Orofino? (Lewiston, Moscow: rent, house, schools) - Idaho (ID) - City-Data Forum

elevation · 08-02-2006, 10:23 PM

Looking for some information on a town called Orofino? I believe it's close to Moscow, which I understand is very pretty - trees, mountains, rivers. Would this be the same as far as scenery goes?

shades_of_idaho · 08-03-2006, 04:21 PM

Type in Orofino,Idaho in Google and several links come up with pictures. I like Orofino and the Clearwater river is beautiful. We are not all that fond of living in a canyon. Guess it is all in an individuals tastes. It really is pretty with trees. And there are places up on top that are more open. Again what we are used to. Over all I think Orofino is a nice town. Not too far from big shopping in Lewiston. And there is local shopping in Orofino. I think they have pretty nice weather there too. As fas as schools and all I do not have a clue since we do not have children. Jobs I do not know that either since we are for the most part retired.

Chris

RodFarlee · 08-07-2006, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by elevation

Looking for some information on a town called Orofino? I believe it's close to Moscow, which I understand is very pretty - trees, mountains, rivers. Would this be the same as far as scenery goes?

Moscow and Orofino are as drastically different as could be! I simply cannot imagine anyone voluntarily moving to Orofino.

Orofino has beautiful areas north, south and east of it. But Orofino sits in the bottom of a hot, dry canyon 1500 feet lower than Moscow. The major employers in town are the old state hospital, the prison, and a mill. It has the Clearwater Nat'l Forest HQ, which is ironic as even a pine can't survive in that town unless you water it. But it sure does have a river, which Moscow doesn't! And if you go up that river, the further you go from Orofino, the prettier it gets, and you won't find any reason to ever turn back!

North Idaho is beautiful, but you did pick the one place in it no one goes to, only though, preferably without stopping!

elevation · 08-07-2006, 04:55 PM

THANK YOU!!!!!! I really appreciate the direction on that one!! I'll keep heading North!

threekidstoomany · 04-25-2007, 06:25 AM

This maybe posted too late seeing the date of the last post.
We had planned to move to Orofino, so I am going to say some positives about the town. I loved it! We walked the town (on several different days)and everyone was so friendly, and it was surrounded by trees! It is after you head west out of Orofino that you quickly lose the timber and get into prairie land. I love the drive over the bridge across the Clearwater river and come into town. I liked the way that every way you looked from town all you saw were timber covered mountains. It may not be tourism central, but I liked that too. The groceries in town are a bit on the pricey side, but it's just a 30-40 min. drive to Lewiston and they have what you need. The only thing that we didn't like was the housing prices!! A trailer on 5 acres--$180,000!! What's with that!? Where I come from you could hardly sell that for $95,000. But rent is very reasonable. I also noticed alot of young people smoking. I hope the town will soon address that problem if it hasn't already.
The only reason we are not moving is we couldn't get our house to sell, and my husband has about decided that we can't find anything affordable.