Protected areas
Research 5 protected areas within weekend reach of Spokane, classified from Wikidata types and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Spokane. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Spokane. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Spokane, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km, day-trip distance is up to 120 km.
Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge is a national wildlife refuge reachable from Spokane as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, about 28 km (17 mi) from Spokane
Image credit: Image: Williamborg / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
Coeur d'Alene National Forest is a national forest reachable from Spokane as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Coeur d'Alene National Forest, about 91 km (56 mi) from Spokane
Image credit: Image: Greg Tensmeyer / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
Idaho Panhandle National Forests is a forest reachable from Spokane as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Idaho Panhandle National Forests, about 91 km (56 mi) from Spokane
Image credit: Image: Greg Tensmeyer / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
Priest River Experimental Forest is a forest reachable from Spokane as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Priest River Experimental Forest, about 91 km (56 mi) from Spokane
Image credit: Image: Jon Roanhaus / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Colville National Forest is a national forest reachable from Spokane as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Colville National Forest, about 116 km (72 mi) from Spokane
Image credit: Image: Kootenay Rockies – David Gluns / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain