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Idaho

Cougar Bay Preserve

A beautiful refuge just minutes from downtown Coeur d'Alene

Cougar Bay. © Sus Danner/TNC

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Cougar Bay © Sus Danner/TNC

Open to the Public

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Just minutes from downtown Coeur d’Alene, visitors walking the trails of the 88-acre Cougar Bay Preserve will discover a virtual wildlife nursery on the northwest shore of one of Idaho’s most beautiful mountain lakes. Bordered by towering coniferous forests and lush meadows, Cougar Bay attracts migrating and nesting waterfowl, numerous shorebirds, songbirds, moose, beaver, otter and deer.

The Conservancy is protecting this sensitive lakefront area from development while offering recreational and educational opportunities for the community.

Things To Do

5+ miles of hiking trails, canoeing and kayaking, and wildlife and bird watching.

Information on recent hiking trail changes

Plan Your Visit

Facilities: Cougar Bay includes 5+ miles of interpretive hiking trails, an information kiosk and a restroom.

Directions

From Coeur d'Alene, travel south on Hwy 95 about 2 miles to the preserve entrance sign on the east (left) side of the road. The put-in and take-out for paddling the bay and wetland is located .75 miles north of the preserve entrance on the east (left) side of Hwy 95.

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