About this city
Cataldo is a historic unincorporated mountain hamlet situated along the Coeur d'Alene River valley in both Kootenai and Shoshone counties within Idaho's northern panhandle. Emerging as a vital gathering hub for Catholic Jesuit missionaries and regional Native American tribes in the 1840s, it boasts the oldest standing building and premier historic landmark in the state of Idaho. Surrounded by the forested slopes of the Bitterroot Mountains, Cataldo represents a tranquil historical crossroads preserving the deep spiritual and silver-mining history of the region.
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Suggested stay: 1 day
Tour the architectural timber marvel of the Cataldo Mission at Coeur d'Alene Old Mission State Park, bicycle the world-class paved Route of the Hiawatha and Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes, and fly-fish for cutthroat trout in the river.