Why Moscow
...The real question is “why not Moscow?”
It is a small college town sandwiched between the rolling hills of the Palouse that change and grow season to season. A place that feels small yet there are new faces everywhere. Local shopping, restaurants, and vendors fuel the city while you are just a few hour drive from larger cities such as Spokane, Seattle and Boise. Home to the University of Idaho, and just six miles from Washington State University, the activities are endless and there is always a “Go Vandals” or “Cougs” from a fellow fan on game days.
Recreation is a lifestyle here. Just a short distance from biking, hiking, boating, skiing, and so much more, this is the perfect place for someone looking to experience the best of the Pacific North West. Woodbury strives to be a new addition and asset to the community that is already cherished and loved by so many.
Identity
- A small town with mid-size metro amenities
- Voted as a top 10 College town in 2014 by liveability.com.
- Easy access to the great outdoors of the PNW!
- Voted #1 best town to raise a family in 2018 by liveability.com.
- Many community events including a main street farmers market May-October, Summer Art Walk, and parades on Fourth of July and Homecoming. And so much more.
- Voted as a top 100 best place to live in the US in 2018 and 2019 by liveabilty.com
- Growing numbers of young talent and entrepreneurial spin-offs makes this a great place for business owners and young people alike.
- Voted as one of the best cities for entrepreneurs in 2017 by liveability.com.
- Four seasons
Photo Credit: Alison Meyer Photography
Location
- Northern Idaho on the border of Washington State
- Rolling wheat fields and wooded foothills
- Moscow/Pullman Regional Airport
- Two local Land Grant Universities – the University of Idaho and Washington State University
- Regional Community College and Trade School – Lewis-Clark State College
- Christian Liberal Arts College – New Saint Andrews
- 1.5 hours from Coeur d’Alene, ID, and Spokane, WA
Recreation
Watersports
- Lake Chatcolet (~45 minutes)
- Lake Coeur d‘Alane (~80 minutes)
- Lake Pend’Orielle (~130 minutes)
- Snake and Clearwater Rivers (35 minutes)
- Spring Valley Reservoir (20 minutes)
- Moose Creek Reservoir (45 minutes)
- Elk Creek Reservoir and Falls (60 minutes)
- Dworshack Reservoir (65 minutes)
Snow Sports
- Lookout Pass
- Silver Mountain
- 49 Degrees North
- Brundage
- Tamarack
- Palouse Divide and Moscow Mountain (cross-country ski)
Hiking and Walking trails
- Moscow Mountain (5 minutes)
- Kamiak Butte (30 minutes)
- Steptoe Butte (45 minutes)
- Elk River Falls (60 minutes)
- Idlers Rest (5 minutes)
- Latah Trail (in town)
Other
- Hunting
- Mountain Biking
- Dirt bike riding
- Snowmobiling
- Multiple Golf courses
