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Laird Park Campground, located in the northwest Idaho town of Potlatch and named in memory of A.W. Laird, a lumberman and early leader in the Potlatch Lumber Co., is a fantastic location to bring your family, friends or maybe even your boy or girl scout troupe for some outdoor fun and swimming. The recreation area has a sandy beach (a result of a swimming beach dam built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933), 2 group picnic areas as well a half-mile interpretive trail. Fishing is a popular passtime here too, with abundant opportunities for rainbow and brown trout from the Palouse River.
From Princeton, ID, take State Rt. 6 north 8.5 miles to Laird Park campground sign (Palouse River Rd.). Turn right onto Palouse River Rd. and go 1.5 miles to campground on right.
(We did not camp; only drove through.). Bathroom was very clean. Camp sites spacious. Fun to see the cows. Ooops -- be careful of the cow pies.
We have been going here for years. Access to water is great and so much fun. The campground is clean and well cared for. The pricing is confusing though. We had conflicting answers about whether it was $12/day or $12/night. After some back and forth we figured out it was $12/night which is a lot more reasonable and well worth it. The group tent sites are great for family gatherings.....and in the middle of July we experienced no mosquitoes!
We had a blast! The water was ice cold and the hot sun beating down was just right. Great place to take kids.
