout caught off the dock

Fishing - Fishing at Twin Lakes can be excellent. Catches include northern pike, largemouth bass, crappie, trout, and perch.

The channel where the Narrows Cottage is located is good fishing...just near our dock.

However, there are many fishing opportunities near by, here are just a few of them:

Hooked on Fishing, Lake Coeur d’Alene (http://hookedonfishingidaho.com/)
Northwest Outfitters, Coeur d’Alene, ID (http://nwoutfitters.com/)
Fins and Feathers Tackle Shop and Guide Service, Lake Coeur d’Alene (http://www.fins1.com/Guide_Service.htm)
Sandpoint Outfitters, Sandpoint, ID (http://sandpointoutfitters.com/index.html)
Diamond Charters, Lake Pend Orielle / Hope, Idaho (http://www.diamondcharters.com/index.html)
Eagle Charters, Lake Pend Orielle / Hope, Idaho (http://www.eaglecharters.net/)
Lots of great resources here (http://www.fatfisherman.com/links_geo/america_united_states/idaho.html)

Golf Courses

Twin Lakes Village (http://www.golftwinlakes.com/) This is our local course by Lower Twin Lake and highly recommended
Northern Idaho Golf Courses (http://nwgolfmaps.com/nid.php)
Eastern Washington Golf Courses (http://nwgolfmaps.com/easternwa.php)

Shopping

Cabelas in Post Falls, ID (http://www.cabelas.com/post-falls-idaho-store.shtml) 17 miles
Outlet Mall in Post Falls, ID (http://www.outletsonline.com/outlets/1126.html) 17 miles
Spokane Valley Mall, WA (http://www.spokanevalleymall.com/) 23 miles
Downtown Spokane, WA (lots of everything) 40 miles
Coeur d’Alene, ID (lots of everything / semi touristy) 21 miles
Sandpoint, ID (touristy) 41 miles

Crappie caught off the dock!

Theme and Water Parks

Silverwood Theme Park in Athol, ID (http://www.silverwoodthemepark.com/) 13 miles
Wild Waters in Coeur d’Alene, ID (http://www.wildwaterswaterpark.com/prices.php) 21 miles
Triple Play in Hayden, ID (http://www.3play.com/default.htm) 21 miles
Splash Down Family Water Park in Spokane Valley, WA (http://www.splashdownwaterpark.net/) 23 miles

Biking

Route of the Hiawatha (http://www.skilookout.com/hiawatha/)
North Idaho Centennial Trail, CDA to WA state line (http://www.great-trails.com/I-centen.shtml)
Trail of the Coeur d’Alene (http://www.great-trails.com/trail%20of%20the%20Coeur%20dAlenes.shtml)
More info at http://www.great-trails.com/idaho.shtml and http://friendsofcdatrails.org/Hiawatha/index.html

Hiking

Too much to list. The Selkirk Mountains in Northern Idaho and Bitterroot Mountains in Northeastern Idaho offer outstanding backpacking.

The Coeur d’Alene and Spokane areas also offer many hiking opportunities.

Try this link: http://www.trails.com/stateactivity.aspx?area=10014

Horseback Riding

Bridle Path Quarter Horses, Inc. http://bridlepathtr.com/
Rider Ranch http://riderranch.com/rides.html

Bird Watching

Eagle Watch! (http://www.blm.gov/id/st/en/fo/coeur_d_alene/special_areas/Mineral_Ridge-_Wolf_Lodge_Bay/eagle_watch.html)

Bird Watching – (http://www.blm.gov/id/st/en/fo/coeur_d_alene/recreation_sites_/idaho_birding_trail.html)

More Good Birding Information - (http://www.fatbirder.com/links_geo/america_united_states/idaho.html)

Miscellaneous – This is in no particular order...just interesting stuff to do:

ROW Adventures, Coeur d’Alene, ID (rafting, kayaking, fishing, etc.) (http://www.rowadventurecenter.com/)
Riverfront Park, Spokane WA (http://spokaneriverfrontpark.com/)
Wonderland Family Fun Center, Spokane WA (http://wonderlandusa.com/)
Wolf People - meet the wolves in their habitat, Cocolalla, ID (near Sandpoint) (http://wolfpeople.com/)
The Best of Broadway- Spokane Opera House - (http://www.bestofbroadwayspokane.com/default0708.asp)
Some free concerts- check out this website- (http://www.operacda.org/about.html)
Tour a Silver Mine (http://www.silverminetour.com/)
Tour a Gold Mine (http://www.goldmine-idaho.com/)
More Kid Friendly Fun! (http://www.coeurdalene.org/mm/index.html)

Nearby Cities

Rathdrum, ID - 4 miles
Post Falls, ID - 15 miles
Coeur d’Alene, ID - 21 miles
Spokane Valley, WA - 21 miles
Spokane, WA - 35 miles
Sandpoint, ID - 41 miles
Kellogg, ID - 57 miles
Wallace, ID - 68 miles

The ducks love to come to the dock when they think you have bread!

Some of our "friends" at Narrows Cottage.

You can watch the birds and squirrels feed while sitting at the dining room table.

We enjoy putting peanuts on the deck and they enjoy eating them!

Narrows Cottage

Twin Lakes

Rathdrum, Idaho

(509) 628-1813 or (509) 374-7565

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