Swisher Lake Campground
The Swisher Lake Campground is located 8 miles northwest of Eureka on Sophie Bay road 7160. The campground has 4 sites with tables and fire rings. Amenities include a vault toilet, hitching rack and easy access to the lake. The access road to the campground is 0.42 miles long and closed to all motorized traffic. This campground is popular with horsemen and hikers.
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Season & status
| Forest | Kootenai National Forest |
| Fees | $0.00 Pack in/Pack out |
| Rules | Forest Order #D01-059-L-10 prohibits any use of an ATV, UTV or Motorcucle in the Swisher Lake Trailhead Equestrian Parking Area 16 day stay limit on all National Forest System Lands. Pets are welcome, but must be leashed. Lighting of fireworks is not allowed on National Forest System Lands. |
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Getting there
| Coordinates | 48.9688° N, 115.1337° W · Directions ↗ |
Supplies & services
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 4.9 mi |
| RV sales & service | Everything RV ↗ | 44.1 mi |
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Explore
Worth a stop
- 0.9 miTobacco Plains Picnic Area ↗Day use
Trails nearby
- under 0.1 miSwisher Lake1.3 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- under 0.1 miSwisher Lake Spur C0.3 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 0.2 miSwisher Lake Spur B0.2 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 0.3 miSwisher Lake Spur A0.05 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 0.3 miGateway ↗6 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 1.5 miDouglas Hill OHV North Spur C0.7 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, 4WD and 1 more
Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.
Public land it sits in
Kootenai National Forest begins about 4 miles away, and it is the closest of these.
- 4 miKootenai National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 2,622,202 acres
Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.
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On the National Register nearby
- Farmers and Merchants State BankBuilding · Eureka · 7.1 mi
- Eureka Community HallBuilding · Eureka · 7.2 mi
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Reference
Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Swisher Lake Campground?
No. Swisher Lake Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
Source: Forest Service
How much does it cost to camp at Swisher Lake Campground?
$0.00 Pack in/Pack out
Source: Forest Service
What if Swisher Lake Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Rexford Bench (4.9 mi, partly first-come), Tobacco River Campground (5.1 mi, first-come), and Camp 32 (9.6 mi, first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby