• Post Falls Dam

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North Idaho Events and Activities

Events Calendar

Spokatopia Outdoor Adventure Festival
Saturday, July 09, 2016, 10:00am - 06:00pm

Spokane, WA -  Another great event this weekend in the Northwest is Spokatopia Outdoor Adventure Festival. you can try stand up paddleboarding, rock climbing, kayaking, slacklining, canoeing, geo-caching, SUP yoga, disc golf, mountain biking, yoga and other outdoor activities. Hang out in a fun, festive atmosphere that includes 40 outdoor recreation-related exhibitors, live music, a beer garden and food trucks, mountain bike jump jam, free MTB shuttles to the top of Camp Sekani Park, and the biggest bike demo and sales event of the year. Learn more here.

General admission is free, although there is a fee for signing up for some outdoor activities/adventure clinics. Event hours are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Location Camp Sekani Park
Camp Sekani Park is located between downtown Spokane and Spokane Valley on E. Upriver Drive.
Festival Parking/Directions
The two small parking lots at Camp Sekani Park will fill up early, so please use one of these alternative options: 1. Park on the shoulder/bike lane of E. Upriver Drive in select, signed locations between Shields Park and Boulder Beach, which will be allowed through a permit from Spokane County on the day of the festival (details on this option here). 2. Park at nearby Pasadena Elementary (1-mile east on Upriver Drive) or Shields Park/Minnehaha (the paved and dirt lot just west of Sekani on Upriver Drive) and catch a van shuttle (running every 15 minutes) or walk/bike to Camp Sekani from there. 3. Try the more fun option–parking at Avista Utilities (1411 E. Mission Ave.) and riding your bike 4.6 miles on the Centennial Trail to the festival (a secure, free bike corral will be available at Camp Sekani).