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Priest Lake State Park is located just 30 miles away from the Canadian border, in North Idaho. The lake is surrounded by beautiful northern Idaho mountains and right next to Selkirk Mountain.
Priest Lake is a 19-mile lake that is 300+ feet deep, known for its crystal clear waters. Visitors to the park can enjoy a wide variety of activities, from fishing and boating in summer to snowmobiling and cross-country skiing in winter. If you visit Priest Lake, stay at any of these Priest Lake camping spots for a great experience.
7 Priest Lake Camping Sites
Luby Bay
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This is a densely wooded campground with spacious and secluded sites. The campground is peaceful and right next to the lake, making it the perfect base camp for exploring the area. Visitors can enjoy kayaking, canoeing, and powerboating on the water. Birding and wildlife viewing are popular activities, as well.
Luby Bay has many amenities, including a dump station, flush toilets, and a large day-use area for picnics.
“I honestly don’t want to leave a review because I want to keep this place a secret.” –Bikelle R.
Campground Details
- Price: $21-23
- Number of sites: 52
- RV sites: Yes
- Fires allowed: Yes
- Pets allowed: Yes
Priest Lake Indian Creek
This campground is located right on Priest Lake, next to where Indian Creek empties into the lake. There’s a nice variety of sunny and shady sites. There are basic amenities such as available firewood, toilets, showers, an RV dump station, and water. The area offers excellent fishing and beautiful hiking trails near the camp. The Priest Lake Indian Creek campground also has a new frisbee golf course, which is an excellent addition.
“Had a family reunion at this campground. Loved every second of this place.” – Steven K.
Campground Details
- Price: $21-31
- Number of sites: 93
- RV sites: Yes
- Fires allowed: Yes
- Pets allowed: Yes
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This tiny and quiet campground is a great place to disconnect and relax for a couple of days. Navigation Campground has a few basic amenities, including vault toilets, picnic tables, fire rings, bear-proof storage, and available firewood. The open season is from June to September.
“Nice isolated campground at the North end of Upper Priest Lake.” – Brian L.
Campground Details
- Price: Free
- Number of sites: 4
- RV sites: Yes
- Fires allowed: Yes
- Pets allowed: Yes
Reeder Bay
This is a fun and active campground right on the shore of Priest Lake. If you are looking for a campground with a fantastic beach, this is your place. Visitors typically like to partake in water activities like jet-skiing, wakeboarding, and canoeing. The eight-mile Lakeshore Trail passes right by the campground and offers some of the best views in the area. Reeder Bay has a pressurized water system with hydrants and flush toilets, and campsites provide fire rings.
“Lots of children playing and riding bikes through the campground makes this one of our happy places.” –Mark Z.
Campground Details
- Price: $21-23
- Number of sites: 24
- RV sites: Yes
- Fires allowed: Yes
- Pets allowed: Yes
Priest Lake Dickensheet
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This is a medium-sized campground with sandy beaches and beautiful views. It’s a popular spot and can get a bit crowded in the summer season. Priest Lake Dickensheet has many facilities, including a dump station, toilets, available firewood, and Wi-Fi. There’s a boat ramp for water access and plenty of biking, fishing, kayaking, and hiking opportunities.
“This place is the perfect getaway for a fun weekend!” – Connie S.
Campground Details
- Price: $12-21
- Number of sites: 11
- RV sites: Yes
- Fires allowed: Yes
- Pets allowed: Yes
Osprey Campground
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Osprey Campground is located on the southern shore of Priest Lake, and it’s also right next to the water. Boating, kayaking, and wakeboarding are summer-time favorites at this campground. Boaters like to head to the north side of the lake to reach the upper Priest Lake scenic area. The sites at Osprey are naturally shaded by trees and amenities include fire rings, flush toilets, and picnic tables.
“Beautiful spot, federal campground so you can get 50% off with a pass.” – Kelsey M.
Campground Details
- Price: $21-23
- Number of sites: 16
- RV sites: Yes
- Fires allowed: Yes
- Pets allowed: Yes
Outlet Campground
Image from The Dyrt camper, Kris F.
As well as being right on the beach, Outlet Campground is a great place to explore the area and relax. Trail 48 runs through Outlet Campground and stretches north along a scenic area of Priest Lake. Like many other sites along the lake, this camp is popular for boating, kayaking, fishing, and other water activities. Outlet Campground is open from mid-May to September.
“Wow! What a find! My daughter and I booked site 11 unseen, and we jumped for joy when we drove up.” – Kris F.
Campground Details
- Price: $21-23
- Number of sites: 31
- RV sites: Yes
- Fires allowed: Yes
- Pets allowed: Yes
Priest Lake camping offers excellent opportunities for enjoying the outdoors. Priest Lake is one of the most impressive lakes in the Idaho Panhandle and also one of the biggest. In 1963, the biggest Mackinaw trout in the world was caught there. There is also abundant wildlife in the area, including grizzly and black bears, moose, wolves, and mountain lions. For more information on Priest Lake camping, visit The Dyrt’s full list of camping spots on the lake.
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