Pend Oreille WMA Information

How To Get There
Pend Oreille WMA is easiest reached by first taking US 95 to Sandpoint. For north shore access to WMA parcels west of Sandpoint use highway 2 going west and follow access signs. For south shore areas west of Sandpoint, county roads paralleling the river will provide access. For those parts of the WMA between Sandpoint and Clark Fork, use highway 200. Follow the county road from highway 200 east of Culver to Oden Bay, and Fisherman’s Island. Pack River delta, Denton Slough and Clark Fork delta portions of the WMA can be accessed directly from highway 200.

General Information
The Pend Oreille WMA is located in Bonner County and consists of three separate parcels of land adjacent to Lake Pend Oreille and ten separate parcels along the Pend Oreille River. The property is scattered from the mouth of the Clark Fork River west to the city of Priest River, a distance of 40 straight-line miles.

Individual parcels adjacent to Lake Pend Oreille are located at the Clark Fork River delta, the Pack River delta and Oden Bay. Parcels along the Pend Oreille River are located near Hornby Creek, Carr Creek, Muskrat Lake, Mallard Bay, Morton Slough, Hoodoo Creek, Riley Creek, Carey Creek, Priest River and Strong’s Island.

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Lake Pend Oreille
This view of Lake Pend O’reille shows off the scenic beauty of this part of the state.