Sun Meadow Resort is in the beautiful Idaho panhandle, with large lakes surrounded by national forests. The lakeside city of Coeur d'Alene is 35 miles north of Sun Meadow. Spokane, Washington is 40 miles northwest and western Montana is a short drive east on I-90. Coeur d'Alene Lake, and Chatcolet Lake, which is surrounded by 5,505 acre Heyburn State Park (plus 2,333 acres of water) are just a few miles east of Sun Meadow. Visitors can go boating, waterskiing, sailing, canoeing, kayaking, and fishing. Daily cruises on the "Idaho" include scenic interpretive information, luncheon, and sunset dinner cruises. There are also many fine golf courses in the vicinity.

The Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes is a new 71 mile rails-to-trails bicycle path opened in 2003 near Sun Meadow Resort. Starting near Montana, it passes through Heyburn State Park. Just south of this trail is the Hiawatha Rail-Trail, a 46 mile route winding through 11 tunnels and over 9 high steel trestles. It crosses the rugged Bitterroot Mountains between Idaho and Montana. The trail includes the 1.8 mile St Paul Pass tunnel. You'll need a bike light or headlamp to ride through this tunnel. The Hiawatha Rail-Trail runs from Pearson, Idaho to St. Regis, Montana, which is on I-90.

You can raft the Coeur d'Alene River. Further north is Lake Pend Oreille, the largest lake in Idaho. The rustic artist community of Sandpoint is located at its forested northern edge.

Winter exists in the Pacific Northwest, and Sun Meadow offers recreational opportunities to match the weather. World-class skiing is available at Schweitzer (near Sandpoint), and at Silver Mountain, 36 miles east of Coeur d'Alene, near Kellogg, Idaho. Tubing, ice bocce, and croquet can be enjoyed on Sun Meadow's frozen pond. You can cross-country ski Sun Meadow's trails, even nude sometimes on sunny winter days.