Explore Coeur d'Alene

Beauty Bay Recreation Area on Lake Coeur d’Alene is a scenic day-use destination along Highway 97 with lake views, hiking, photography, and wildlife watching. Amenities & Features 🌊 Lake Coeur d’Alene views 🥾 Hiking access 📷 Photography 🦅 Wildlife viewing 🧺 Day-use stop Good to Know This is a non-fee day-use area and overnight camping is not allowed. The parking Read more...

Beauty Creek Campground is close to Lake Coeur d’Alene and offers family camping with lake access nearby for fishing, boating, hiking, and scenic outdoor time. Amenities & Features 🏕️ Family campsites 🎣 Fishing 🚤 Boating nearby 🥾 Hiking 💧 Potable water Good to Know The campground is generally open from late May through mid-September. Reservations are available and camping fees Read more...

Blackwell Island Recreation Site in Coeur d’Alene provides easy family access to the Spokane River and Lake Coeur d’Alene along with a short interpretive boardwalk, wetlands, wildlife viewing, picnicking, a native plant garden, and boating access. Amenities & Features 🚶 1/4-mile interpretive boardwalk 🦆 Wetland and wildlife viewing 🌿 Native plant garden 🧺 Picnic areas and reservable pavilion 🚤 Four Read more...

Blue Creek Bay Recreation Site and Trail east of Coeur d’Alene offers a family-friendly trail, picnic access, and outdoor recreation near Lake Coeur d’Alene. Amenities & Features 🥾 Recreation trail 🧺 Picnic area 🌲 Forest scenery 📷 Photography 🦌 Wildlife viewing Good to Know The trailhead is reached from Yellowstone Trail Road near Wolf Lodge Bay. A separate day-use picnic Read more...

Coeur d’Alene Carousel preserves and operates the historic Playland Pier Carousel beside Coeur d’Alene City Park. The beautifully restored carousel is a simple, nostalgic family attraction near the lakefront, beach, playground, and downtown. Amenities & Features 🎠 Historic carousel rides 🌊 Lakefront location 🌳 Next to Coeur d’Alene City Park 👶 Young-child friendly 📷 Classic family photo stop Good to Read more...

Coeur d’Alene Parkway is a 5.7-mile paved lakeside route along the north shore of Lake Coeur d’Alene. Families can walk, bike, picnic, use the beach, and enjoy lake views along a section of the North Idaho Centennial Trail. Amenities & Features 🚲 5.7-mile paved trail 🚶 Family walking route 🏖️ Half-mile beach 🧺 Picnic areas 🌊 Lake Coeur d’Alene views Read more...