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  3. Sam Owen

Camping at Sam Owen

Public campground · 78 campsites

A forested campground near trout fishing, and hiking. Most campsites have no hookups, and RV fit varies by site.

About this campground

Sam Owen Campground sits on a wooded peninsula along the east side of Lake Pend Oreille at about 2,000 feet, where stands of pine and cedar fall away to long lake views and a sandy shore. The shoreline here is active in summer: a beach draws swimmers and sunbathers, and the on-site boat ramp and dock make launching kayaks, canoes and powerboats straightforward.

4.0 on Recreation.gov · 247 reviewsBook on Recreation.gov
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At a glance

  • RV sites up to 60 ft

    Length limits vary by campsite.

  • No hookups
  • Pets welcome
  • Flush toilets

    Dump station on site.

OverviewCampsitesAmenities & locationReviewsPlan your stay

0 available sites

0 open of 78 sites
No sites offered for these dates.

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Check dates on Recreation.gov. Showing 40 of 78 sites.

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No site is open for every night of your stay

You book directly on Recreation.gov. Rates and availability can change until reserved. Campground page on Recreation.gov ↗

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Amenities & location

  • Accessible Flush Toilets
  • Accessible Picnic Shelters
  • Amphitheater
  • Beach Access
  • Boat Ramp
  • Drinking Water
  • Dump Station
  • Firewood Vender
  • Host
  • Kayak Rentals
  • Lake Access
  • Parking Area
Check-in
2:00 PM
Checkout
12:00 PM
Pets
Allowed (per listing)
Maximum stay
14 nights

Hookups (individual campsites): 78 no-hookup individual sites.

Location

IDAHO PANHANDLE NATIONAL FORES
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Sam Owen: questions answered

What is the maximum RV length at Sam Owen?
Longest RV site listed: 60 ft (78 of 78 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)
Does Sam Owen have RV hookups?
78 no-hookup individual sites (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at Sam Owen?
Reservable on Recreation.gov (per the listing)
Are pets allowed at Sam Owen?
Allowed (per the listing)
Sources and details

At a glance

Official facts link to their source; “Listing” facts come from the Recreation.gov listing. Anything we can't source says so.

Max rig length
Listing Longest RV site listed: 60 ft (78 of 78 RV sites list a length)
Hookups & power
Listing 78 no-hookup individual sites
Pull-through / back-in
Listing 6 pull-through, 72 back-in
Road & site access
Listing 80 paved site driveways
Pets
Listing Allowed
Cell signal
Listing Visitor-reported signal on Recreation.gov (higher is better): Verizon 2 (112 reports), AT&T 1 (48 reports), T-Mobile 1 (24 reports)
Water
Listing Drinking water listed
Shade
Listing 0 of 53 sites that report shade are listed as shaded
Booking
Listing Reservable on Recreation.gov
Price
Listing Lowest listed rate $30/night (live price once you pick dates)
Stay limits
Listing 14 nights max
Getting there
Listing IDAHO PANHANDLE NATIONAL FORES (map in Location below)
Generators · Quiet hours · Starlink / satellite
Not listed — check with campground

Reviews

Selected reviews

Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (247 reviews, ★ 4.0). Not written or edited by us.

“Great beach. Clean grounds and bathroom. ”

Tim H 5 · Oct 2025 · Recreation.gov

“Paul, Richard & Jim could not have been more engaging and great hosts. Camping was spectacular!”

tom g 5 · Sep 2025 · Recreation.gov

“Very nice lakeshore campground. Nice facilities. We enjoyed biking around the campground and walking along the shore. Very happy that there was a dump station. ”

John H 5 · Sep 2025 · Recreation.gov
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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights2 sites open for every night

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7.2 mi from Sam Owen (straight-line)
Sites from $70/night
$140 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights1 site open for every night

Clark Fork Riverfront

8.6 mi from Sam Owen (straight-line)
Sites from $100/night
$200 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights2 sites open for every night

Back Inn @ Serenity 2

10.3 mi from Sam Owen (straight-line)
Sites from $40/night
$80 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
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✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released

Ways to stay

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

  • Tent camping here: 78 sites take tents. See open sites ↑

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 60 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

2021 Keystone Hideout - Sleep 4 w/ full bathroom
2021 Keystone Hideout - Sleep 4 w/ full bathroom

Travel trailer · 21 ft · sleeps 4 · 12 mi from campground

$125/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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2021-Grand Design TRANSCEND
2021-Grand Design TRANSCEND

Travel trailer · 32 ft · sleeps 8 · 34 mi from campground

$165/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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2022 Keystone RV Arcadia
2022 Keystone RV Arcadia

Travel trailer · 36 ft · sleeps 4 · 40 mi from campground

$145/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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Best time to go

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

  • Peak season May 15–Sep 27: Tent $116, RV & Tent $30–$32 per night

stays up to 14 nights (Recreation.gov rules).

Plan your stay

How far ahead to book Sam Owen

For July weekends, book about 177 days ahead. Three in four July Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 122 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.

See booking patterns
Arrival monthFri/Sat arrivals: half booked at leastA quarter at leastOther days: half booked at leastA quarter at least
May104 days ahead145 days ahead74 days ahead137 days ahead
June87 days ahead157 days ahead97 days ahead158 days ahead
July122 days ahead177 days ahead127 days ahead181 days ahead
August101 days ahead177 days ahead82 days ahead178 days ahead
September35 days ahead96 days ahead45 days ahead148 days ahead

Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.

Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (14,990 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.

Compare site types

78 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7. Rates are the listed nightly rates.

Standard sites (tent or RV)

Tent, van or small RV, no power

78 sites · $30, $32/night

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15