Recreation Region: Priest Lake Region

Upper Priest Lake Trail #302

This trail offers a pleasant, easy hike to Upper Priest Lake. The first four miles of the trail are in timber cover until you reach the lake where it then opens up and follows the shoreline until reaching Trapper Creek Campground. The trail passes by an old mine shaft and also Coolin's cabin.

USGS Quad(s): Upper Priest Lake, Caribou Creek, Priest Lake NE

IPNF Visitor Maps & Guides
View an elevation profile of the trail.
View a more detailed map of the trail area.

Current Conditions

Trail conditions, including access to the trailhead, vary depending on the season and current weather. Know before you go:
Priest Lake Ranger District
32203 Highway 57 Priest River, ID 83856
(208) 443-2512
7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. weekdays

Specific Trail Information

Trail Number

302

Trail Type

Standard/Terra Trail — A trail that has a surface consisting predominantly of the ground and that is designed and managed to accommodate use on that surface.

General Information

Photo of the Priest Lake Ranger District office

Address: 32203 Highway 57 Priest River, ID 83856
Phone: (208) 443-2512
Hours: Limited hours due to staffing. Please call ahead. (Closed on federal holidays)

Getting There

Directions

North on Hwy 57 (approx. 38.5 miles), Hwy 57 turns into graveled Forest Service Rd #302 approx. 4 miles past Nordman. Travel north on Rd. #302 approx. 11 miles until it turns into Rd. #1013 at the Granite Pass junction. Travel Rd. #1013 north approx. 9 miles. and turn onto Rd. #655. Trailhead is approx. ½ mile in on Rd. #655 on the left, trail is on the right. Stock trailer parking available but limited.