North Central Idaho

Lewiston and Clarkston, WA, from the north, (old grade in foreground)

North Central Idaho is an area which spans the central part of the state of Idaho and borders Oregon, Montana, and Washington. It is the southern half of the Idaho Panhandle region and is rich in agriculture and natural resources. Lewis and Clark travelled through this area on their journey to the Pacific Ocean in 1805-06. The primary cities in this region are Lewiston and Moscow, home of the University of Idaho.

Geography

North Central Idaho consists of the following counties:

With the exception of the southern portion of Idaho County, this region observes Pacific Time.
South of the western-flowing Salmon River, Idaho observes Mountain Time, beginning at Riggins.

Primary cities

University of Idaho's
Administration Building (1909)
in Moscow

Lewiston: inland port on the Snake River, first capital of Idaho Territory in 1863.
Moscow: home of the University of Idaho, established in 1889.

Highways

Federal

- US-12 - west to Walla Walla, east to Missoula
- US-95 - north to Coeur d'Alene, south to southwestern Idaho
- US-195 - north to Pullman and Spokane

State

- SH-3
- SH-6
- SH-7

- SH-8
- SH-9
- SH-11

- SH-13
- SH-14
- SH-62

Attractions

Selway Bitterroot Wilderness

Seven Devils Mountains,
southwest of Riggins

Dworshak Dam and Reservoir,
northwest of Orofino

Attraction	City
Appaloosa Horse Museum	Moscow
Camas Prairie Railroad	Grangeville
Dworshak Dam and Fish Hatchery	Orofino
Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness Area	Riggins
Gospel Hump Wilderness Area	Elk City
Hells Canyon National Recreation Area	Riggins
Historical Museum at St. Gertrude	Cottonwood
Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail	Kooskia
Nez Perce National Historical Park	Spalding
Palouse Region	Moscow
Salmon River Canyon Area	Riggins
Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Area	Lowell
Seven Devils Mountains	Riggins
University of Idaho	Moscow
White Bird Battlefield	White Bird
Wolf Education and Research Center	Winchester

Lakes

Dworshak Reservoir – North Fork of Clearwater River

Rivers

Clearwater River drainage
in north central Idaho

Forests

Parks

External links

Visit North Central Idaho - travel site
Visit Idaho - official state travel site
University of Idaho - official site

State of Idaho

Boise (capital)

Topics	Index Bibliography Geography Government Delegations Governors History Symbols Images People Visitor Attractions	Seal of Idaho

Society	Culture Crime Demographics Economy Education Politics

Regions	Boise metropolitan area Cache Valley Central Idaho Columbia River Plateau Eastern Idaho Great Basin Inland Empire Magic Valley North Central Idaho Idaho Panhandle Palouse Southern Idaho Southwestern Idaho Treasure Valley Wasatch Range Wood River Valley Yellowstone

Larger cities	Boise Nampa Meridian Idaho Falls Pocatello Caldwell Coeur d'Alene Twin Falls Lewiston Post Falls Rexburg Moscow Eagle

Smaller cities	Kuna Ammon Chubbuck Mountain Home Hayden Blackfoot Garden City Jerome Burley

Counties	Ada Adams Bannock Bear Lake Benewah Bingham Blaine Boise Bonner Bonneville Boundary Butte Camas Canyon Caribou Cassia Clark Clearwater Custer Elmore Franklin Fremont Gem Gooding Idaho Jefferson Jerome Kootenai Latah Lemhi Lewis Lincoln Madison Minidoka Nez Perce Oneida Owyhee Payette Power Shoshone Teton Twin Falls Valley Washington

Coordinates: 46°00′N 115°30′W / 46.000°N 115.500°W / 46.000; -115.500

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