Osprey Campground is located on the west shore of Priest Lake and has 16 campsites.  While there is access to the lake, there is no beach - alder and other brush grow right up to the rocky lake shore.  The lake bottom is sandy and shallow so it is pleasant for swimming.  There is a short self-guided interpretive trail in the campground.  The elevation is 2,400 feet.

 

Prices:
    $28 for premier sites

    $26 for other sites
    $10 per extra vehicle
    $8 for day use
    $52 day use season pass

 

Reservations:  Available at recreation.gov. Reservations can be made 6 months prior to the first day of your camping stay.

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Directions:  From Priest River, ID travel north on Highway 57 for approximately 25 miles, then turn right on the paved Outlet Bay Road. Continue about ½ mile to the county W. Lakeshore Road (gravel). Turn left (north) and travel approximately 1 mile to the campground entrance which will be on your right (east).

 

Season Dates:  Opens one week before Memorial Day weekend (on Friday).  Closes the last Monday in September at noon. To see the most up-to-date season dates, please visit recreation.gov.

 

Amenities:  Drinking water, flush toilets and bear resistant dumpsters.  Roads and parking spurs are paved.

 

Nearby:  The Chipmunk Rapids Trail traverses along the Kaniksu Marsh, Priest River and Chipmunk Rapids.  The public Beach Trail #48 parallels the lakeshore on the east side of the campground.  Priest Lake provides opportunities for boating, canoeing, kayaking, wake boarding and fishing for Dolly Varden, cutthroat trout and kokanee salmon.

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See more campgrounds managed by Scenic Canyons in the Idaho Panhandle National Forests.

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For more information, visit the Forest Service website.