Amenities

Beautiful site with camping (seven sites), fire rings, and picnicking. Parking, big dock, and two mooring buoys. 

History

Now part of the Idaho Panhandle National Forest managed by the US Forest Service, ​​in the 1880s, Whiskey Rock Bay was a shipping point for nearby lime kilns. In later years, the north side of the bay was the site of a popular tourist resort called Whiskey Rock Lodge. The property was traded to the Forest Service in 1976.

The origin of the bay’s name is hotly debated in area folklore. One tale suggests the name originated from a bet on a swimming competition, where the prize for the winner was a jug of whiskey. Another story claims two men were forced to take shelter near the rock during a storm on the lake, with only their bedding and a jug of whiskey to sustain them. Other folk tales mention how locals would sit at the rock to fish and drink whiskey, or that in the early days, work crews on lunch break would throw empty whisky bottles at the rock before heading back to the mill.