Sandpoint Guidebook
Food scene
This brewery is family friendly and had great food, try the beer cheese soup and a BLTA sandwich.
Lake paddler brew is our favorite!
41 locals recommend
MickDuff's Brewing Company - Brewpub
419 N 2nd AveThis brewery is family friendly and had great food, try the beer cheese soup and a BLTA sandwich.
Lake paddler brew is our favorite!
This place has really great food and a mellow laid back atmosphere. Try all the great sauces.
30 locals recommend
The Fat Pig
301 Cedar StThis place has really great food and a mellow laid back atmosphere. Try all the great sauces.
This is one of our favorite restaurants in Sandpoint. The food is delicious and has a very unique menu. It also has a lot of vegetarian options.
27 locals recommend
Beet and Basil
775 S 1st AveThis is one of our favorite restaurants in Sandpoint. The food is delicious and has a very unique menu. It also has a lot of vegetarian options.
Local favorite diner, and very low key. Good for families and slow mornings. Good Blood Marys too!
10 locals recommend
Connie's Restaurant
323 Cedar StLocal favorite diner, and very low key. Good for families and slow mornings. Good Blood Marys too!
Our favorite brewery in Sandpoint. Great food, beer, and space. Awesome outdoor seating and they have live music regularly (check their schedule). We stop here every time we're in town.
35 locals recommend
Matchwood Brewing Company
513 Oak StOur favorite brewery in Sandpoint. Great food, beer, and space. Awesome outdoor seating and they have live music regularly (check their schedule). We stop here every time we're in town.
Awesome little coffee shop right next to Matchwood. Good coffee and this is usually our go-to when we want to get a little work done during the day.
45 locals recommend
Evans Brothers Coffee Roasters
524 Church StAwesome little coffee shop right next to Matchwood. Good coffee and this is usually our go-to when we want to get a little work done during the day.
Another great brewery with an Indian inspired menu. Also a decent spot to set up shop and get some work done during the day. Naan pizza is a staple.
15 locals recommend
Utara Brewing Co.
214 Pine StAnother great brewery with an Indian inspired menu. Also a decent spot to set up shop and get some work done during the day. Naan pizza is a staple.
Outdoor recreation
Whether you’re a hiker or biker, Schweitzer Mountain Resort offers more than 20 miles of trails with amazing alpine scenery and see-forever views. Start in the village and warm your legs up as you head out to Picnic Point – with only minor climbing – to take in the sweeping views of the mountains and Lake Pend Oreille. From there, your options are wide open. For those looking for a pure downhill biking thrills, Schweitzer has many intermediate to expert options with a chairlift assist to the top; all downhill trails begin at the top of the Great Escape Quad and descend 1700 feet to the Schweitzer Village.
The resort also runs chairlift rides during summer, offering easy access to the resort’s peaks for hikers and mountain bikers and magnificent views of Lake Pend Oreille and surrounding mountains. There are also a host of other activities for young and old alike, including a bungee trampoline, climbing wall and much more.
151 locals recommend
Schweitzer Mountain Resort
10000 Schweitzer Mountain RdWhether you’re a hiker or biker, Schweitzer Mountain Resort offers more than 20 miles of trails with amazing alpine scenery and see-forever views. Start in the village and warm your legs up as you head out to Picnic Point – with only minor climbing – to take in the sweeping views of the mountains and Lake Pend Oreille. From there, your options are wide open. For those looking for a pure downhill biking thrills, Schweitzer has many intermediate to expert options with a chairlift assist to the top; all downhill trails begin at the top of the Great Escape Quad and descend 1700 feet to the Schweitzer Village.
The resort also runs chairlift rides during summer, offering easy access to the resort’s peaks for hikers and mountain bikers and magnificent views of Lake Pend Oreille and surrounding mountains. There are also a host of other activities for young and old alike, including a bungee trampoline, climbing wall and much more.
(3 mins away from rental property)
One of the closest and nicest hikes adjacent to Sandpoint, the Mickinnick is a challenging trail that rises more than 2,000 feet in its 3.5-mile length (meaning, a round-trip hike is 7 miles). But the workout is certainly worth it, affording splendid views as you climb up through big granite features amid open forests and spring-summer wildflowers. On warm summer days, the east-facing aspect of the trail makes it more user-friendly in the afternoon. The trail ends on a rocky knob commanding a view of Sandpoint, the Long Bridge, the Cabinet Mountains and Lake Pend Oreille. Use the Google map to navigate to the trailhead parking, at roughly 400 Woodland Drive. This is a dog friendly (leash optional) trail.
32 locals recommend
Mickinnick Trail Head 13
Woodland Drive(3 mins away from rental property)
One of the closest and nicest hikes adjacent to Sandpoint, the Mickinnick is a challenging trail that rises more than 2,000 feet in its 3.5-mile length (meaning, a round-trip hike is 7 miles). But the workout is certainly worth it, affording splendid views as you climb up through big granite features amid open forests and spring-summer wildflowers. On warm summer days, the east-facing aspect of the trail makes it more user-friendly in the afternoon. The trail ends on a rocky knob commanding a view of Sandpoint, the Long Bridge, the Cabinet Mountains and Lake Pend Oreille. Use the Google map to navigate to the trailhead parking, at roughly 400 Woodland Drive. This is a dog friendly (leash optional) trail.
The Gold Hill Trail is one of the most popular for local hikers and mountain bikers, a 3.7-mile track that can be moderate or strenuous – depending on whether you hike or ride it up or down, or as most do, both ways.
If you are ready to enjoy all the adventure and scenic outdoor recreation that the Sandpoint, Idaho area offers, this is one trail that you don’t want to miss hiking or biking on when you head out looking for things to do in Sandpoint.
The trail leads through a forested setting to panoramic northwest-facing views of the Sandpoint across Lake Pend Oreille with the Selkirk Mountains behind.
Most hikers start at the trailhead on Bottle Bay Road, about 8 miles south of Sandpoint; navigate to the trailhead parking by the Google map.
Many bikers start at the trailhead for the uphill singletrack, but by adding in some miles on paved and gravel backroads you can make it a day and include the trail as an approximately 28-mile loop right from Sandpoint itself via the Long Bridge bike and pedestrian route.
19 locals recommend
Gold Hill Trail 3
The Gold Hill Trail is one of the most popular for local hikers and mountain bikers, a 3.7-mile track that can be moderate or strenuous – depending on whether you hike or ride it up or down, or as most do, both ways.
If you are ready to enjoy all the adventure and scenic outdoor recreation that the Sandpoint, Idaho area offers, this is one trail that you don’t want to miss hiking or biking on when you head out looking for things to do in Sandpoint.
The trail leads through a forested setting to panoramic northwest-facing views of the Sandpoint across Lake Pend Oreille with the Selkirk Mountains behind.
Most hikers start at the trailhead on Bottle Bay Road, about 8 miles south of Sandpoint; navigate to the trailhead parking by the Google map.
Many bikers start at the trailhead for the uphill singletrack, but by adding in some miles on paved and gravel backroads you can make it a day and include the trail as an approximately 28-mile loop right from Sandpoint itself via the Long Bridge bike and pedestrian route.
Sandpoint Elks Golf Course is little more than a mile northeast of downtown Sandpoint off Highway 200, with a well-maintained 9-hole course, equipment and cart rental, friendly clubhouse and reasonable rates.
Contact: 208-263-4321
7 locals recommend
Sandpoint Elks Golf Course
30196 ID-200Sandpoint Elks Golf Course is little more than a mile northeast of downtown Sandpoint off Highway 200, with a well-maintained 9-hole course, equipment and cart rental, friendly clubhouse and reasonable rates.
Contact: 208-263-4321
Sightseeing
modestly, that Sandpoint’s City Beach is simply one of the finest city parks anywhere? With magnificent views down Lake Pend Oreille, enjoy swimming and beach lounging. Play volleyball on one of the three sand courts, tennis on the pair of recently upgraded courts; pickup basketball, kids’ playground, or launch your boat at the public ramp. An easy stroll away from downtown, off Bridge Street.
63 locals recommend
Sandpoint City Beach Park
58 Bridge Stmodestly, that Sandpoint’s City Beach is simply one of the finest city parks anywhere? With magnificent views down Lake Pend Oreille, enjoy swimming and beach lounging. Play volleyball on one of the three sand courts, tennis on the pair of recently upgraded courts; pickup basketball, kids’ playground, or launch your boat at the public ramp. An easy stroll away from downtown, off Bridge Street.