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Lake Name	Google Earth Image	Lake Name	Google Earth Image
Algoma Lake	Click Here	Kerr Lake	Click Here
Alpine Lake	Click Here	Kootenai Bay
Bass Lake	Click Here	Lake Cocolalla	Click Here
Beaver Lake		Lake Coeur D'Alene	Click Here
Blanchard Lake	Click Here	Lake Pend Oreille	Click Here
Blue Lake		Lambertson Lake
Bonner Lake	Click Here	Livermore Lake
Bottle Bay	Click Here	Lost Lake
Bradley Lake		MacArthur Lake	Click Here
Brush Lake		Martin Bay	Click Here
Camp Bay	Click Here	Mirror Lake	Click Here
Caribou Lake		Morton Slough
Cavanaugh Bay		Murphy Bay
Chase lake	Click Here	Morton Slough
Colburn Lake		Murphy Bay
Comeback Bay	Click Here	Murphy Slough
Denton Slough		Muskrat Lake	Click Here
Eaton Lake		Myrtle Lake
Elliot Bay	Click Here	Oden bay	Click Here
Ellisport Bay	Click Here	Perkins Lake	Click Here
Freeman Lake	Click Here	Porcupine Lake
Gamlin Lake		Priest Lake	Click Here
Garfield Bay	Click Here	Priest River	Click Here
Glengary Bay	Click Here	Providence Lake
Granite Lake		Robinson Lake
Harrison Lake		Roman Nose lakes
Hauser Lake	Click Here	Round Lake	Click Here
Hayden Lake	Click Here	Scenic Bay
Heath Lake	Click Here	Shepard Lake	Click Here
Herman Lake	Click Here	Solomon Lake
Hermann Lake	Click Here	Spirit Lake	Click Here
Hidden Lake		Stampede Lake	Click Here
Hoodoo Lake		Twin Lakes	Click Here
Idlewilde Bay		Upper Priest Lake	Click Here
Jewel Lake	Click Here	Walsh Lake

Lake Cocolalla

Lake Cocolalla is an accessible, 800-acre year-round fishery fed by Cocolalla Creek with an average depth of 26 feet. Situated off Highway 95 twenty minutes south of Sandpoint, Lake Cocolalla is large enough for boating and water skiing, though it is not as large as many of the other area lakes. Cocolalla Creek provides spawning habitat for brown, rainbow, cutthroat and brook trout. Opportunities for other warm water fish really sets this lake apart from other north Idaho lakes, especially the chance to catch channel catfish. It is popular for ice fishing in winter. Boat access is available on the northeast end adjacent to the campground. Shoreline fishing access is primarily limited to the northeast end and the east shoreline. Private ownership limits access on the southern end and west side. Unlike many of the lakes with only private access, Lake Cocolalla can be enjoyed and easily seen from the highway.

Lake Pend Oreille

Sandpoint lies on the shores of Lake Pend Oreille, one of the most beautiful lakes in North America. Lake Pend Oreille is so deep and quiet the U.S. Navy has a submarine research facility located here. There are few lakes that host the scenery that Lake Pend Oreille provides. The lakes protected coves make for great water skiing, wakeboarding as well as an overnight camping adventure. The prevailing winds from the southwest provide sailing enthusiasts many days of quality boating. There are numerous sailing regattas all summer long providing sailing as well as social enjoyment. Because of its size, waves can approach the size of ocean and sea waves, though, for the most part, Lake Pend Oreille is a calm body of water. Since winds are more calm than not, windsurfing isn’t seen as often as other great water/wind sports areas like the Columbia River. However, parasailing is growing in popularity.

Take a cruise, go scuba diving, sailing, rowing, kayak, or even take a kayak tour. If kayaking is your thing, then you are in luck. With a lake over 43 miles long one can spend countless hours paddling along the lake. The many tributaries offer secluded paddling with a wide variety of wildlife to be found. For the whitewater enthusiasts there are numerous rivers and streams to get your heart pounding. The Moyie River, famous for its Class 5 rapids is only an hour away. The Selway and Lochsa are within easy driving distance and offer even the most seasoned kayak enthusiast a real test. The Pack River and Priest River also provide kayakers plenty of great water to play on.

Boating provides enough room to zoom. Fishing is world-class, and swimming in one of America’s cleanest bodies of water is heavenly. City Beach is in Sandpoint at the end of Bridge Street. There you will find wonderful sandy beaches. Lifeguards are provided in the swimming area, and you can play volleyball, tennis, launch your boat, play basketball, or have a picnic and grill on the barbecue pits provided.

If you prefer cruises you can take a Lake Cruise on the Shawnodese, with daily runs providing daily cruises, sunset cruising, dessert cruises, dinner cruises, island tours, boat and goat, eagle watching, and other special tours and cruises offered by Lake Pend Oreille Cruises. Private charters are offered also, featuring special occasion charters from April through October. They also have jet boat rentals and tours to Bernard Peak and on the Pend Oreille and Clark Fork Rivers. Check out www.lakependoreillecruises.com 208-255-LAKE (5253) or 888-726-3764.

When visiting Sandpoint, make it a point to rent a boat and discover why so many people have fallen in love with the area. If you're uncomfortable navigating on unknown waters, take a fishing charter or a scenic cruise. If you do decide to take a fishing charter, make sure you get plenty of rest prior to departure as this lake offers trophy rainbow trout that will challenge your skill as well as your endurance.

Lake Pend Oreille is a lake in North Idaho, with a surface area of 148 square miles. With 111 miles of coastline, it is 65 miles long, and 1,150 feet deep in some regions, making it the fifth deepest in the US. It is fed by the Clark Fork River and the Pack River, and drains via the Pend Oreille River. It is surrounded by national forests and several small towns. All but the southern tip of the lake is in Bonner County. The southern tip is in Kootenai County and is home to Farragut State Park, formerly the "Farragut Naval Training Station" during World War II.

The lake is home to many species of fish, including rainbow trout, lake trout, perch, crappie, bass, whitefish and kamloops. The forests consist of ponderosa pine, Douglas fir, poplar and western larch. Local animal species include whitetail deer, squirrels, black bears, grizzly bears, coyotes and bobcats, along with bald eagles, osprey, owls, hummingbirds, hawks, woodpeckers, ducks and the mountain bluebird.

Macarthur Lake

Drive a few minutes north of Sandpoint and you come to one of the jewels of North Idaho: the Macarthur Lake Wildlife Corridor. Animals occasionally travel long distances, and these corridors help facilitate their crossing.

McArthur Lake, about halfway between Bonners Ferry and Sandpoint, Idaho, is a key corridor. It is the shortest distance between the Selkirk Mountains and the Cabinet and Purcell Mountain ranges for hundreds of miles north or south. If you look on a map with elevation lines showing ridges and valleys, you can see that there is a mere 5 miles of rural valley bottom between these two mountain ranges. In one study of wildlife corridors in Idaho, about 1/3 of the areas identified as important corridors were considered high priority. McArthur Lake is one of these high priority corridors.

Very few valley bottoms in the world are without some type of human development. The McArthur Lake Wildlife Corridor is no exception. There are homes and farms present there, and most of the residents use their land for natural resources such as timber harvesting or agriculture. As a passage for wildlife, it is no wonder of the abundance of deer and elk, moose and fowl.

Priest Lake

Priest Lake, Idaho, is located in the northern most portion of the Idaho Panhandle with the northern end of the lake extending north to within 15 miles of the Canadian border. The history of the lake dates back almost 10,000 years to the end of the last ice age. After the vast glaciers that covered most of the area receded and vegetation started to re-grow, humans started to resettle the area. This is evident from historical artifacts found in the area and ancient rock art along the lake.