Drive: ~5h40 (driving only, excludes stops)
Highlight photo: Lookout Pass Scenic Lift Rides
Stops:
- St. Regis Travel Center (quick break + huckleberry shake)
- Lookout Pass Scenic Lift Rides (if operating)
- Welcome to Idaho sign (near Lookout Pass, I‑90)
- Sierra Silver Mine Tour (Wallace, optional)
- Duration: plan about 1 hour 15 minutes
- Hours: June–Aug 10 AM–4 PM; tours depart every 30 minutes (first at 10 AM, last at 4 PM)
- Wallace Historic District / Visitor Center
- Coeur d’Alene’s Old Mission State Park (Cataldo)
Drive legs (approx, includes +20% buffer):
- Kalispell → St. Regis: ~3h05
- St. Regis → Wallace: ~55 min
- Wallace → Cataldo: ~25 min
- Cataldo → Spokane: ~1h10
Stay: Hampton Inn & Suites Spokane Downtown-South
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Sierra Silver Mine Tour (Wallace) details: Underground hard‑rock mining tour with a narrated trolley ride through historic Wallace. Bring a light jacket for the mine (around 50°F). Reservations are recommended; check the official site for current hours and booking.