Wild Horse Trail Scenic Byway
Idaho Scenic Byway 48 mi in Idaho.
About the Wild Horse Trail Scenic Byway
Part of the International Selkirk Loop, the Wild Horse Trail Scenic Byway begins in Sandpoint’s scenic downtown, located on the shores of Idaho’s largest lake, Lake Pend Oreille. With the dramatic backdrop of the Selkirk Mountains, the route follows the “Wild Horse Trail,” which was crucial for the Kootenai Tribe and settlers alike as this area of northern Idaho grew through the gold rush era. Keep an eye out for wildlife along the byway as you make your way through the McArthur Lake Wildlife Corridor toward the historic gold-mining town of Bonners Ferry and the Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge before ending at Porthill, the international border stop to enter Canada.
Idaho Tourism's own description, in its words. Byway page on visitidaho.org.
Camping along the byway
- on the roadCity Beach RV Park · City, county or regional park · 21 sites · reservable
- 0.7 mi offBonner County Fairgrounds RV Campground · City, county or regional park · 32 sites · reservable
- 0.8 mi offBrush Lake Picnic Area · Forest Service
- 1.5 mi offSmith Lake Campground · Forest Service
- 3.0 mi offSpringy Point · Army Corps of Engineers · 39 sites · reservable
Public campgrounds within 5 miles of the road as the crow flies, nearest the road first (this stretch is in several separate pieces); each one's page has its facts, season and weather by month.
About this page's facts
The line is the Federal Highway Administration's scenic byways layer (HEPGIS, a snapshot of 2022-06-24, a US government work), cut at the state line and simplified for the map; the length is the line's. The designation is the program's own: the national tiers from FHWA's America's Byways roster, the rest from the layer's designation field. Road conditions, closures and seasonal gates change: check the agency's own page and the state's road conditions before you go.