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Priest Lake at Luby Bay Campground
Priest Lake at Luby Bay CampgroundLower Luby Bay Site 2
USFSIdaho Panhandle National Forests · Idaho

Luby Bay

Overview Luby Bay Campground is located near both Lamb Creek and Priest Lake.
Sites5650 reservable
Elev.2,510ft
Comf.n/a
Max rig65 ft3 pull-thru
Electricnonesites
From Coeur d'Alene2h02real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

Sits at 2,510 ft. 56 sites total: 50 reservable and 6 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 3 pull-through, and the longest takes a 65-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 1 peak, lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on roomy sites.

Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Coeur d'Alene
82 mi
2h02
02
Boise
504 mi
9h48
03
Idaho Falls
559 mi
9h51
By drive time
Coeur d'Alene · 2h02Boise · 9h48Idaho Falls · 9h51Camp

Picking your site

04 · 56 SITES
Color byShow only

52 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.

3
Pull-thru
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
27
Accessible
0
Prime
56
Sites
★ The standout
Site 022
LOWER LOOP · shaded.
To neighbor
150 ft
Max rig
45 ft
Type
Standard

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments
119
Peaks
1

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
Method

We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.

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