Sandpoint has a small station on the Amtrak Empire Builder Line, which runs from Chicago to Seattle/Portland, and services most of the northern Midwest and Northwest. For an alternative, Hwy 200 winds through northernwestern Montana, following the Clark Fork River gorge. From the East I-90 westbound is your best bet.Though it is two lane most of its length, it is the shortest route, and takes about the same or slightly less than the alternative through eastern Oregon and Washington. From Boise Take Highway 55 or 95 north through the state.The scenic alternative to I-90 is Hwy 2- which winds through northern Washington and drops you off right in Sandpoint. In Coeur d'Alene, take Hwy 95 north to Sandpoint. I-90 eastboand is the fastest, but it is mostly barren steppe and scrubland. From Seattle/ Portland Driving east from the west coast, you have two options.Most flights bound for, and departing from, GEG leave from/go to Seattle/Portland, however non-stop service is also available to the following destinations: Boise, Los Angeles, Oakland, Las Vegas, Pheonix, Honolulu, Minneapolis, Chicago and Denver. Located about 2 hours southwest of Sandpoint, it is serviced by Horizon Air, Frontier, Alaska, Delta, American/US Air, United, Southwest and Allegiant. If you want to fly in, Spokane International Airport (GEG) is your best bet. Sandpoint does have an airport, unfortunately it is only serviced by charter planes and even then, getting in and out is complex and expensive. Storms are common - thunderstorms are the norm for hot summer afternoons and windstorms strike the most in spring. Spring (April-June) and autumn (September-early November) are generally rainy and cool. Winter lasts from late November to March, whereas summer weather doesn't hit until July and peaks in August. With long, usually cold winters (average temperatures are generally below freezing, and dip to -20F for a week or two in February) and short, hot summers, (80-90F is the average, but be prepared for up to 100F for short periods) Sandpoint resembles a hemiboreal or even boreal climate, similar to the southern interior of Alaska ( Fairbanks and the like, with milder winters). Many climate maps show Sandpoint as arid or semi-arid but this is not accurate. Although found not far from the deserts of Eastern Washington, Northern Idaho is on the rainy side of the next mountain chain - the Rocky Mountains. Located just north of the 48th parallel, Sandpoint's climate is unique in the region. LaClede 14 miles west of Sandpoint, Hwy 2.Wrencoe 9 miles west of Sandpoint, Hwy 2.Dover 3 miles west of Sandpoint, Hwy 2.
Beyond Hope 21 miles east of Sandpoint, Hwy 200.East Hope 17 miles east of Sandpoint, Hwy 200.Hope 16 miles east of Sandpoint, Hwy 200.Trestle Creek 14 miles east of Sandpoint, Hwy 200.
Oden Bay 8 miles east of Sandpoint, Hwy 200.Sunnyside 6 miles east of Sandpoint, Hwy 200.Kootenai 4 miles north of Sandpoint, Hwy 200.Ponderay 3 miles north of Sandpoint, sandwiched between Hwy 95/2 and Hwy 200.Sagle 5 miles south of Sandpoint, Hwy 95.Algoma 6 miles south of Sandpoint, Hwy 95.Dufort 8 miles south of Sandpoint, Hwy 95.Westmond 10 miles south of Sandpoint, Hwy 95.Cocallala 12 miles south of Sandpoint, Hwy 95.Careywood 18 miles south of Sandpoint, Hwy 95.Excluding Sandpoint, they are the following: The region generally known as Sandpoint is actually a collection of small communities lining highways 2, 95 & 200, the largest of which being the actual Sandpoint.
This article could perhaps be more accurately titled East Bonner County.
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