Silverwood's High Moon Saloon - Athol

Silverwood is a lovely, mid sized theme park and water park in Northern Idaho. The grounds are lovely, clean and with lots of shade. Most of the employees were friendly and cheerful. In the theme park, the lines for the rides mostly move quickly, except for the wooden rollercoasters, which are very popular. They have 5 6 thriller rides, plus a host of rides for families and smaller children. We were disappointed that Aftershock was closed for maintenance when we visited, and there was no advance warning on their website. The water park is huge, with multiple slides, a lazy river, two wave pools and a large kiddie play area. The lines for the two large water rides at the back of the park were way too long and slow moving we didn 't ride them. The lines for the other slides were fast moving and there is something for everyone. The wave pools have quite aggressive waves, which my granddaughter loved. Just watch your kids!!!! I wish they had a few more changing rooms, especially close to the entrance. Food options are standard, but a bit limited for full meals. The BBQ picnic areas offer the best all you can eat options. I think they need a few other full meal options, as wait times during prime time are quite long. All the food we consumed was tasty and fresh. All in all, a lovely amusement park!

Our family visited silverwood theme park for the first time. We went on the last weekend of their summer hours, and we thought that would be better than the middle of summer for crowds. First, Their RV park: We also discovered shortly before going that they had an RV park! We had reserved a hotel for about $1100 for three nights in Coeur d'Alene, but when we found out about the RV park we checked and were actually able to find a spot for our RV, so we canceled the hotel and stayed at the RV park for $200 instead if f $1100, and didn't have a 30 min drive! Also we could just walk back to the trailer anytime and cool off or get refreshments. Very convenient. The only thing we didn't like about the RV park was we were RIGHT NEXT to the freeway and the noise was loud and constant. The only good thing was that it was so constant that it became like white noise. To minimize that, consider getting a spot on the RIGHT side of the RV park if you can. (Opposite side from the freeway and silverwood). They had a small store there and the staff was very nice. They have a huge kids play structure in the middle of the RV park, and the water in the RV connections tastes good and there are showers. If you have an RV and want to go to silverwood, staying in this RV park is overall a great option. Apparently it's nearly impossible to get spots there during the regular summer, but if you are early or late in the season like we were, it might not be so bad. We got a Fri, Sat, and Sunday night with only a few weeks notice. We had to move once, but still a good deal. As for the park, it was mostly unbearably crowded. When they first opened it wasn't too bad, but within an hour there were long lines. Too long to really want to deal with. It made me feel like I was back in Commiefornia fighting the mobs of people. The rides that we did go on were pretty good. I was only able to go on 3 or 4, as I had kids that were afraid to go on the large ones, even if we could get though the line, but my favorite by far was STUNT PILOT. The MOST intense ride I've been on. I'm sure the others were good too, but I wasn't able to go on most. The food was overpriced, obviously, but the chicken strip meals were very good. When you are gouged, at least it's nice to get something delicious. The restaurants seemed to close early though, we tried to go to the nice sit down Italian place, but they had stopped taking new customers 90 min before the park closed. The water park, boulder beach, was a lot of fun. At first it took us an hour to find ONE single chair for my wife, and before we found it I was ready to say screw this, with no where for her to sit out of the sun, but after she had that chair, we could enjoy the park. (Everyone drapes their towels over the available chairs to save them, and then goes off all day, so there are hundreds of unoccupied chairs that are unavailable). The lines were more manageable in the water park, and the tube slides were fun and and the non tube slides, but unless you have a group of 4-6 don't bother with the larger group inner tubes at the far end of the park. The line was about an hour, and the 30 second tube ride was not even worth it. My personal favorite was the large wave pool. Both me and my older two daughters had a lot of fun there. Very large waves, warm water, and it was just fun! The floating circle in the middle was also fun and relaxing. Definitely worth going on a hot day. The gift shot was pricey, but they had everything you might need of you didn't bring it. Overall Silverwood is great, if somehow you can avoid the crowds. Not really sure how to do that, but that's my recommendation.

Went for mothers day only to walk around for 2 hours because all but 2 coasters were down for either repairs or maintenance. We get that these things happen but they should've prepped better for their planned maintenance. This park to too small to have a handful of rides down at once. I would've given 1 star if it wasn't for the GM refunding our ticket after explaining the frustration with paying for an experience we didn't get. Maybe when boulder beach opens it will feel worth the while when rides are down but this was a horrible experience for our first time going. I'm honestly nervous to spend a few hundred dollars to come back once tickets are full price becuase I would be mad if this happened when paying full price. I didn't have much as far as expectations went but they totally underdelivered this weekend. We will see if we decide to come back, not sure yet!

Came here at then end of summer holidays for the kid. I loved that the lines weren't long, rides were clean. Food selection is your typical theme park food, nothing extraordinary. The park itself was clean perks of a smaller theme park. Definitely worth a drive if you are looking for a short break.

My family goes here every year when we come up from AZ. We make it an open til close day of it. In our 12 hour day, here 's what we make of it. Parking is $10 and the entire park is moving to cashless so you 'll need a card or Apple Pay/Google Wallet for all purchases (unless you do the cash and which we 've never done). If you bought online tickets, you 'll also have to show proof of the card you used to buy them at the gate. If you are planning to go to the water park side first like we always do, I suggest getting there at least 30-45 mins early. The line forms and as soon as they open the gates, it 's a MAD DASH to secure chairs and shade. We get there early, join the Pamplona style rush to the water park and one person goes to get chairs while the others rush to the rides to get on before the lines build. We try and get the big rides done early so we don 't have to wait in the ling midday lines, baking in the sun. The park allows you to bring outside food and drink in but it has it meet park guidelines (they do bag searches at the entry gate). We pack in a full picnic style lunch and usually eat between 1-2pm. We spend the rest of the afternoon in the wave pool and lazy river and other slides, if the lines aren 't too long. Side note about the lazy river: maybe lazy is not the right word. You have to fight for a tube, there is no limit on how many times you can go around either so people just forgo the tubes all together and just walk/run/swim/float it. It 's the warmest water in the park and has a section with a swim up bar, so it draws a lot of people in. This isn 't the leisurely float you might be expecting it to be. Around 3-4pm we change clothes and take all our water park stuff back to the car. The staff will stamp your hand for reentry. We move over the amusement park side and try and get to Coaster Alley to ride all the coasters before the water park closes. We can usually get right on and off and have almost no wait but once the water park closes, your wait can double or triple. Word of advice: if you 've never ridden a wooden coaster before, they are LOUD!!! Not just roller roaster loud but rattle your literal ear drums loud. Not to mention you either get a chiropractic adjustment on them or need one afterwards. Not smooth sailing. Our kids are hit or miss if they want to do the wood coasters. Instead they really like Stunt Pilot and Corkscrew. We also don 't make the rookie mistake anymore of doing roller coasters after we 've eaten, so we meet for dinner around 6-7pm. I 'm going to let you in on the best deal by far in all of Silverwood is the one scoop bowl/come at the Creamery. If this one scoop could apply as a way of measuring other delicious things, chip bags would be entirely full and family sized! This one scoop is actually 5ish and it 's feeds out 5 people, plus you can pick up to three flavors. It 's always a winner. Perfect way to get some nice cold ice cream in and some good sitting time after a lot of walking. Then, before the sun goes down, we do the two water attractions so we can dry off before it gets dark. The signs say you might get wet .. uh no. 100% you will be soppy so wear quick dry clothes or don 't all the way change into your warm dry clothes until after the water rides. Especially jeans or Jean shorts; that 's a mistake that will be chafing you for the rest of the evening. To round us out for the night we ride everything else and spend some time with the younger kids who come with us on some of the smaller rides. Our favorite is the Crazy Coaster and even though it looks like a little guy compared to its big brothers in Coaster Alley, it gives you quite the ride! If the ride operator spins you beforehand, it 's a bonus. By closing time everyone is ready to head out, exhausted and we call it another successful year. Tips: -buy tickets in the off season and get the early bird price (since they can be used anytime, no reservations needed at the tim e of this review) -bring lots of water and sunscreen -bring a method of payment that isn 't cash -buy the collector cup right when you get there so you can get free refills all day long or remember to bring yours from previous visits for 99 cent refills -people in the water park leave their stuff in chairs all day long and for the most part, no one messes with it. Also, if you see a chair with stuff on it, it 's not available and don 't be the exception of messing with stuff people left behind -life jackets are provided -try and go on a weekday to avoid crowds -get the ice cream!! -once the water park closes, you can 't leave your stuff there; you 'll have to take it to the car, get a locker or carry it around -it 's a lot of walking so be prepared -save your feet from burning/blistering up in the water park by bringing flip flops or sandals