About Kalispell Island Boat-in Campground
Number of accommodations: 31
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Reviews (43)
Review Summary
terri f
VerifiedJuly 9, 2025 • Stayed at: 22, Loop: Silver Beach
Bring your own T.P. other wise good to go.
Tallin H
VerifiedJuly 7, 2025 • Stayed at: 21, Loop: Silver Beach
Always a blast camping on beach will book again next year
Nina G
VerifiedAugust 26, 2024 • Stayed at: 8, Loop: Peninsula
One of the best spots to camp!
Brian H
VerifiedJuly 16, 2024 • Stayed at: 23, Loop: Silver Cove
Great views. Clean area. We really enjoyed our time there. As luck would have it, there was nobody at the sites next to us. Keep in mind the sites are fairly close together, so on a busy weekend it’s going to get rather crowded.
Timothy S
VerifiedSeptember 14, 2023 • Stayed at: 26, Loop: Selkirk
We had a wonderful time! Nice boat launch.
William H
VerifiedAugust 17, 2023 • Stayed at: 30, Loop: Three Pines
I canoe camped. Spacious sites. Outhouse very clean. Swimming good, right at the campsite. The trail around the island is pleasant and handy to the campsites. Some sites more private, some group-oriented.
Neil S
VerifiedAugust 13, 2023 • Stayed at: 45, Loop: North Cove
Staff at Kalispell boat launch was very friendly and helpful. Campsite was clean. Improvements to the breakwater at the thoroughfare are great. The island trail was well maintained.
Patrick O
VerifiedAugust 6, 2023 • Stayed at: 21, Loop: Silver Beach
I am really frustrated when I struggle to get a reservation 6 months in advance and then see reserved sites sit empty. The overwhelming opinion among campers on Kalispell Island is that the Forest service has ruined opportunity's! Bring back First come first served!!!!
Garrett R
VerifiedJuly 3, 2023 • Stayed at: 8, Loop: Peninsula
Site was amazing, had space for at least three, five person tents. Shaded in the morning and featured a nice view of the sunset. Winds tend to some from the south so this site did have more wind and wave action than some of the others. Great site overall.
Aletha E
VerifiedSeptember 21, 2022 • Stayed at: 31, Loop: Three Pines
The camp site was clean. The picnic tables brand new. I would have enjoyed the fire pit being closer to the table…but that is just a Preference.
Location Kalispell Island Boat-in Campground
Address:
32003 Hwy 57
Priest River, ID, 83856
United States
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.
Latitude & Longitude: 48.5639 / -116.893
Elevation: 743 feet
Policies & Rules
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Site is accessed by boat only |
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No drinking water; please bring your own water |
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Please bring garbage bags; this is a 'pack in-pack out' facility |
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Be bear aware; keep all food out of sight in approved containers or locked inside your vehicle and remove all food from area after eating |
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No bathing or washing dishes in lake |
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No glass bottles allowed on beaches |
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No fireworks |
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Click here for more information on the Idaho Panhandle National Forests |
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Don't Move Firewood: Prevent the spread of tree-killing pests by obtaining firewood near your destination and burning it on-site. For more information visit dontmovefirewood.org. |
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Please display camping reservation on dashboard if parking at Kalispell Bay Boat Launch |
