Kettle Falls, WA Road Trips
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2
Longest Drive
436.3 mi
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Quickest Drive
7h 8m
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Kettle Falls, WA by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
1,703
Median Income
$49,750
Median Home Value
$215,100
Median Age
44.3
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Kettle Falls, WA at a Glance
Founded
1940
Elevation
1,631 ft
Area
1 mi²
City data from Wikidata (Q1508096), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.
Traveler Guide to Kettle Falls, WA
Kettle Falls is a small city in northeast Washington State.
1 Kettle Falls Information Center, 425 W 3rd Ave, ☏ +1 509-738-2300. (updated Oct 2019)
1 China Bend Winery, 3751 Vineyard Way, ☏ +1 509-732-6123. (updated Oct 2018) 2 Kettle Falls Historical Centre, 1188 St. Paul Mission Rd, ☏ +1 509-738-6964. An interpretive center and other exhibits allow you to learn about 9,000 years of human history. Exhibits range from the Native American fishermen to white settlers. (updated Oct 2018) 3 St. Paul's Mission. This 1846 church is one of the oldest in Washington. A trail with exhibits is nearby. (updated Sep 2025)
The Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area, a 130-mile-long (210 km) recreation area along the reservoir created by the Grand Coulee Dam. Kettle Falls is at the north end of the lake; the actual Kettle Falls were submerged with the creation of Lake Roosevelt. 1 Bull Hill Ranch, 3738 Bull Hill Rd, ☏ +1 877-285-5445. Enjoy the scenic horseback riding trails of the area (updated Sep 2025)
1 Kettle Falls Inn Hotel, 205 East 3rd Avenue, ☏ +1-509-738-6514. Hotel/Motel. (updated Oct 2018) 2 Columbia Point Resort, 978 Hwy 395 North, ☏ +1-509-690-4208. Hotel/Motel/RV Park. (updated Oct 2018) 3 Lake Roosevelt Vacations, Inc., 1390 Williams St, toll-free: +1-800-635-7585. Houseboat rentals. (updated Oct 2018) 4 Kettle Falls Campground, 1368 Kettle Park Road (5 miles southwest of Kettle Falls). Campground. (updated Oct 2018) 5 North Lake RV Park & Campground, 20 Roosevelt Road (9 miles northeast of Kettle Falls on US 395.), ☏ +1-509-738-2593. Cabins/RV Park/Campground. (updated Oct 2018) 6 Riverwood Bed & Breakfast, 7 Riverwood Circle E (4 miles west of Kettle Falls.), ☏ +1-509-850-0873. Bed & Breakfast. (updated Jun 2023) 7 Bull Hill Guest Ranch, 3738 Bull Hill Road (About 30 miles north of Kettle Falls.), toll-free: +1-877-285-5445. Guest Ranch. (updated Oct 2018)
Kettle Falls is at the junctions of US Highway 395 (US-395), State Route 20 (WA-20), and State Route 25 (WA-25), about 80 mi (130 km) northwest of Spokane and 41 mi (66 km) south of the Canadian border.
Travel tips adapted from Kettle Falls on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.
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