Higher and Dryer Loop from Spokane, 6 Days
This itinerary starts in Spokane and covers the Gateway, Columbia Plateau, North Cascades and Wine Country regions in 6 days.
(SML) – 552 miles/ 888.4 km
Group Sizes
S – 14 passengers or less
M – 14-36 passengers
L – 36-55 passengers or more
Day one:
Arrive at Spokane International Airport
(“Rocky Mountain Gateway” region)
Things of interest in Spokane:
- Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture (SML)
- Lorinda Knight Gallery (SML)
- Riverfront Park (SML)
- Silverwood Theme Park (SML)
- Spokane Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Overnight: Spokane area (SML)
- Best Western PepperTree Airport Inn, Spokane (SML)
Day Two:
Spokane to Grand Coulee
(“Columbia River Plateau” region)
Hwy 2 West to Hwy 174 North (90 miles/ 144.8 km)
Interesting stops along the way:
- Spokane Plains Battlefield State Park (SML)
- Lincoln County Historical Museum, Davenport (SML)
- Two Rivers Casino (SML)
- Overnight: Grand Coulee area (SML)
Day Three:
Grand Coulee to Leavenworth
(“North Cascades” region)
Hwy 155 to Hwy 2 (110 miles/ 177 km)
Interesting stops along the way:
- Steamboat Rock State Park (SML)
- Dry Falls (SML)
- Aplet & Cotlet Candy Factory (SML)
- Pioneer Village and Museum (SML)
- Smallwood’s Harvest (SML)
- Ohme Gardens (SML)
- Overnight: Leavenworth (SML)
- Best Western Icicle Inn (SML)
- Enzian Inn (SML)
- Rodeway Inn & Suites (SML)
- Things of interest in Leavenworth:
- Osprey River Rafting (SM)
- King Ludwig’s German Restaurant (SML)
- Leavenworth Chamber of Commerce
Day Four:
Leavenworth to Yakima via Roslyn
To Roslyn: Hwy 2 to Hwy 97 south to I-90 via Hwy 970 then I-90 West to Roslyn. To Yakima: I-90 south to I-82 South
(133 miles/ 214 km)
Interesting stops along the way:
- Carpenter Museum, Cle Elum (SML)
- Cle Elum Historical Telephone Museum (SML)
- Roslyn Museum and Downtown (SML)
- Kittitas County Historical Museum (SML)
- Sarah Spurgeon Gallery (SML)
- Clymer Museum of Art (SML)
Overnight in Yakima (SML)
Best Western PepperTree Yakima Inn (SML)
Things of interest in Yakima:
- Yakima Valley Visitor & Convention Bureau
- Chimposium (SML)
- Historic North Front Street
- Yakima Greenway
Day Five:
Yakima to Tri-Cities
(“Wine Country” region)
I-82 South (85 miles/ 136.8 km)
Interesting stops along the way:
- Wine Tours (SML)
- Yakama Nation Cultural Center, Toppenish (SML)
- Toppenish Downtown Murals (SML)
- Overnight in Tri-Cities area (Richland-Pasco-Kennewick) (SML)
- Royal Towers Inn (SML)
Day Six:
Tri-Cities to Spokane
Hwy 395 north to I-90 (134 miles/ 215.7 km)
Things of interest in the Tri-Cities area:
- Columbia River Exhibition of History, Science & Technology, Richland (SML)
- Franklin County Historical Museum, Pasco (SML)
- Three Rivers Children’s Museum, Richland (SM)
- East Benton County Historical Museum, Kennewick (SML)
- Interesting side trip:
- Whitman Mission Historic Site (SML) (follow Hwy 12 south approximately 41 miles from Kennewick)
- Interesting stops along the way:
- Dr Frank R Burroughs’ Historical Home (S)
