Lake Pend Oreille has plenty of parks, boat lauches, trails and other attractions and facilities. Here is a guide to public parks on Lake Pend Oreille.

CITY BEACH IN SANDPOINT is a top-notch public beach with hundreds of feet of beautiful sand and a sweeping view on the Cabinet mountains east across the lake. It is a beautiful city park with beach volleyball, basketball, tennis, concessions, boat ramps and docks. It's right downtown in Sandpoint; simply turn right from First Avenue onto Bridge Street.
       Near Hope, the Forest Service operates Samowen Park, donated to the public by Sam and Nita Owen, Hope-area pioneers. The park offers clear water for swimming on a pebble beach. There are several barbecue and picnic areas in open timber along the shore, as well as overnight camping, a boat ramp, docks and hiking. The park is on the Hope Peninsula, 17 miles east of Sandpoint on Highway 200. Day use is free in the picnic area and beach.
       The Army Corps of Engineers maintains several recreation areas on the lake, plus four west of Sandpoint on the beautiful Pend Oreille River. Closest to Sandpoint on the south side of the river is Springy Point, with a swimming area, launch ramp, camping and picnic spots. Go south on Highway 95 and take the first right after crossing the Long Bridge on Lakeshore Drive. Drive four miles and look for the entrance on your right.
       On the lake at Trestle Creek, the Corps maintains a fine pebble beach with designated swimming area, picnic grounds and a concrete boat launch. Drive 12 miles on Highway 200 east of Sandpoint and turn right at the sign. The Corps has another boat ramp at Johnson Creek, near the mouth of the Clark Fork River.
       A well-developed, protected swimming area can be found in Farragut State Park at the southern tip of the lake. Beaver Bay has a perfect sand beach all the way around the bay. Just up the hill are showers and changing rooms and plenty of parking. Farragut, one of the largest state parks in Idaho, has fine camping and picknicking facilities.
       Garfield Bay has a small Forest Service campground across the road from the swimming area in the center of the bay.
       Whiskey Rock Bay, a remote beach on the east shore of the lake, is most accessible by boat and offers a nice cove with a sandy beach. Boaters can dock overnight or pitch a tent and enjoy one of the lake's few natural sandy beaches. The site is also accessible by automobile by taking Forest Service Johnson-Lakeview Road 278. See "Good Drives."
       Undeveloped picnic sites may be found along the Monarch Mountains, with a number of small vest-pocket beaches from the Johnson Creek at the mouth of the Clark Fork all the way to Kilroy Bay. These beaches are mostly reachable only by boat. There are vault toilets at some sites, but ALL remote areas on the lake are "Pack It In, Pack It Out!" sites. Please observe this courtesy to keep Lake Pend Oreille pristine!