Coeur d'Alene Parks - City Park Beaches & Day Use

Coeur d'Alene Parks - City Park Beaches & Day Use

As I noted in my first entry on Coeur d'alene's wonderful offering of Parks and Green spaces, Coeur d'Alene's City Park is in a manner of speaking the crown jewel of the park system. In the picture below showing the Lakes Public Shoreline at City Park it should be noted that the extensive green space of the park is to the left. This picture was taken on a cool day in late August and the interest in swimming was very low. On most days this beach is packed from morning to early evening, at which point the beach crew goes home and the sunset evening bunch comes out.

Here is where the lake flows into the Spokane River. The history is evident on the river as the visiblity of mooring pilings dot the river. Logs were floated to this point and one of the mills nearby would process the water soaked timbers.

The ring road separates the NIC College campus from the beach and shorline below. There are charcoal grills strategically placed and picnic tables to set up your day-camp. This road is also part of the Centennial Trail that hits mile marker 15 at this point. On the NIC side of the road are park-like grounds and gardens.

I deem NIC to be one of the most beautiful junior college campuses in the US.