About Beauty Creek Campground
Beauty Creek Campground is located a half mile from Lake Coeur d'Alene along the peaceful Beauty Creek. Visitors enjoy breathtaking scenery and convenient access to miles of trails. The trailhead for the Caribou Ridge National Recreation Trail starts at the campground. The 5-mile trail features a moderate climb with two outstanding overlooks of Lake Coeur d'Alene. Biking and hiking trails in the area include the 1.8-mile Beauty Creek Overlook and the 4.9-mile Mt. Coeur d'Alene Viewpoint. Anglers enjoy an abundance of northern pike, chinook salmon and bass in the nearby stream. Beauty Creek offers about 20 spacious campsites for both tent and RV camping. Vault toilets and drinking water are provided. Parking aprons are paved. The nearest boat ramp is at Mineral Ridge, which is less than a mile from the campground. Here, visitors have easy access to boating and fishing. The campground is…
- Season: Late May – Mid-September
- Managed by: Idaho Panhandle National Forests, FS
- Where: 9 mi southeast of Coeur d'Alene, ID · 47.60639, -116.66861
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jun–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Mar.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beauty Creek Campground | ATV road | at camp | 0.4 mi |
| Beauty Creek | ATV road | at camp | 7.0 mi |
| Caribou Ridge Nrt | Hiking | 0.1 mi | 9.8 mi |
| Beauty Creek/Carlin Crk. | Hiking | 1.9 mi | 5.1 mi |
| Pleasant Creek | Horse | 1.9 mi | 3.6 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
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From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way is clear overhead but fades toward town glow.
Class 4 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 8.1 mi
Water fill-up: 11.9 mi
Propane: 7.4 mi
Camps nearby
- Camp Coeur d'Alene 1.5 mi
- Wolf Lodge Campground and RV Park 3 mi
- Camp Easton 5.1 mi
- Killarney Lake Picnic Site 7.9 mi
- Blackwell Island RV Park 8.4 mi
- River Walk RV Park 8.7 mi