Beauty Creek Campground, Coeur D'Alene, ID

Beauty Creek Campground is located in the Coeur d'Alene River Ranger District, Idaho Panhandle National Forests (just 18 min southeast of Coeur d'Alene, ID) with an elevation of 2,167 feet. There are a total of 17 campsites. The campground is normally open from mid May to the end of September. 10 sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 20 and 44 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. Fees range from $24.00 to $48.00. Some amenities include swimming. Activities include biking, boating, fishing, hiking trails, floating sports.

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Campsite Reviews (66)

3.6 out of 5

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1 star		8%

@WayneM9023420 · Camped on Sep 19, 2024 at Campsite #16

Come on Forest Service - spend about $50 and fill those nasty pot holes that greet you as you enter the campground road. If they dont wreck you tires, theyll ruin your suspension.

@ShastaI6B7087F · Camped on Sep 9, 2024 at Campsite #5

Thousands of yellow jackets and they were aggressive, dried creek, and not much to do. Paid for 2 days left after 1 day in the morning.

@MatthewGA50EF6 · Camped on Sep 7, 2024 at Campsite #19

Really nice tucked-away spot. Sheltered and tranquil.

@colleenaS822E0 · Camped on Sep 4, 2024 at Campsite #8

Very quiet and beautiful. 3rd time there traveling thru and always enjoy it

@beckye5C31993D · Camped on Aug 28, 2024 at Campsite #11

Well getting into the campground was the hardest part. Pot holes the size of kiddy swimming pools. We popped a tire on the way out. Will not be going back until that is fixed. The one rv spot we picked was the only spot facing the wrong way so we had to go all the way down, turn around and go against the one-way to back in. Odd group of campers, many clearly living out of their vehicles and leaving and going at odd hours. Our neighbors sat in their truck the entire afternoon/evening with the motor running then again started up the truck at 3am until we left our site at 8. This would be a very nice campground if better maintained and actively patrolled. Sad since we have stopped here in years past and felt it has worsened. The dry creek bed is full of gorgeous red rocks and the trails behind are wonderful. Sadly the campground itself is a few notches less.

@PHILIPC8348722 · Camped on Aug 20, 2024 at Campsite #5

Nice spot for one night. Glad they had tent-only sites, but some of them are very close together. Suprised that a tenter was using a generator, but at least it was off by 10pm. Creek was dry. Yellow jackets weren't as bad as I anticipated given warnings on recreation,gov.

@suzanneg418363 · Camped on Aug 19, 2024 at Campsite #18

Great walking

@JeffreyH206902 · Camped on Aug 17, 2024 at Campsite #15

This is really a beautiful and quiet campground with access to hiking. Sites are fairly level. The campground host was very helpful and friendly. Unfortunately we had to leave after one night when we had planned four nights, due to hornets everywhere. We could not have any peace sitting outside or to cook. The host was helpful in supporting a refund appropriately. We would love to return.

@michaelk687828 · Camped on Aug 16, 2024 at Campsite #8

I'm happy that the campground exists. It is close to the lake which is nice. Two things that were bad is 1) the access road has massive potholes that could have been fixed. One trailer axel was destroyed by them. VERY disappointing. And 2) this year the yellowjackets were very bad. The gist did his best to spray and put it traps.

@SamuelH5405425 · Camped on Aug 5, 2024 at Campsite #5

Bees. So many bees. It was awful.Beautiful campground, near the lake etc... but if you need to cook outside or want to sit around the campfire, the bees will get ya!Literally THOUSANDS of them at our site (8).

@DarlaM2131549 · Camped on Aug 3, 2024 at Campsite #14

We have stayed here a few times over the past few years, it is often a nice quiet spot for a stop over on our way through northern Idaho.

@AmyE3367893 · Camped on Aug 1, 2024 at Campsite #6

The campground was nice and the host was good. The only down side was there were a lot of bees. They were pretty passive if you didn't scare them, but they were everywhere. Bring a netted gazebo or canopy if you have one.

@PatriciaR58138 · Camped on Jul 29, 2024 at Campsite #6

They do have a bee problem this season. Other than hundreds of bees, it's a nice simple campground. There are 2 amazing hikes and site 14 has plenty of space. I was on my way to the Hiawatha bike trail and this campground is only 50 minutes from the trail. Pend Oreille Lake is beautiful, so if you love nature, there's much to do. I reserved a tent space, but as others wrote, it's not a very private area, so the camp host allowed me to move to an RV spot.

@LydiaB2788541 · Camped on Jul 24, 2024 at Campsite #13

The road in was almost impassable. There were massive potholes that you couldnt drive around. There was a wasp trap with swarming wasps right where the entrance of our camper would have to be. There was a car being lived out of near the entrance to the campground. The campground wasnt well maintained. We didnt end up staying and asked for a refund.

@RobinR8800618 · Camped on Jul 16, 2024 at Campsite #13

Scruffy but affordable primitive campground with great host. Decent location you will travel 8 miles or more either way to get to a beach, but nice hiking trails nearby. Pit toilets no showers (as advertised). Cons: potholes in road getting there will take your axle off. Sites appear overgrown and taken over by bees and wasps (fortunately of the non aggressive variety). You may want a mosquito net.

@JamesH5225020 · Camped on Jul 14, 2024 at Campsite #17

Very nice campground. The entry road needs work to fill in the huge 2-3ft long 10inch deep potholes.

@EllaP9D21B3C66 · Camped on Jul 11, 2024 at Campsite #10

Our campsite had multiple in ground wasp nests. We were swarmed eating and trying to clean up. Seems as if others were in a similar position. Campsite itself was HUGE, would be great for small groups or RV's, where you can hide in a hardshell from the wasps. The creek was dried up, but perhaps that's a consequence of the time of year we were there (July).

@JayW4423954 · Camped on Jul 3, 2024 at Campsite #11

Beauty Creek campground was great. We enjoyed the location by the lake. It was peaceful, quiet, and family-friendly. Jungle Jim, the campground manager, was helpful and available. The pit toilets could use an extra cleaning and hand sanitizer station installed inside.

@JoshC3817764 · Camped on Jun 26, 2024 at Campsite #5

The campsite was nice and host was great.

@MollyM5516131 · Camped on Jun 23, 2024 at Campsite #13

Beautiful campground, so close to Coeur d'Alene. We got super lucky with our site - it was super private and beautiful (site 13). The restrooms could have been a little cleaner - but they weren't horrible. Actually - one was horrible - full of flies, but we found a cleaner one further down. In the morning, we were awakened by hundreds of birds all around us chirping together - it was lovely.

@TedS3671645 · Camped on Jun 6, 2024 at Campsite #17

Stayed here for 3 days ,site was big enough to park our pickup next to our camper. But getting into the spot was not so good the road is very narrow. We have a 34 ft. 5th wheel and rubbed tree limbs on pickup and trailer and the front of pickup went off the road into brush when backing in.

@LauraV2834904 · Camped on Sep 8, 2023 at Campsite #12

Beautiful campground! Very spacious sites with lots of privacy and a nice view. I only booked this campground for one night, but I wish I could have stayed longer. The only downside of this campground is the road that leads to it: it has lots of very large holes in it which my car didn't appreciate. I drove very slow and very careful but still got some damage on the rims. However, when I left the campground I saw people were busy filling up those holes with gravel so it might be better now.

@TraceyE9967D4A · Camped on Sep 1, 2023 at Campsite #19

Camp host was helpful and personable .

@MollyB8131095 · Camped on Aug 29, 2023 at Campsite #15

Great place! Nice and quiet.

@SusieJ4D877A74 · Camped on Aug 7, 2023 at Campsite #11

Nice campground. We found out that Beauty Creek usually doesn't have water in the dry part of the year. There is hiking nearby, and I saw an osprey nest from the boat launch area.

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