One of our main objectives of this trip was to see a few of the Idaho State Parks. We'd like to talk to some of the Campground Hosts and State Park Rangers about possibly working as a Campground Host at one of the parks. We decided to make camp at Farragut State Park near Coeur D'Alene. From there we could visit Priest Lake State Park and Round Lake State Park, all three of which are in the very Northern Panhandle of the state.
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| Our site at Farragut State Park |
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| Our view of the Bitterroot Mountain range from our coach |
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| Priest Lake State Park Beach |
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| Priest Lake |
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| Private Marina on Priest Lake |
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| View of Priest Lake and the Bitterroot Mountain Range from the beach at Priest Lake State Park |
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| Round Lake State Park Beach and Landing |
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| Round Lake State Park view of the Bitterroot Mountain Range |
Priest Lake State Park is absolutely gorgeous, but a little too far North and isolated for us. Round Lake State Park is very small and Campground Hosts don't have full hook-ups (water, electric and sewer) which is something that we would want.
Yesterday we went to visit Heyburn State Park south of Coeur D'Alene. This was a beautiful State Park nicely located and has full hook-ups for the Campground Hosts. It was extremely smokey, as you'll see in the pictures. Both Roger and I developed head aches and coughs, which we attributed to the smoke.
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| One end of Chatcolet Lake at Heyburn State Park |
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| Chatcolet Lake at Heyburn State Park Boat Landing |
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| A little smoke at Chatcolet Lake |
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| This is the old railroad bridge that is now a bike/walking bridge at Chatcolet Lake |
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| View of Chatcolet Lake from a Heyburn State Park road |
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| Another view of the lake from a road at Heyburn State Park |
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| A Civilian Conservation Corp building built at Heyburn State Park |
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| One of many deer seen at Heyburn State Park |
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| Another deer at Heyburn State Park |
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| This years fawn at the state park |
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| The smoke never lifted, but the Chatcolet Lake was sure calm. I love the reflection of the mountain. |
Today, we spent most of the day touring the campground we're staying at, Ferragut State Park. It is the second largest state park in Idaho. It's situated on Lake Pend Oreille. During WWII, Ferragut State Park was a land locked Naval Training Station.
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| Ferragut State Park swimming beach |
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| View from the beach of Lake Pend Oreille at Ferragutt State Park |
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| More views from the beach |
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| The boat landing at Ferragutt State Park |
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| Just a couple of the white tail deer in Ferragutt State Park |
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| A close up of the deer with Lake Pend Orielle in the background |
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| Note how long and how deep Lake Pend Orielle is. |
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| Views toward Bayville from the scenic overlook at Ferragutt State Park |
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| Views toward Bayville from the scenic overlook at Ferragutt State Park |
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| The museum at Ferragutt State Park highlighting the old Naval Training Station |
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| The old Naval Training Station memorial |
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| The memorial to the Navy Trainees |
Tomorrow, we are going 50 miles west to visit Spokane, Washington.
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