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Priest Lake State Park, Coolin, ID
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Priest Lake State Park

A northern Idaho state park with three units along the shores of Priest Lake, set among Selkirk Mountain forests.

314 Indian Creek Park Road, Coolin, ID 83821 · Coolin, ID

About Priest Lake State Park

Priest Lake State Park is a Bonner County recreation area in the Selkirk Mountains, roughly 30 miles from the Canadian border. It spans three units near the southern, eastern, and northern shores of Priest Lake: Dickensheet, Indian Creek, and Lionhead. Visitors can camp, rent cabins, paddle, fish, swim, hike, and ski or snowshoe in winter. The Indian Creek unit has a visitor center, a park store, and a small disc golf course, while wildlife such as deer, black bears, moose, and bald eagles live in the surrounding cedar, fir, and tamarack forests.

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