We are planning a trip to coeur d'alan in August or October. We will be driving up from Sacramento to Spokane then to Idaho. I am asking for help with routing as well as stops along the way, we try to limit our driving to 300 miles or so and spend a couple of night to explore and relax. I would also like suggestions on RV parks in the area of the lake or within a reasonable driving distance to the lake. Finally, any suggestions on must see and/or do. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.PS, we camp in a 33' fifth wheel.

Head east on I80 and take 395 north. Nice liesurely drive.

Sam Owens NF CampgroungN48° 13.173' W116° 17.154'and Pink House CG N46° 30.045' W116° 20.293' View from the campground. Looking for GOLD on Labor Day Weekend.or BLM - McKays Bend N46° 29.940' W116° 43.680'

If you like bike riding (easy) check out "Route of the Hiawatha"

Coeur d'Alene: a great place to visit. You might want to try Silverwood for water slides and roller coasters. It's north of Coeur d'Alene.

Since you have a dog, and one that probably likes the water as much as our 4 Border Collies, I would reserve a spot at Blackwell Island RV Park in Coeur D'Alene. It is well located, clean, and is on the River, plus has a section of the beach for dogs!

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donn0128
Explorer II
Jul 05, 2014
Head east on I80 and take 395 north. Nice liesurely drive.
TenOC
Nomad
Jul 05, 2014
Sam Owens NF Campgroung

N48° 13.173' W116° 17.154'

and

Pink House CG N46° 30.045' W116° 20.293'

View from the campground. Looking for GOLD on Labor Day Weekend.

or

BLM - McKays Bend N46° 29.940' W116° 43.680'
Wavesprite
Explorer II
Jul 05, 2014
If you like bike riding (easy) check out "Route of the Hiawatha"
jamesu
Explorer
Jul 05, 2014
Coeur d'Alene: a great place to visit. You might want to try Silverwood for water slides and roller coasters. It's north of Coeur d'Alene.
soricobob
Explorer
Jul 05, 2014
Since you have a dog, and one that probably likes the water as much as our 4 Border Collies, I would reserve a spot at Blackwell Island RV Park in Coeur D'Alene. It is well located, clean, and is on the River, plus has a section of the beach for dogs!
rbtglove
Explorer
Jul 05, 2014
We also like Blackwell, all the extras and not far from downtown. Lots of shopping and resturants. Very clean and well run. Should be no problem getting in that time of year.
vic46
Explorer
Jul 05, 2014
Farragut State Park on Lake Pend Oreille. Naval historic site about 20 miles from Coeur d'Alene and 26 miles from Sandpoint

http://parksandrecreation.idaho.gov/parks/farragut/

And if you happen to get to Sandpoint and like pie stacked high, the Panhandler in Sandpoint is the place.
noteven
Explorer III
Jul 05, 2014
Don't forget a visit to Hudson's Hamburgers downtown Coeur d'Alene.
Bird_chaser
Explorer
Jul 05, 2014
My wife and I really appreciate all the inputs, we checked out some of the stuff on Blackwell, sounds very promising. We plan on staying at least five nights, that should be enough to get to most of what there is to see. What is this Naval historical site? Idaho is a land locked state and me being a former Naval aviator makes it even more intriguing. Keep the info coming. Thanks
bikendan
Explorer
Jul 05, 2014
Bird chaser wrote:
What is this Naval historical site? Idaho is a land locked state and me being a former Naval aviator makes it even more intriguing. Keep the info coming. Thanks

history of Farragut from Idaho SP's website