The Spokane metropolitan area is home to about 418,000 residents. Spokane is located in the heart of the Inland Northwest, and it serves as a shopping, entertainment, and medical hub for an area that includes Eastern Washington, Eastern Oregon, North Idaho, Western Montana, and southern portions of Alberta and British Columbia. Beautiful Riverfront Park and the Spokane River run through the downtown area with spectacular falls on the western end of our city core.

We are an outdoor lover's paradise, with downhill and cross-country skiing, white water rafting, camping areas, hiking trails, numerous lakes, and the Centennial Trail all in our backyard. We are home to the largest timed road race in the nation—Bloomsday—and the largest three-on-three street basketball tournament—Hoopfest.

We hope you will take the time to enjoy the area while you are visiting us.

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