Water, toilets, showers, 32' trailer space, dump station, dumpster, boat launch, dock, swimming. Toilet, dock.Ģ5 miles south of Sandpoint, 4 miles east of Athol. Water, toilets, showers, 32' trailer space, dump station, dumpster, boat ramp, dock, phone, swimming.ģ0 miles south west of Clark Fork, 10 miles south of Garfield Bay. Water, Toilets, 22' trailer space, dump station, covered picnic area, boat ramp, dock, HOST.Ĥ.5 miles south west of Sandpoint on Lakeshore Drive. Attraction: Lake Pend Oreille and David Thompson Game Refuge. Water, Toilets, 22' trailer space, boat launch.ġ6 miles south east of Sandpoint. Water, toilets, showers, 32' trailer space, dump station, dumpster, boat launch, dock, phone, handicapped access.ġ4 miles south east of Sandpoint on Garfield Bay Road. Fish from the bridge and break Lake Pend Oreille's world record 37 pound kamloop record.ġ5 miles west of Sandpoint, 1 mile south of Laclede. The lake's name is derived from an Indian Tribe called Pend Oreilles by early French trappers because they wore pendant ornaments in their ear lobes. Receding glaciers dammed the trench near Bayview and formed what we now call Lake Pend Oreille. Remnant of a huge lake that once extended from the Canadian border down through the Purcell Trench (the route of Highway 95) to the area of Spokane.
Over 43 miles length, over 111 miles of shoreline, 1,100 feet deep in places, home to a variety of fish including world-record size Kamloops. Lake Pend Oreille (pronounced Pon-duh-ray) is the largest natural body of fresh watr in Idaho and one of the largest in the Western United States. Pend Oreille Gallery > Lake Pend Oreille Gallery Also you can enjoy boat fishing, camping, water skiing and everything enjoyable around Lake Pend Oreille where is the one of the Sandpoint is located on the northern west of the lake and upper area there have a great skiing area called, Schweitzer basin ski resort. and Canada, from the northern east, Pack River flows. From the west, Pend Oreille River flows from the national edge inbetween U.S. The depth of the lake is guessed about 1,170 feets or more, the very deep lake and its clearness, water quality is pretty good.
The surrounding length of the lake is around 143 mies and the are is about 180 square miles, which is the biggest lake in Idaho state and one of the big lake in the United Sates of America. The French term meanings like "looks like ear" turned into Pend Oreille. The pronounciation of Pend Oreille is like Ponderay, the small town located near by Sandpoint.
The name of the lake is originated from French hunters from Canada. But many other fishing challenges await the angler, from bass in the sloughs to pike, walleye and various trout species.When someone tries to introduce Sandpoint, he cannot avoid to tell about Lake Pend Oreille (pronounced Pon-duh-ray).
Kamloops and mackinaw exceeding 20 pounds are not unusual in the lake, which has seen its fishery rebound in recent years. Seasonally, migrating waterfowl including swans, geese and ducks are common in many areas of the lake.įishing: Lake Pend Oreilel is known for its kamloops (a species of giant rainbow trout), mackinaw and kokanee salmon. Bald eagles are common, and wildlife from moose and deer and bear to spawning kokanee salmon can be spotted around the lake. Wildlife: The lake has a very active and visible population of ospreys, the magnificent fish hawks that can be seen diving into the lake to catch fish. There are a number of major marinas around the lake with fuel docks, food and services. And there are others, as well!īoating: There are many boat launches around the lake, and in Sandpoint, Bayview and Hope a number of companies offer rentals of watercraft ranging from jet skis and ski boats to pontoon boats to sailboats and kayaks. Army Corps of Engineers City Beach, with excellent beaches, ball courts, playgrounds and more in downtown Sandpoint Trestle Creek, with a boat ramp, beach and picnic facilities and Sam Owen Campground and Park, a wonderful 65-acre site on the Hope Peninsula. Major parks are Farragut State Park, at the very southern tip of the lake Whiskey Rock, a Forest Service fee-free campground on the fairly inaccessible southeastern shore Garfield Bay, a county park and campground Springy Point, operated by the U.S. Parks, beaches and trails: Lake Pend Oreille has plenty of parks, boat launches, picnic sites and other attractions and facilities. Dug out by Ice Age glaciers and located amid three major frontal ranges of the northern Rocky Mountains, it has natural splendor galore to go with a fascinating human and natural history. It’s also the deepest (at 1,158 feet deep, there are only four deeper lakes in the nation). Lake Pend Oreille is Idaho’s biggest, at 43 miles long with 111 miles of shoreline.
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