Pend Oreille Lake Area
- Apr–Oct
- best months
The Pend Oreille Lake area in Idaho is a year-round destination on Forest Service land, about 1.7 miles from the town of Sagle. Native peoples such as the Kalispel and Kutenai were the first inhabitants of this region, living along the waterways and relying on the abundant natural resources. Summer and early fall are the most comfortable times to visit. At a nearby weather station in Sandpoint, typical July and August highs reach about 82°F with lows near 50°F and only five or six wet days a month. Winters there typically average highs in the low 30s and lows in the low 20s. The area offers a wide range of activities. Anglers can fish, and anglers can find Gamlin Lake about 5.8 miles away. Springy Point campground sits about 3.9 miles off, and the Pend d' Oreille Bay Trail is about 5.3 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Sedlmayer's24 mi away
- Kootenai River Campground34 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Springy PointCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain3.9 mi
Gold HillHikingPhoto: dknepper, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.9 mi- Green BayCamping5.2 mi
- Pend d' Oreille Bay TrailHiking5.3 mi
- Gray Loop TrailHiking5.5 mi
Meadow TrailHikingPhoto: mjhbower, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)5.5 mi- Gamlin LakeLake fishing5.8 mi
- Maiden RockCamping7.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Beaver CreekLake fishing · ~1h 8m drive
- Spyglass Ground HouseRiver fishing · ~50 min drive
- Lake Coeur d'AleneLake fishing · ~1h 23m drive
- Blue Creek Bay Recreation Site and TrailSaltwater fishing · ~1h 9m drive
- Providence LakeLake fishing · ~6 min drive
- Clark Fork River AreaRiver fishing · ~49 min drive
- Gamlin LakeLake fishing · ~10 min drive
- Coeur d'Alene River AreaRiver fishing · ~1h 4m drive
- Walsh LakeLake fishing · ~26 min drive
- Lower Kootenai River AreaRiver fishing · ~1h 9m drive
Best time to visit Pend Oreille Lake Area
Best months: April–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
34° / 23°
15 wet
Feb
38° / 24°
13 wet
Mar
46° / 29°
14 wet
Apr
56° / 35°
12 wet
May
66° / 42°
11 wet
Jun
72° / 47°
10 wet
Jul
82° / 52°
6 wet
Aug
82° / 50°
5 wet
Sep
72° / 42°
7 wet
Oct
56° / 34°
11 wet
Nov
42° / 29°
14 wet
Dec
33° / 23°
15 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Sandpoint Exp Stn, ID, 6.5 mi away at 2,126 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
