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Dalton Gardens, Idaho

Kootenai County2,498 people

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About Dalton Gardens

Dalton Gardens is a city in Kootenai County. About 2,498 people lived here in 2024, by Census estimate. It sits at about 2,300 feet, next to Coeur d'Alene.

Places listed for this area include Big Red's Barn Indoor Petting Zoo and Skate Plaza Roller Rink.

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Cost of living

This is the Coeur d'Alene metro price level, which covers Dalton Gardens. A basket that costs $100 in the U.S. costs $98.29 here, under the U.S. average by 1.7%.

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Public schools in Dalton Gardens

All 2

District, enrollment, and students per teacher from the federal 2024-25 directory. No ratings.

Cda Juvenile Detention Center
Coeur D'Alene District · 4-12
15 students · 7.5 students per teacher
Dalton Elementary School
Coeur D'Alene District · PK-5
411 students · 20.6 students per teacher

Services for Dalton Gardens

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DMV counters are the county offices. A gas utility appears only when its public list names Dalton Gardens.

Coeur d’Alene · Driver's licenses
451 N Government Way Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814
· Mon. - Fri. 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Post Falls · Vehicles
200 Railroad Ave Post Falls, ID 83854-9415
· Mon. - Fri. 7:15 AM - 4:00 PM
Coeur d’Alene · Vehicles
451 Government Way Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814 PO Box 9000
· Mon. - Fri. 7:15 AM - 4:00 PM
Post Falls · Driver's licenses
120 Railroad Ave Post Falls, ID 83854
· Mon. - Fri. 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Avista · natural gas, on the company's town list. A main is not guaranteed at every address.

Allergy ratings in Dalton Gardens

What a typical year looks like: Low, Moderate or High for each pollen season, plus wildfire smoke. Typical, general guidance. It is not medical advice. Pollen and smoke change with the weather every year, and what bothers you depends on what you are allergic to. See an allergist for testing.

Spring trees
March to June
High
Rating: High, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High, Very High. Peaks in June
Early-summer grass
Late May to July
High
Rating: High, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High, Very High. June to mid-July
Fall weeds and sagebrush
August to October
Moderate
Rating: Moderate, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High, Very High. Peaks in August
Wildfire smoke
Mostly July to September
Moderate
Rating: Moderate, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High. 4.6 days a year with air quality over 100. Worst year 8 (2021).

Counted nearby. Pollen ratings come from the Coeur d'Alene station in the North Idaho, 4 miles away.

How these ratings are worked out

Pollen is rated on the National Allergy Bureau bands for the grains of pollen in a cubic meter of air. Trees: Low under 15, Moderate 15 to 89, High 90 to 1,499. Weeds: Low under 10, Moderate 10 to 49, High 50 to 499. Grass: Low under 5, Moderate 5 to 19, High 20 to 199. The band is the one reached on the busiest quarter of counted days. A rating is typical, not a forecast: one wet or windy year can move it.

Spring trees, High. Coeur d'Alene NAB station, 294 counted days in 2010 to 2023: on the busiest quarter of days the tree count was 106 grains per cubic meter or more, which the NAB bands call High. On the busiest tenth of days it was 183 or more.

Early-summer grass, High. The NAB station in Coeur d'Alene reported grass in the High range in June 2017 (WSU), and the Spokane NAB station read 120 grains per cubic meter in late May 2026 (Spokesman-Review). NAB calls 20 to 199 High. Two reports, not a long record. The NAB grass bands: Low under 5, Moderate 5 to 19, High 20 to 199, Very High 200 or more grains per cubic meter.

Fall weeds and sagebrush, Moderate. Coeur d'Alene NAB station, 74 counted days in 2010 to 2022: on the busiest quarter of days the weed count was 16 grains per cubic meter or more, which the NAB bands call Moderate. On the busiest tenth of days it was 28 or more. That is a short record, so treat it as a rough guide.

Wildfire smoke, Moderate. The average number of days a year the EPA's air quality index passed 100 ("unhealthy for sensitive groups" or worse), 2021-2025. Under 3 days is Low, 3 to 9 Moderate, 10 or more High. That grouping is ours, not the EPA's. Kootenai County has its own EPA air monitor. The count includes any cause, but across Idaho's monitors 86% of those days fell in July to September and 94% were fine particles (PM2.5), which is what wildfire smoke is made of (570 county-days, 2021-2025).

Not rated. Mold: no published mold spore counts for Idaho towns are in the data used, so there is no mold rating. House dust, pets and food allergies are outside this rating.

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Pollen data through 2003-2024, smoke data 2021-2025. Checked 2026-10-03.

Map of Dalton Gardens

Parks, new home communities, homes for sale and stays listed in town. Select a pin to open it.

Dalton Gardens
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Parks in Dalton Gardens

3 named parks on OpenStreetMap.

Finucane Park
Legacy Park
North Pines Park

Parks, trails and things to do

All of Idaho

Places in and around Dalton Gardens, nearest first: everything tied to Dalton Gardens plus anything within 15 miles of town.

Things to do

Waterfalls

Post Fallswaterfall · near Post Falls
8.7 mi
Rumble Fallswaterfall · near Athol
13 mi

Lakes

Hayden Lakelake · near Hayden Lake
4.3 mi
Coeur d'Alene Lakelake · near Fernan Lake Village
6.4 mi

Viewpoints

Mineral Ridge Scenic Area and National Recreation Trailviewpoint · near Fernan Lake Village
9.2 mi

Peaks

Mica Peakpeak · near State Line
13 mi

Museums

Bird Aviation Museum & Invention Centermuseum · near Hayden
3.5 mi
Museum of North Idahomuseum · near Coeur d'Alene
4.1 mi
Westwood Historical Societymuseum · near Rathdrum
7.9 mi
Post Falls Museummuseum · near Post Falls
8.4 mi

Attractions

Big Red's Barn Indoor Petting Zooattraction
0.9 mi
Skate Plaza Roller Rinkattraction
1.3 mi
Triple Play Family Fun Parkattraction · near Hayden
1.8 mi
Higgens Pointattraction · near Fernan Lake Village
8.4 mi
Silverwood Theme Parkattraction · near Athol
12 mi

Day use and picnic areas

Blackwell Island Recreation Siterecreation site · near Coeur d'Alene
3.7 mi
Ross Point Day Use Recreation Siterecreation site · near Huetter
5.3 mi
Beauty Bay Recreation Arearecreation site · near Fernan Lake Village
9.2 mi

Parks (nearest 12 of 83)

Coeur d'Alene Parkway State Parkstate park · near Fernan Lake Village
8.1 mi
Finucane Park
0.9 mi
Shadduck Lane Park
1.3 mi
Canfield Mountain Natural Areanature reserve
1.4 mi
McIntire Family Parknear Hayden
1.6 mi
Honeysuckle Beachnear Hayden Lake
1.6 mi
Legacy Park
1.7 mi
North Pines Park
1.7 mi
McCall Parknear Hayden Lake
1.7 mi
Oak Crestnear Huetter
2.2 mi
Sunset Parknear Coeur d'Alene
2.2 mi
Bluegrass Parknear Huetter
2.3 mi

Trails (nearest 12 of 50)

Trail 29 Tottens Pond0.9 mi long
1.2 mi
Trail 11.9 mi long
1.4 mi
Grade Escape0.6 mi long
1.5 mi
Cats-up0.6 mi long
1.5 mi
Trail 20.3 mi long
1.9 mi
Trail 29 "Big Trees"1.9 mi long · easy bike trail
1.9 mi
Trail C0.9 mi long
1.9 mi
Trail 31 mi long
2.0 mi
Trail 50.9 mi long
2.1 mi
Trail 61.3 mi long · easy bike trail
2.3 mi
Spur1.2 mi long
2.3 mi
Cave Trail0.9 mi long · easy bike trail
2.5 mi

Distances are straight-line miles. From state and federal agency pages, the USGS place names list and OpenStreetMap contributors. Checked October 2, 2026. Check the official page for hours, fees and closures before you go.