Farragut State Park - June 20th & 21st, 2016
Summary: This is a great State Park. It is situated right on the south end of Lake Pend Oreille ("pɒndəˈreɪ"). It is well forested, has lots of really nice camping sites and even several free Disc Golf courses. We stayed in white tail loop, site 55, two nights. This spot was right next to the program area (programs Fri and Sat nights in the summer). Mostly tent campers here. Farragut is also a good spot to stay if going to Silverwood amusement park nearby. A huge improvement over the “camping” offered by Silverwood, which is wide open and directly adjacent to the highway.
Amenities: Bathrooms were clean and modern, showers were free. Camp sites were clean and cared for with good flat spots for tents at every site we looked at. Large trees and forested all around. No soap in the bathrooms was a downer.
A small playground is located near the bathrooms. Sites were nicely separated and reasonably private. There were also “companion” sites that could easily hold two families. Disc golf was fun and free. We did Black Bear, which was the easy one, although tough for W to last all 18 holes.
We found fishing on the lake at McDonalds Hudson Bay Resort. Everyone we ran into here was very nice, friendly and accommodating. We purchased the boys fishing licenses at the shop and they showed us where to let the boys fish right off their marina piers. They also had very nice bathroom facilities, chairs and tables. Also of note is that the marina store carried an impressive variety of Pringles! Props to the Bayview visitors center for sending us their direction.
Swimming at Farragut was available at Beaver Bay beach, which was next to a small inlet. Fishing is also available at an adjacent area on the lake side. Another large bathrooms, shower and changing/locker facility is available next to the beach parking area, although again no soap. W took a waist high dip in the water. S tried some more fishing. There were several other kids swimming. Very picturesque spot.
We would definitely come back here again.
Amenities: Bathrooms were clean and modern, showers were free. Camp sites were clean and cared for with good flat spots for tents at every site we looked at. Large trees and forested all around. No soap in the bathrooms was a downer.
A small playground is located near the bathrooms. Sites were nicely separated and reasonably private. There were also “companion” sites that could easily hold two families. Disc golf was fun and free. We did Black Bear, which was the easy one, although tough for W to last all 18 holes.
We found fishing on the lake at McDonalds Hudson Bay Resort. Everyone we ran into here was very nice, friendly and accommodating. We purchased the boys fishing licenses at the shop and they showed us where to let the boys fish right off their marina piers. They also had very nice bathroom facilities, chairs and tables. Also of note is that the marina store carried an impressive variety of Pringles! Props to the Bayview visitors center for sending us their direction.
Swimming at Farragut was available at Beaver Bay beach, which was next to a small inlet. Fishing is also available at an adjacent area on the lake side. Another large bathrooms, shower and changing/locker facility is available next to the beach parking area, although again no soap. W took a waist high dip in the water. S tried some more fishing. There were several other kids swimming. Very picturesque spot.
We would definitely come back here again.
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