Priest Lake Backcountry

Priest Lake sits in Idaho's panhandle surrounded by the Selkirk Mountains, a landscape of dense forests, granite peaks, and crystalline water. The backcountry roads winding through the surrounding national forest access remote campgrounds, mountain lookouts, and the upper lake where solitude is nearly guaranteed. Old logging roads provide miles of exploration through forests of cedar, hemlock, and white pine, with frequent encounters with deer, elk, and the occasional moose. The upper lake, separated from the main body by a narrow channel, feels like stepping back a century.