Cedar Mountain Farm Bed and Breakfast
Al and Daryl Kyle, hosts
25249 N. Hatch Road
Athol, ID 83801
(toll free)
Telephone: 866.683.0572
208.683.0572 (local)
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Athol
The two closest towns to Cedar Mountain Farm are Athol and Bayview.
So, let's visit them in alphabetical order!
Athol sits just five miles from the farm at the intersection of
Highway 95 and 54. (Highway 54, by the way, is one of the shortest
highways around--going from Spirit Lake (another great little berg to
visit) to Bayview--a distance of 16 miles! You'll find lots of great services available in this tiny
little town. Car repairs and a friendly tire store for the needy
car traveler will get you on your way again. If hunger grabs
you--wow, Athol has more little restaurants than most towns it's size!
How about these for country names: The White Pine Cafe (white pine
is the Idaho state tree), The Rib Ranch, Country Boy Cafe, Saddle Up
Steak House, and KKJ's Pizza (named for the first letters of the owner's
children's names!). Having a bad hair day? Athol boasts two
beauty salons! You'll find churches, bars, gas stations, a mini market,
quilt shop, several espresso huts, and the friendliest post office around (ah, you
say I'm prejudiced--why, of course, it's our post office!)
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Bayview
Bayview is about 9 miles from our farm. It lies on the shore of
Lake Pend Oreille (pronounced Pond er ray). Several small
restaurants serve guests there. Float houses line the edge of the
lake and marinas claim their share of the lakefront as well. The
lake itself is huge and deep--home to the Navy Acoustic Research
Detachment. Boat rentals are available. The
Bayview Chamber of Commerce site provides more
information. One of the nicest areas close to Bayview is
Farragut State Park. It was a Navy training station for World War II, then
hosted Boy and Girl Scout Roundups in the 1960's. Now it provides
camping, hiking, cross country skiing, boating, swimming, biking and other sports activities.
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