Lewiston, ID Road Trips

Founded shortly after gold was discovered in the nearby Clearwater River in 1860, Lewiston played an important role in the state's early history. The city became the capital of the newly-created Idaho Territory in 1863, but lost the distinction to Boise shortly thereafter in what proved to be an enormously unpopular decision in northern Idaho. To this day it is not unusual to hear locals lament losing the capital to Boise. It's easy for visitors to confuse Lewiston's two main rivers. The Clearwater River is on the north side, and runs straight into the Snake River. However, the Snake on the city's west side makes a left turn at this point, going into neighboring Clarkston, Washington. Lewiston is the principal city of the Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of both Nez Perce County in Idaho and Asotin County in Washington.

1 Lewis–Clark State College. (updated Oct 2019)

1 Clearwater River Casino & Lodge, 17500 Nez Perce Road, toll-free: +1 877-678-7423 (casino), +1 866-719-3885 (hotel). (updated Nov 2016) NAIA World Series. (updated Oct 2019) 2 Hells Gate State Park, 5100 Hells Gate Rd, ☏ +1 208-799-5015. (updated Sep 2021)

Jollymore's, 1516 Main St, ☏ +1 208-743-9448. (updated Sep 2021)

Clearwater Canyon Cellars, 3143 10th St, ☏ +1 208-816-4679. Tasting room and curbside pickup: Tu-Sa noon-5PM. (updated Sep 2021) Lindsay Creek Vineyards, 3107 Powers Ave, ☏ +1 208-746-WINE (9463). Tasting room: F Sa 1-9PM, Also, pick-ups by appt. (updated Sep 2021)

1 Holiday Inn Express Lewiston, 2425 Nez Perce Dr, ☏ +1 208-750-1600. Has indoor pool and complimentary breakfast and an outdoor balcony overlooking the valley.

1 Lewiston Nez Perce County Airport (LWS IATA) (on 5th St and Burrell Ave. 3.5 mi (5.6 km) south of town; go south on 8th St and Bryden Canyon Rd to get to the airport from downtown). Skywest operates daily flights to Salt Lake City as Delta Connection and to Denver as United Express. Car rental is also available. The next nearest airports served by more airlines, including Alaska Airlines, Southwest and United Airlines, at more competitive fares are in Boise BOI IATA (273 mi (439 km) south) and Spokane Geiger Field GEG IATA (109 mi (175 km) north). By car Lewiston is accessible by a series of US and state highways which become local streets. WA-Hwy 193/128 bypasses north of town, north of the river on a two-lane highway. Comes in from Walla Walla, WA 101 mi (163 km) in the west and Missoula, MT 219 mi (352 km) in the east through the Nez Perce National Forest. Goes through Clarkston as Bridge St and along the river as Dikes Bypass in Lewiston. Connects Coeur d'Alene 118 mi (190 km) to the north and Ontario 242 mi (389 km) to the south at its junction with I-84. If coming from Boise go north on SR-55 its junction with US Hwy 95 in New Meadows (119 mi (192 km) north of Boise) Comes in from Spokane, WA (the largest city in the region) from north 106 mi (171 km) through Colfax and Pullman in the Palouse country via the Memorial Bridge just east of town. Northwestern Trailways, (bus stop) North Lewiston Dyna Mart at 1920 Hwy 128, ☏ +1 509-838-4029, [email protected].