Parks & Waterways

  1. Harrison Lake with dock

    Parks & Waterways is no longer accepting Moorage Reservations

    As of January 1, 2020, Kootenai County Parks & Waterways will no longer accept moorage reservations at county managed docks. Read on...
  2. RV dump station

    RV DUMP WINTERIZED

    ATTENTION RV DUMP USERS: The water has been turned off for the winter at the RV Dump at 250 E Dalton Avenue. Read on...
  3. Image of a marine pumpout on a dock

    Vessel Pump-Outs Winterized

    ATTENTION BOATERS: Lake Coeur d’Alene Vessel Pump-Outs at Third Street, Carlin Bay, Eleventh Street and Harrison docks are shut down for the season. Read on...
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The Department of Parks and Waterways is responsible for the management, development and maintenance of park and marine facilities owned by Kootenai County.

Our mission is clear: "Provide recreational users of our parks and waterways safe, clean and suitable facilities, which best meet their needs in the most cost-effective way possible."

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Fast Facts

Kootenai County is the largest boating community in the State of Idaho with approximately 20,000 registered boaters and just over 44,000 navigable acres for boaters to enjoy.

The Parks and Waterways Department manages and maintains:

  • 10 Parks totaling over 162 acres
  • 3 Cemeteries
  • 8.6 miles of Recreational Trails
  • 21 boat launches
  • 5 marine vessel pump-outs
  • 52,000 square feet of dock at 25 different locations
  • 1 RV dump station
  • 14 public restrooms, of which 2 are floating restroom buildings
  • 19 PATONS  (navigational lights and markers)
  • 21 regulatory buoys
  • 9 public mooring buoys
  • Hayden Spillway

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Parks and Waterways Funding