Elk, Washington

Elk is an unincorporated rural community in northern Spokane County, Washington, United States. It was once incorporated, prior to reverting to the County. It contains an elementary school that has been renovated and is now a residence, two churches, a VFW hall, a post office, two cemeteries, the Elk Sentinel newspaper office, the Boondocks Store, Millers one stop grocery and gas, a car dealer, several specialty stores, a volunteer fire station, a beautiful community park on the Little Spokane River and about 3,000 residences.

The community of Elk annually designates Father's Day weekend in June for Elk Pioneer Days. "Elk "Stoner" Park Days", as it is usually called, is an event full of good clean fun, and music. It is held at Elk Stoner Park in Elk on the river and the festivities include the Friday Night Family Dance with live music, the Firefighter's Breakfast, a parade, crowning of the Elk Days royalty, Thunder Valley Car Show, continuous live music through out the weekend, lots of kids' activities, food, the VFW Beer & Wine Garden, and merchandise booths usually sporting a plethora of hand-crafted arts & goods. There is also the Ladies Auxiliary Pulled Pork Lunch, a Poker Tournament and a Saturday Night Dance at the VFW .

Elk also hosts a number of other community events including the annual Chili-Chowder Cook-off, an Easter Egg Hunt at the VFW, the Christmas Tree Lighting in Elk Stoner Park, a Halloween party at the VFW, and almost weekly dances and live music at the VFW which regularly features local bands.

The area has lots of hiking, motorcycle riding trails, fishing lakes and horseback riding trails.

The local schools are in the Riverside school district. There is one large campus housing the elementary, junior high, high school, and alternative school.

Municipalities and communities of Spokane County, Washington, United States County seat: Spokane Cities Airway Heights Cheney Deer Park Liberty Lake Medical Lake Millwood Spangle Spokane Spokane Valley Towns Fairfield Latah Rockford Waverly CDPs Country Homes Fairchild AFB Fairwood Four Lakes Green Bluff Mead Otis Orchards-East Farms Town and Country Unincorporated communities Amber Chattaroy Colbert Dynamite Elk Marshall Mica Milan Newman Lake Nine Mile Falls Tyler Valleyford

Coordinates: 48°00′59″N 117°16′32″W / 48.01639°N 117.27556°W / 48.01639; -117.27556