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North Shore Lodge

Warm Lake • South Fork Salmon River

Source: idaho_parks_and_recreation Updated 1 year ago

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City: Cascade, ID
County: Valley County
Type: Boat Ramp
Location: 44.65252463, -115.66539516
193 Lakeshore Pl, Cascade, ID 83611, USA
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NF Payette River at Cascade ID 12.9 mi away
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Meadow Creek near Stibnite, ID 13.8 mi away
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About This Access Site
Located 26 miles east of Cascade, Idaho in the Boise National Forest, the North Shore Lodge provides access to Warm Lake at an elevation of 5,300 feet. A boat ramp with dock facilities is available at the nearby Shoreline Campground, making this a convenient launch point for kayakers, canoeists, and motorboaters. To reach the access site, travel 85 miles north from Boise on Highway 55 to Cascade, then take Warm Lake Highway east for 25 miles to Forest Road 489, heading south for approximately half a mile to the campground.

Warm Lake offers excellent recreational opportunities including boating, canoeing, fishing for cutthroat, rainbow, lake, and bull trout, and swimming. The nearby Billy Rice Swim Beach, located just over a mile north on the lake, provides additional day-use amenities. Shoreline Campground is reservable and offers full facilities for extended trips. For more information or reservations, contact the facility at 208-382-7400. Note: GPS navigation to North Shore Lodge has occasionally routed visitors incorrectly—verify your route before traveling and avoid Stolle Meadows Road (RT 427), staying instead on Warm Lake Highway.
Federal Facility Information
208-382-7400 Free Access Reservations Available

Overview
Shoreline Campground is located just across the road from beautiful Warm Lake, at an elevation of 5,300 feet. Visitors enjoy boating, fishing, swimming, hiking and viewing local wildlife.
Recreation
Warm Lake offers great fishing opportunities for cutthroat, rainbow, lake and bull trout. Boating, canoeing and swimming are popular activities. Billy Rice Swim Beach is nearby, offering a...

Overview
Shoreline Campground is located just across the road from beautiful Warm Lake, at an elevation of 5,300 feet. Visitors enjoy boating, fishing, swimming, hiking and viewing local wildlife.
Recreation
Warm Lake offers great fishing opportunities for cutthroat, rainbow, lake and bull trout. Boating, canoeing and swimming are popular activities. Billy Rice Swim Beach is nearby, offering a day-use site for picnicking and swimming. A boat ramp is located just across the road from the campground.

The surrounding area offers great hiking, mountain biking, horseback and off-road vehicle riding, and hunting. The WeWuKiye (Wa Wu Kia) Trail No. 252 is popular among hikers and mountain bikers. It was recently built and can be accessed at the campground's entrance.

For off-road vehicle enthusiasts, Telephone Ridge Trail No. 112 offers 20 miles of trails for all riding levels, with staging areas within the campground and at Warm Lake Campground just down the road.Facilities
The campground contains several single and double campsites, most of which are accessible. An accessible group site with picnic shelter is also available and can accommodate up to 50 people. A volleyball court and horseshoe pits are located next to the group site.

Picnic tables, campfire rings and grills are available at the campsites. Vault toilets and drinking water are also provided. There is no electricity at the campground.Natural Features
The campground is situated in a mixed-growth lodgepole pine forest, which offers partial shade. Summer wildflowers are abundant in the area. A variety of wildlife including bears, deer, elk, fox, grouse, eagles, osprey, grosbeaks, whooping cranes and otters, lives around the lake.

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