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Avista Stadium is a baseball park in the northwest United States, located in Spokane Valley, Washington. It is the home ballpark of the Spokane Indians, a minor league baseball team in the High-A Northwest League. History at spokaneindiansbaseball.com, URL accessed March 7, 2021. Archived 10/18/09
After one year in the short-season Northwest League as a Dodger affiliate, the Triple-A PCL returned in 1973, from Portland Beavers, as the Texas Rangers' top affiliate. The Milwaukee Brewers became the Indians' parent club in 1976, the Seattle Mariners in 1979, and the California Angels in 1982. The Indians left for Las Vegas after the 1982 season and the NWL returned in 1983 and has remained for over three decades.
The natural grass field is aligned southeast (home plate to second base), at an approximate elevation of above sea level.
In 2023, the stadium finalized a plan to renovate the stadium and field to satisfy Major League Baseball (MLB) regulations by the deadline of Opening Day 2025. The $17 million project would be funded by Spokane County ($5.5 million up to $8 million), the City of Spokane Valley ($2.5 million), the State of Washington ($5.8 million), and other private funding ($3 million).
On September 5, 2025 at approximately 2:45am, the main concession building was destroyed by fire.
Earlier baseball venues in Spokane were Recreation Park (), Natatorium Park (), and the original Natatorium Park.
In 1954, four-year-old Memorial Stadium (later Joe Albi Stadium) was considered as a potential minor league baseball venue.
In 2011, the Spokane Chiefs hosted the first outdoor game in Western Hockey League history at Avista Stadium on January 15; the home team routed the Kootenay Ice
Other uses
For three seasons beginning in 2004, the Gonzaga Bulldogs used the stadium as its home venue while its current venue was being built. Their former ballpark was displaced by the new McCarthey Athletic Center.
Stadium name
Naming rights were purchased in 1998 (and the stadium renamed after the 1999 season) by Avista, the Spokane-based utility founded in 1889 as Washington Water Power Company. The venue's first corporate name was Seafirst Bank Stadium, from 1994 through 1999.
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