My family and I are theme park junkies and decided th visit Silverwood this summer. I went to costco for my tickets. You'll save almost 10 dollars per ticket that way. We stayed in Spokane and it was about a 45 minute drive from our hotel to the theme park. It was a tuesday so the park wasn't super crowded and the lines for everything moved pretty fast. What I was most impressed with was the prices of food inside the park! Cotton candy was $2 as was kettle corn and numerous other snacks. I have 4 kids and any company that will put families in front of the almighty dollar deserves my business. It was so nice to be able to say "yes" when my kids asked for things. Our family of 6 ate lunch in the park and had drinks and snacks all day and I only spent $65.

Located near Coeur d’Alene, Idaho just outside Spokane, Washington, Silverwood Theme park is a true gem. It is a rarity of a regional theme park that has as much to offer as many of the more well know locales in California and the east coast.

The park was started out simply as a main street attraction that featured a very popular train ride on a historic engine that the owner of the park obtained when he outbid the Disney Corporation. Over the years the park has made the most of the 600+ acres it owns, and has currently developed over 200 acres to include 65 rides and attractions. The park offers something for everyone from the youngest riders to the more seasoned thrill seekers.

When guests first enter, they are presented with the amazing detail and architectural accuracy of a main street that offers everything from a coffee house in a built-to-scale Victorian style home to an old West saloon and theater which offers a glimpse of the past, as well as some great food and souvenirs at prices which are lower than one would expect to find at most theme parks.

The park offers a selection of rides for children and they vary from a carousel and mini coaster to a Ferris wheel and flying rides such as copters and planes.

The Country Carnival section of the park has some really enjoyable attractions for those seeking classics like Tilt a Whirl, Scrambler, Round Up, Paratrooper, and Ferris Wheels.

The bumper boats and Log Flume offer guests a chance to cool off as does the white water raft ride, Thunder Canyon. I have ridden many water rides in my life, but I have never been more soaked than the times I have ridden Thunder Canyon. If river itself was not enough, a well-timed water shot from a quest dropping a quarter into a soak cannon did the job.

During our time in the carnival zone, I enjoyed the Krazy Kars and had a great time chasing others around before slamming into them. The staff is friendly and very accomodating. Souvenir shops offering snacks, hats, sunscreen, shirts and bottled drinks quickly got our hands full, but the conveniently located and reasonably priced lockers near the gaming midway had more than enough room for all of our items with plenty to spare.

For guests wanting big thrills, the park offers some of the best thrill rides anywhere in Coaster Alley which is highlighted by the brand new coaster Aftershock which offers speeds of over 65 mph, a 177 feet drop and a dizzying cobra loop. Fans of wooden coasters will enjoy the out and back classic Timber Terror and the amazing Tremors which has been voted one of the ten best coasters in America, which is amazing considering the ride is just now celebrating its tenth year.The Timber Tremor drops riders over 100 ft at a speed of 60 miles an hour and features four underground tunnels. The classic Corkscrew, which was purchased and shipped from Knotts Berry Farm, and the thrilling Panic Plunge round out this very impressive section of rides.

The park is immaculate and the staff is very friendly and helpful. My wife and mother were amazed at the landscaping and beautiful flowers. The abundance of picnic and seating areas offer a very scenic locale to enjoy a meal or a much needed break from the excitement.

After going through the park, we took the train tour, and our guide, Steamer, offered up great points of interest and history of the park, which included a herd of buffalo and a train robbery where all money raised benefits a local charity.The park features several live shows including an illusionist and an ice skating show. During out lunch on Main Street we enjoyed a performer who impersonated a series of country artists like Dolly Parton, Patsy Cline, and Shania Twain.

While this would be plenty for most parks, Silverwood has a water park named Boulder Beach available for guests and admission is included in the ticket price.Upon entering Boulder Beach, my wife commented that she would never look at our local water park the same way again after seeing this spectacular park.

From the numerous slides and two wave pools to the ability to rent a private cabana for the day, the park offers everything you will need to stay cool. One wave pool had large undulating waves, while the other one featured roaring white caps that invited boogie board action. The lazy river ride Elkhorn Creek was one of my favorites as it featured a bar where you could float up to and order an array of tropical drinks.

If thrills are what you have in mind, then rest assured, the parks speed slides will more than meet your expectations.For guests with younger children, Boulder Beach also offers Polliwog Park a splash and play area as well as areas perfect for wading.

Not only is Silverwood Theme Park as must see attraction for guests in the area, it is a very good destination resort for those looking to spend some time in Eastern Washington and Idaho. My only regret was that we did not have more time to enjoy the park, but we had a wonderful time, and look forward to covering the park in future visits.

Discount tickets can be purchased at most Costco stores as well as discounted tickets for children and seniors.

We visited Silverwood theme park for the first time last week- Friday July 24th- and had a wonderful time. In contrast to some reviews from 2008, I was very impressed with the cleanliness and outstanding customer service of both parks. There were cleaning people everywhere you looked, the midway games personnel and ride operators were always saying "Have a nice day" or "enjoy your time here" as we walked past. When we did play the games, the personnel usually upgraded our prize or made it easier for my kids to win.

The food was well portioned and priced accordingly. If I had one thing to change about that, it would be to share meals because we ended up throwing quite a bit away.

The park itself is beautifully maintained with green grass and lovely flowers and trees. The water in the water park was sparkling clean and the locker rooms were surprisingly clean with the huge amount of traffic in and out of them.

I wish I had not bothered to rent tubes because they were provided free of charge for all the water slides and not allowed in the 2 huge wave pools. You only need tubes for the lazy river and we did not spend any time there anyway. If you do rent your own tubes, you can use an "express line" for the water slides, so that helped a bit.

The park was crowded on a sunny July Friday, but we found the wait in line for the water slides to be only about 20 minutes and about 30 minutes for the amusement park rides. We did not wait at all for admission tickets or to get a locker.

Overall, we were very impressed with Silverwood and I intend to recommend it to my friends and to return again next summer.

We just returned from Silverwood and stayed at their RV park. This place is a DIVE! Too bad they don't keep it as clean and pristine as the amusement and water park across the street! The campground is a disaster and I would never recommend it to anyone! (I had read others' reviews about the poor conditions and overall state of disrepair of the campground ,but we decided to give it a try anyway - trust me, my expectations were low!) The sites are not level and there are huge potholes everywhere (our child fell and scraped his knees in a sinkhole sized one at our site). It appears that there has been no attempt to maintain the campground at all! They really need to lay down some pea gravel to fill in holes and try to level the sites somewhat. If you have levelers for your trailer - you'll need every one of them!
Our picnic table was falling apart and so full of splinters it was unusable! It looked like it had been there about 30 years or since the park first opened. I went to management first thing in the a.m. to see if we could swap out a table for a new one (we use it for every meal) and by noon, we still had no table. Again I went down to the office to check on the status of a table and was told that maintenance had been notified. After dinner and still no table, I went to the office again and was told to just lay down towels on the benches so we wouldn't be splintered. But, I"M CAMPING - I don't travel with a full linen closet! I didn't want to sit on towels, get them full of slivers and then wipe down my children at the water park with the same towels. The management was nice, but they are not interested in any customer service! They apparently don't have enough suitable tables to go around! From the comments I heard exchanged in the office, maintainence of the campground is clearly not a priority with Silverwood's management. When you are paying $35 a night for a site, a usable table is not too much to expect! (Especially when they have some new ones scattered throughout the campground - but it was full and I wasn't going to steal anyone else's). By 8 p.m. maintenance finally brought us a table we could use - issue resolved.
That night our large cooler of food & beverages was stolen from underneath our trailer as we slept. (There were SEVERAL reported stolen that night and apparently it's a problem for those near the service road that runs along the east border of the campground. It's been an ongoing problem; however, mgmt. failed to notify anyone or post signs about the thefts.) Thank goodness we only spent 2 nights here and fled the next day to Farragut State Park (only 5 miles down the road) to a lovely, maintained campground at $15 less per night! Don't be victimized by their failed management and lack of concern over ongoing thefts/crime.....STAY SOMEWHERE ELSE!