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Priest Lake State Park

Priest Lake State Park

Parks Directory of the United States / State Parks / Idaho

Location:Northern Idaho, 33 miles north of Priest River.
Facilities:151 primitive, basic, and developed campsites (some with electricity), 5 camping cabins, isolated group camp with its own beach, restrooms, showers, group picnic shelter, trails, swimming beach, boat ramps, docks, boat rentals, horseshoe pits, volleyball area.
Activities:Camping, swimming, fishing, boating, water-skiing, hiking, cross-country skiing, ice fishing, snowmobiling, guided nature walks, interpretive programs.
Special Features:Park lies just 30 miles from the Canadian border, below the crest of the Selkirk Mountains. It sits along the shores of Priest Lake, which is 19 miles long and more than 300 feet deep. Summer activities focus around the lake, but in winter the park offers more than 200 miles of marked, groomed snowmobile trails.
Address:314 Indian Creek Park Rd
Coolin, ID 83821

Phone:208-443-2200
Fax:208-443-3893
Phone:866-634-3246
Web: www.idahoparks.org/parks/priestlake.aspx
Size: 755 acres. Elevation: 2,440 feet.

See other parks in Idaho.
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Priest Lake State Park is 95 miles - about a two-hour drive - from both Spokane, Washington, and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
For east-shore sites (some with RV hookups), contact Priest Lake State Park; (208) 443-2200.
After January 1, reserve Priest Lake campsites ($8 to $12 a night, plus $5 reservation-fee) in the rugged Selkirk Mountains by writing to Priest Lake State Park, Indian Creek Bay #423, Coolin 83821.
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