Kootenai River Campground
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Gem Lake
Idaho
Idaho
Free — you'll pick up right here.
2.7 mi
Distance
1,148 ft
Gain
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Idaho Panhandle National Forests
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
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Why you'll love it
Out & back
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Gem Lake
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,148 ft
- Highest point
- 5,807 ft
- Lowest point
- 4,647 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Bikes
- Allowed
- Surface
- Natural
Source for bikes, surface: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)
About this trail
Gem Lake is a 2.70-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho managed by the Forest Service. The route gains 1,148 feet of elevation.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 5,807 ft
- Length (round trip)
- 2.7 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Sandpoint Ranger District · Ranger district
- Idaho Panhandle National Forests · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Sandpoint Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Beehive Lake Trail #279 Closure
caution · posted Sep 18, 2026
Evans Landing Trail 64 Closure
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Gordon CreekHiking0.1 mi
- Lake DarlingHiking0.2 mi
- CallahanHiking1.2 mi
- Char FallsHiking1.4 mi
- Moose LakeHiking1.6 mi
- Lunch Peak LookoutCamping1.7 mi
- Lightning CreekCanoeing6.6 mi
- Rapid Lightning CreekCanoeing7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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Nordman Resort
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