Day Trippin' › Idaho › From Lewiston
Lewiston sits where the Snake and Clearwater rivers meet: jet boats leave for Hells Canyon from the edge of town, the Nez Perce National Historical Park visitor center is a short drive up the Clearwater, and White Bird Battlefield and Palouse Falls are in reach for the day. The best day trips from Lewiston, by drive time.
59 places within a 3-hour drive, by real roads.
State park · 33 min southeast
A small forested lake on the Camas Prairie with a loop trail, canoes, yurts and winter ice fishing, near the Wolf Education Center.
Town · 54 min north
A friendly college town on the rolling Palouse with a well-known Saturday farmers market and a free arboretum at the University of Idaho.
Park · 30 min west
A park on an island in the Snake River near Clarkston.
Town · 55 min northwest
A college town with Ferdinand's ice cream and campus museums.
State park · 56 min southwest
A short climb to Puffer Butte with views of three states.
Viewpoint · 1 hr 31 min northwest
Drive to the top of a butte for a 360-degree view of rolling Palouse hills.
Waterfall · 1 hr 50 min west
A 198-foot falls into a deep basalt canyon, the state's official waterfall.
Town · 1 hr 6 min northwest
A farm town with the Codger Pole, a giant chainsaw carving.
State park · 1 hr 34 min west
Old-growth riverside forest on the Touchet River near Waitsburg.
Historic site · 1 hr 15 min east
The basalt mound where, in Nez Perce tradition, Coyote defeated a monster and created the people, with audio stations in English and Nez Perce.
State park · 1 hr 31 min northeast
A park on long, forested Dworshak Reservoir for boating, swimming, kokanee and bass fishing, and disc golf.
Scenic drive · 1 hr 32 min north
Rolling wheat hills, red barns and small towns.
Town · 1 hr 10 min north
A small brick main street on the Palouse River.
Town · 2 hr 3 min west
A tree-lined downtown with more than 100 wineries nearby.
Park · 2 hr 10 min north
The downtown falls, a gondola over the rapids and a carousel.
Trail · 2 hr 23 min north
A wooded hill right beside downtown Coeur d'Alene, with a loop path along the shoreline past small coves and rocky lookouts over the lake.
Town · 2 hr 25 min south
A glacial lake at the foot of the Wallowa Mountains and an art town with bronze sculptures.
Ski area · 2 hr 2 min west
A small, high ski area in the Blue Mountains.
Museum · 2 hr 6 min west
A pioneer village and museum with a big mule-team display.
Garden · 2 hr 10 min north
Free gardens with a Japanese garden, a rose hill and a greenhouse.
Park · 2 hr 23 min north
A swinging bridge over big river rocks and rapids in Riverside State Park.
Drive times are by road on a typical day from ZIP 83501 (OpenStreetMap data with the OSRM route planner). Facts checked against official sites; passes and hours change, so check before you go.