▁The ▁park ▁also ▁includes ▁the ▁historic ▁hand - car ved ▁River front ▁Park ▁Lo off ▁car ousel ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁by ▁Charles ▁I . ▁D . ▁Lo off . ▁River front ▁Park ▁is ▁currently ▁being ▁renov ated ▁and ▁modern ized ▁( as ▁of ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 6 ). ▁Man ito ▁Park ▁and ▁Botan ical ▁Gard ens ▁on ▁Sp ok ane ' s ▁South ▁Hill ▁features ▁the ▁Dun can ▁Gard ens , ▁a ▁classical ▁European ▁Renaissance - style ▁garden ▁and ▁the ▁N ish in omi ya ▁Japanese ▁Garden ▁designed ▁by ▁Nag ao ▁Sak ur ai . ▁R ivers ide ▁State ▁Park , ▁close ▁to ▁dow nt own , ▁is ▁a ▁site ▁for ▁out door ▁activities ▁such ▁as ▁h ik ing , ▁mountain ▁b ik ing , ▁and ▁horse ▁r iding . ▁ ▁The ▁Sp ok ane ▁area ▁has ▁many ▁tra ils ▁and ▁rail ▁tra ils , ▁the ▁most ▁notable ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁Sp ok ane ▁River ▁Cent enn ial ▁Tra il , ▁which ▁features ▁over ▁ ▁of ▁p aved ▁tra ils ▁running ▁along ▁the ▁Sp ok ane ▁River ▁from ▁Sp ok ane ▁to ▁the ▁Id aho ▁border . ▁This ▁trail ▁continues ▁on ▁towards ▁Co eur ▁d ' Al ene ▁for ▁ ▁as ▁the ▁North ▁Id aho ▁Cent enn ial ▁Tra il ▁and ▁is ▁often ▁used ▁for ▁alternative ▁transport ation ▁and ▁recre ational ▁use . ▁In ▁the ▁summer , ▁it ▁has ▁long ▁been ▁popular ▁to ▁visit ▁North ▁Id aho ' s ▁" L ake ▁Country ", ▁such ▁as