About Kalispell Island Boat-in Campground
Number of accommodations: 31
Nearby Activities & Attractions
Boating
Canoeing
Fishing
Kayaking
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Restrooms
Water and Hygiene
- Restrooms
Cooking and Fire
- Firewood Available
Water Access
- Beach Access
- Lake Access
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Reviews (129)
What Guests Are Saying
Kalispell Island Boat-in Campground offers a beautiful setting with incredible views, clean facilities, and convenient access to the beach and pit toilets. Many campers appreciate the availability of firewood and find it to be a long-standing favorite destination for camping. Some minor drawbacks include occasional crowding during busy weekends and service issues, but overall, visitors enjoy their time and plan to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Kalispell Island Boat-in Campground offers a beautiful setting with incredible views, clean facilities, and convenient access to the beach and pit toilets. Many campers appreciate the availability of firewood and find it to be a long-standing favorite destination for camping. Some minor drawbacks include occasional crowding during busy weekends and service issues, but overall, visitors enjoy their time and plan to return.
Review Summary
Leola R
VerifiedSeptember 4, 2022 • Stayed at: 51, Loop: Kalispell Vista
Great camping and the trail around the island was easy and fun for a daily activity. We canoed over and it was a short paddle to our site. It was a bit windy, but the stars were amazing.
Leola R
VerifiedSeptember 4, 2022 • Stayed at: 51, Loop: Kalispell Vista
Great camping and the trail around the island was easy and fun for a daily activity. We canoed over and it was a short paddle to our site. It was a bit windy, but the stars were amazing.
Leola R
VerifiedSeptember 4, 2022 • Stayed at: 51, Loop: Kalispell Vista
Great camping and the trail around the island was easy and fun for a daily activity. We canoed over and it was a short paddle to our site. It was a bit windy, but the stars were amazing.
Lulu M
VerifiedJuly 31, 2022 • Stayed at: 19, Loop: Silver Beach
Island is perfect!!! The reservation process was easy, however if you need to leave the reserved spot early you loose money and the spot stood empty for a whole week. I don't understand why customer service can't cancel it or you can't modify it online once the reservation starts. Our spot was reserved for 2 weeks, work called and asked me to come in second week. I called customer service. telling that we are leaving early. They said I'll have to contact latter once reservation is over to claim refund ( which was denied three weeks later!!!) and to tell the host that we are leaving to open the site on the way out. The host looked at me like I'm talking foreign, didn't know anything about it. The site was never re-opened.... It stood vacant for a week when it's a very busy season at that island. This was different last year, people were able to modify during their stay, sign ( signs that were saying OPEN or RESERVED) were switched to open and those that came looking for FF spots were able to use it. Waist of spots... Spot staying vacant when families can be enjoying those spots and making memories. I hope it could be re-evaluated and changed. 😊
Lulu M
VerifiedJuly 31, 2022 • Stayed at: 19, Loop: Silver Beach
Island is perfect!!! The reservation process was easy, however if you need to leave the reserved spot early you loose money and the spot stood empty for a whole week. I don't understand why customer service can't cancel it or you can't modify it online once the reservation starts. Our spot was reserved for 2 weeks, work called and asked me to come in second week. I called customer service. telling that we are leaving early. They said I'll have to contact latter once reservation is over to claim refund ( which was denied three weeks later!!!) and to tell the host that we are leaving to open the site on the way out. The host looked at me like I'm talking foreign, didn't know anything about it. The site was never re-opened.... It stood vacant for a week when it's a very busy season at that island. This was different last year, people were able to modify during their stay, sign ( signs that were saying OPEN or RESERVED) were switched to open and those that came looking for FF spots were able to use it. Waist of spots... Spot staying vacant when families can be enjoying those spots and making memories. I hope it could be re-evaluated and changed. 😊
Lulu M
VerifiedJuly 31, 2022 • Stayed at: 19, Loop: Silver Beach
Island is perfect!!! The reservation process was easy, however if you need to leave the reserved spot early you loose money and the spot stood empty for a whole week. I don't understand why customer service can't cancel it or you can't modify it online once the reservation starts. Our spot was reserved for 2 weeks, work called and asked me to come in second week. I called customer service. telling that we are leaving early. They said I'll have to contact latter once reservation is over to claim refund ( which was denied three weeks later!!!) and to tell the host that we are leaving to open the site on the way out. The host looked at me like I'm talking foreign, didn't know anything about it. The site was never re-opened.... It stood vacant for a week when it's a very busy season at that island. This was different last year, people were able to modify during their stay, sign ( signs that were saying OPEN or RESERVED) were switched to open and those that came looking for FF spots were able to use it. Waist of spots... Spot staying vacant when families can be enjoying those spots and making memories. I hope it could be re-evaluated and changed. 😊
Valerie L
VerifiedJuly 29, 2022 • Stayed at: 27, Loop: Selkirk
This is a lovely relatively secluded site that does not have a great tent site or sandy beach. The site was full of debris (there were all kinds of wood pieces littered about). It took an evening to clean up. The lake is gorgeous.
Valerie L
VerifiedJuly 29, 2022 • Stayed at: 27, Loop: Selkirk
This is a lovely relatively secluded site that does not have a great tent site or sandy beach. The site was full of debris (there were all kinds of wood pieces littered about). It took an evening to clean up. The lake is gorgeous.
Valerie L
VerifiedJuly 29, 2022 • Stayed at: 27, Loop: Selkirk
This is a lovely relatively secluded site that does not have a great tent site or sandy beach. The site was full of debris (there were all kinds of wood pieces littered about). It took an evening to clean up. The lake is gorgeous.
Katie N
VerifiedJuly 18, 2022 • Stayed at: 27, Loop: Selkirk
We love Kalispel Island! Very peaceful.
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
Cancellation policy
- Reservation fees are non-refundable. For campsites, cabins, lookouts, yurts, group sites, and similar stays, we charge a reservation service fee of $8.
- Standard cancellations usually have a $10 cancellation fee. Customers can generally cancel before the check-in date online.
- Late cancellation rules differ by stay type.
- Individual campsites: cancelling after 12:00am local time the day before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- Cabins, lookouts, and yurts: cancelling less than 14 days before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- One-night reservations: a late cancellation usually forfeits the full amount paid, up to the total original reservation cost.
- Modifications are allowed before the cut-off window, but fees depend on the change. Changing to dates completely outside the original reservation dates may trigger a $10 change fee. Extending or shortening a stay that still includes original dates usually has no change fee, though refunds may depend on timing and facility rules. Switching to the same type of campsite for the same dates usually has no change fee, but price differences are charged or refunded.
- Early departures may or may not be refunded. At certain facilities, partial refunds may be possible if staff can mark the site available for other visitors. No refund is given for a night if the early departure is requested after that day's check-out time.
- Security deposits are separate. Security deposits may be refunded to the original payment method if the facility is left in acceptable condition, as determined by the property.
Site types & loops
- Access to the campground is exclusively by boat.
Utilities
- Drinking water is not available; guests must bring their own.
- Bathing or washing dishes in the lake is prohibited.
Safety & rules
- Guests are required to bring garbage bags as it is a pack in-pack out facility.
- Glass bottles are prohibited on the beaches.
- Fireworks are not allowed.
Wildlife & food storage
- Guests must keep food secured to prevent attracting bears.
General
- Click here for more information on the Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Fires & fuel
- Do not move firewood to prevent pest spread; obtain it locally.
Vehicles & parking
- Display your camping reservation on the dashboard when parking.
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