Notable Campgrounds
- Best for RVs: Gilmore Campground
- Best for tent campers: Whitetail Campground
- Best for water access: Snowberry Campground
Tips for Snagging a Campsite Reservation
- Farragut State Park has over 200 campsites that can be reserved in advance, and reservations are strongly recommended for summer weekends. The park also has cabins, group campgrounds, and equestrian sites.
- Reservations for campsites and camping cabins can be made up to nine months in advance online. Reservations must be made at last one day prior to arrival.
- Not all campsites can accommodate large RVs or trailers. Check each site’s driveway length when booking.
When to Go
Summer and early fall are the best times to camp, hike, and swim at Farragut State Park. September and October are a particularly lovely time to visit when the summer crowds have gone home and the leaves put on a fall foliage show. In winter, Farragut State Park grooms about six miles of cross-country ski trails for beginner and intermediate skiers. Limited camping spots are available in the winter months, when sites are first-come, first-served.
Know Before You Go
- Showers are available at all Farragut State Park campgrounds and at Beaver Bay Beach.
- Farragut State Park has over 40 miles of hiking trails. The Squirrel Cache and Shoreline trails are both easy family-friendly with great views.
- Find park guides, trail maps, campground registration, and a gift store at the visitor center near the west entrance.
- Dogs are allowed everywhere in the park except for Beaver Bay Beach.
Farragut State Park
A northern Idaho camping spot known for hiking, mountain biking, and watersports.
Formerly a major training base used by the U.S. Navy during World War II, Farragut State Park is set on the southern end of Lake Pend Oreille in the Idaho Panhandle. This huge, 4,000-acre park offers hiking, mountain biking, boating, swimming, and more, and becomes a major cross-country ski and snowshoe destination in winter. Campers can choose between full hookup or basic sites and camping cabins at Farragut Campground. The Museum of the Brig is housed in one of the park’s few remaining military structures and is filled with memorabilia from the area’s past life as a military training center.
Formerly a major training base used by the U.S. Navy during World War II, Farragut State Park is set on the southern end of Lake Pend Oreille in the Idaho Panhandle. This huge, 4,000-acre park offers hiking, mountain biking, boating, swimming, and more, and becomes a major cross-country ski and snowshoe destination in winter. Campers can choose between full hookup or basic sites and camping cabins at Farragut Campground. The Museum of the Brig is housed in one of the park’s few remaining military structures and is filled with memorabilia from the area’s past life as a military training center.
Activities in the park
1 campground in Farragut State Park
An amphithere, art museums, amassings of pristine hardwoods—and assonance. Farragut Campground is forked between both Idlewild and Scenic Bay, offering somewhat close proximity to the area’s plethora of hydrophilic activities. Better yet, Farragut Campground also boasts both equestrian-friendly hiking and camping sites—so you can even bring along Read more...
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Notable Campgrounds
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Notable Campgrounds
Tips for Snagging a Campsite Reservation
When to Go
Summer and early fall are the best times to camp, hike, and swim at Farragut State Park. September and October are a particularly lovely time to visit when the summer crowds have gone home and the leaves put on a fall foliage show. In winter, Farragut State Park grooms about six miles of cross-country ski trails for beginner and intermediate skiers. Limited camping spots are available in the winter months, when sites are first-come, first-served.
Know Before You Go
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