Kalispell Island Boat-In Campground in ID -- Campground & RV Camping

Kalispell Island sits at an elevation of 2,400 feet on Priest Lake, offering 51 individual boat-in campsites and one group site on its 264 acres. These primitive shoreline sites include picnic tables and campfire rings; campers must bring portable toilets, carry in drinking water, and pack out all waste. A 2.5-mile loop trail encircles the tooth-shaped island for walking and bird watching. The surrounding 25,000-acre lake provides access to trout fishing and boat routes up a 3.5-mile thoroughfare to Upper Priest Lake, with mainland hiking trails located across the water.

Getting there: Access to the campground is by boat only. To reach various boat launches around the lake, travel north from Priest River, Idaho on State Highway 57. To access the Kalispell Bay Boat Launch, travel on Highway 57 for 31 miles to Kalispell Bay Road. Turn east (right) until you reach West Lakeshore Road. Then head south .5 miles to the boat launch.

• Moderately separated here.
• Mostly tent-only sites, with 52 boat-in sites and 52 on the water.
• A pond lies 0.4 mi off.
• Mount Roothaan stands 4,866 ft above the map pin, 9.3 miles east.

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