Kidney Lake
Is Kidney Lake open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest. It doesn't name Kidney Lake, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).
Updated 250 Road Closure
Agency closure covering Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · USFS · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest
Road 100 Closure
Agency closure covering Lochsa/Powell Ranger District · Order 01-17-55-26-004 · USFS · Lochsa/Powell Ranger District
NFSR 520 Reconstruction and Timber Harvest Closure
Agency alert covering Lochsa/Powell Ranger District · Order 01-17-55-26-003 · USFS · Lochsa/Powell Ranger District
Knife Edge Camping Partial Closure
Agency alert covering Lochsa/Powell Ranger District · Order 01-17-55-26-002 · USFS · Lochsa/Powell Ranger District
Laird Park Water Unavailable For 2026 Season
Agency alert covering Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · USFS · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Kidney Lake is a 11-acre lake near Kooskia, Idaho, at about 6,771 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
- Friday Ridge TrailHiking1.9 mi
- Maple Lake Ridge TrailHiking2.1 mi
- Grave Peak TrailHiking2.4 mi
- Grave PeakSummit3.1 mi
- Elk Summit CampgroundCamping4.2 mi
- Diablo MountainSummit6.4 mi
- Big Sand CreekCanoeing7.8 mi
- McConnell MountainSummit9.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- OharaRiver fishing · ~1h 12m drive
- Walton LakesLake fishing · ~9 min drive
- Fenn PondPier fishing · ~1h 14m drive
- Hidden LakeLake fishing · ~17 min drive
- Battle LakeLake fishing · ~18 min drive
- California LakeLake fishing · ~23 min drive
- Dan LakeLake fishing · ~27 min drive
- Upper Twin LakeLake fishing · ~29 min drive
- Lower Twin LakeLake fishing · ~30 min drive
- Hauf LakeLake fishing · ~34 min drive