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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 nestled in a narrow valley along Beauty Creek in northern Idaho. At an elevation of 2,100 feet, it is a sparsely wooded valley surrounded by heavily wooded hillsides.
Beauty Creek sits in the Idaho Panhandle National Forest, between the Cascade Mountains to the west and the Bitterroot Mountains to the east.
Lake Coeur d'Alene offers excellent boating, fishing and canoeing. Towns around the lake offer opportunities for para-sailing, ferry rides, paddle boating and sea plane rides.
From Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, go east on I-90 to exit 22, then turn south on ID-97. Drive 2.5 miles to Forest Road 438 and turn left. Go one mile and look for signs.
The camp host was very friendly and worked really hard to keep everything clean and make sure our experience was pleasant! We really appreciated how hard she worked to make sure we found a site and checked in to make sure we were settled in well or if we needed firewood.
It’s a beautiful little campground, convenient location near Coeur D’Alene but still feels like you’re out in nature. They have both open sites and private sites depending on how much room you need. We got a kick out of the water on site- it is from an old fashion hand pump so make sure you are prepared for a workout if you need water!
I thought it was a great, simple campground close to the Spokane area!
The creek was dry, no fires due to how dry everything is. The tent sites are on rocky soil and not much for privacy. It was close to the freeway so easy to get to and although dusty, it was clean.
We didn't stay, but the campground host was so nice that I will definitely come back we are ever in the area.
The sign said "Campground Full" but he offered us a nice spot near the entrance.
He went on to tell us other places that we could boondock after we decided to let the car behind us have our spot.
He was so polite and accommodating even after having to tell another camper to put out his fire, with extreme fire danger posted every 20' throughout the area.
I wanted to stay to help, he treated me like a brother even though he could see that we were from California.
The campground has little privacy, but the host made it feel like the place to be.
