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Priest Lake Ranger District headquarters is the USFS operational
element chartered with the responsibility to manage all multiple-use
activities within the district. The district is part of the Idaho
Panhandle National Forest system. The southern border of the district
is four miles north of the town of Priest River and extends north
to the Canadian border. One-third of the district lies within Pend
Oreille County in Washington with the other two-thirds split between
Bonner and Boundary Counties in Idaho. Priest Lake forms the geographic
center of the district. The vast majority of land that adjoins
the west side of Priest Lake is federal land managed by the Priest
Lake Ranger District. The district headquarters is located just
beyond Mile Post 32 on State Highway 57.
A major part of the Priest Lake Ranger District's mission is to provide
recreational activities and facilities. These activities include establishing
and maintaining a recreational trail system, oversight of historical sites,
providing boat launch ramps and, of course, managing the numerous and varied camping/picnic/day-use
facilities on federal lands within the district. Over 160 RV/camping
sites are maintained within developed campgrounds on the shores of the
lake. In addition, numerous dispersed campsites are available as well as
several island campgrounds.
The Priest Lake Ranger District headquarters welcomes visitors and can
provide up-to-date information on all recreational activities and programs
within the district. In addition, a large selection of recreational pamphlets,
guides, maps, etc is available at the headquarters. Selected recreation
informational pamphlets are available in the outer foyer 24-hours a day.
OFFICE HOURS: 7:30am - 4pm Monday thru Friday
TELEPHONE: (208) 443-2512
The Idaho Panhandle National Forest web site for additional information
or access to the centralized RV/camping site reservation system is www.fs.fed.us/ipnf/.
(From the home page 'click' the PROGRAMS button located beneath the RECREATION
icon)
Direct access into the centralized reservation system is available at www.reserveUSA.com.
This site also has detailed information on the USFS campgrounds at Priest
Lake. The toll free telephone number for centralized reservations is (877)
444-6777. From Canada or other international locations, the number is (518)
885-3639. |
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