Where to canoe and stay in Northern Idaho
 

Hi folks-- I'm attempting to set up a trip for 10 - 15 people to
Northern Idaho for one week next August in northern, possibly central,
Idaho. We are looking to rent a couple or three cabins on a
canoe-friendly lake, preferably with hiking trails nearby as well.
Avoidance of jet-skis and power boats is important. Any suggestions
out there for a scenic and (relatively) peaceful/isolated (I know,
it's August!) place?
Elena

Where to canoe and stay in Northern Idaho
 

Where to canoe and stay in Northern Idaho
 

Hi Oci-One

While there are indeed dams in MT and ID, in the northern part of the state
there are a series of glacial lakes, some (like Flathead Lake) augmented by
dams-- the lakes were there before, but humans built relatively low dams (by
Western standards) at their outflow to raise the water level. Lake Pend
Oreille and Lake Coeur D'Alene fall into this category.

Most of these large lakes have motors, however, and while incredibly
beautiful, offer poor opportunity for the solitude that the original poster
wanted. Her best bet is probably Upper Priest Lake. It is pretty wild, and
doesn't have the jetski traffic that the lower lakes have.

Idaho, the White Trash Empowerment State! And as time goes on, it becomes
more and more, the U.S.A.-- the White Trash Empowerment Country!

Best,

Chuck

http://www.wildcountry.info

and in article , Oci-One
Kanubi at wrote on 11/25/03 6:43 AM:

Sorry I cannot tell you more. I've boated a couple dozen river
stretches along the Continental Divide from Glacier down into central
Colorado, but it's all been whitewater canoeing, and I've only noticed
the lakes when we drove past them, or when we boated dam releases.
The area is lousy with artificial impoundments, though, and those all
show up on the map, so a Mapquest/Google search oughta turn up
something.