Field notes, guides, and honest advice for planning a trip to St. Maries, Idaho — from the host of a house on Elm Drive who spends a lot of time on the river.
St. Maries suits families who want an outdoor trip without a lot of logistics. The town is small enough that nothing takes long to reach, the St.
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The best season for St. Maries depends on what you want from the water.
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A weekend in St. Maries works best as one town day, one water or trail day, and one flexible day. The town itself takes an afternoon — a riverfront walk, the local history museum, dinner on Main Avenue.
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The best day trips from St. Maries fall into three directions. **North** takes you along Lake Coeur d'Alene toward Old Mission State Park, the Silver Valley, and the town of Coeur d'Alene.
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St. Maries sits at the meeting of two rivers, and the St. Joe is the reason most people come.
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The Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes is a paved rail trail running about 73 miles across the Idaho Panhandle, from Plummer in the west to Mullan near the Montana border.
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Winter in St. Maries is quiet. Most visitors come for one of two things: **snowmobiling**, on a trail system Idaho actively grooms in the St.
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The easiest good walking near St.
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