Camp Coeur d'Alene
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Campground · 1.4 mi from the trail
Idaho · Hiking · Near Post Falls
Blue Trail
Photo: waterarchives, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 5.0 mi
- round trip
- 614 ft
- climb
- 2,807 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Blue Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back hike on Bureau of Land Management land in the Coeur D'Alene Field Office in Idaho. The route gains about 614 feet, from a low of 2,140 feet to a high of 2,807 feet, and is rated easy. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Coeur D'Alene show July and August highs around 83°F with only about four wet days a month, while winter highs sit in the mid-30s. The trail is close to several other outings. Orange Trail and Red Trail are within half a mile, and Blue Creek Bay Recreation Site and Trail is about 0.5 miles away. Beauty Creek Campground, about 2 miles off, offers a place to stay.
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If it rainsAntony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLocal history museum in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
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More in Post FallsLocal outfitters
- Tour CDA5 mi away
- Lost Moose Campground15 mi away
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Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Blue Trail
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
36° / 26°
14 wet
Feb
41° / 26°
11 wet
Mar
48° / 31°
13 wet
Apr
56° / 37°
12 wet
May
66° / 44°
11 wet
Jun
72° / 51°
9 wet
Jul
83° / 57°
4 wet
Aug
83° / 56°
4 wet
Sep
74° / 48°
6 wet
Oct
58° / 39°
11 wet
Nov
44° / 32°
14 wet
Dec
36° / 26°
14 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Coeur D'Alene, ID, 7.1 mi away at 2,133 ft. The station sits about 700 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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