Farragut at Bayview is probably the best parking/launching facilities on Pend o'reille, the town of Sandpoint about 10 boat miles N or the launch, a floating restaurant near Hope, east of Sandpoint. Not a lot of camping/moorage other than Sandpoint, and in Bayview. However really nice scenery near Bayview, and up the east side of the lake where old mining adits can be seen, and shear rock slopes. If you decide to try Lake Coeur d'Alene, there are a couple of good options. The N end of Coeur d'Alene lake is very busy with a lot of tourist trade, although there are really nice tourist spots within a very short walk to town. Also, on the N end there is a public launch about 1 1/2 miles down the Spokane River, the drainage for Lake Coeur d'Alene, and at the mouth of the river a wonder floating restuarant called the Cedars. Sunup Bay, about 1/2 way down lake (south) off HWY 95 is nice, and free with 48 hours parking -- easy if done during week, but small for weekend. There are a couple of nice boat-in only camp areas, one in Windy Bay, and one at Gassar Point, all within 2-5 miles of the launch. Harrison, ID is within 6 miles of Sunup Bay, and has nice dock facilities, very quaint small town on a 75mile bike path where the old railroad grade has been replaced with paved bike trail. If you go south to the ST.Joe RVR, about 8 miles, you can pass under the old swinging railroad tressle that is part of the bike trail, go up river which is flowing within the So. end of Coeur d'Alene lake and take a beautiful scenic ride up the St. Joe to Saint Maries, Idaho, about 20 miles. There is a nice park up there, and you can walk into town from some of the dock facilities. If you come to this N.Idaho area, I suggest you try to make both lakes.
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