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Best Cabin Camping near Princeton, ID

163 Reviews

Bald Mountain Lookout provides a rustic cabin experience in the Princeton area with no drinking water, electricity, or standard bathroom facilities. The lookout tower offers sweeping panoramic views and is accessible only by a rough drive that requires an off-road capable vehicle. Visitors should prepare for basic accommodations with limited amenities. "100% recommended. Just come and take a look for yourself. Been camping for years this is 100% my favorite. Just remember to reserve ahead," notes one visitor who also mentions the need for offline maps and plenty of water.

Rustic and deluxe cabins are both available, depending on the location. Heyburn State Park offers cabin rentals at both the Hawleys Landing and Chatcolet campgrounds with more amenities than the lookout options. These cabins provide electricity and greater comfort, with most situated near water recreation opportunities on Lake Coeur d'Alene. Reservations are essential, particularly during summer months when availability becomes limited. Based on reviews from The Dyrt, cabin sites are well-maintained but privacy varies: "The campsites are very well maintained. Facilities and dump sites are super clean."

Most cabins include beds but require visitors to bring their own linens, towels, and toiletries. Cooking supplies are typically limited, so guests should plan accordingly. Camp Coeur D'Alene and Boyer Park & Marina KOA offer more furnished cabin options with additional amenities compared to the state park alternatives. Firewood is available for purchase at many locations, though fire restrictions may apply depending on seasonal conditions. Cell service is spotty throughout the region, with one visitor noting: "At&T service spotty at best in Hawleys Landing. None at the other 2 campgrounds."

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Best Cabin Sites Near Princeton, Idaho (14)

    1. Bald Mountain Lookout

    2 Reviews
    Santa, ID
    15 miles
    Website
    +1 (208) 875-1131

    $45 / night

    "The only downside is there are like a million fies in here, killed like 20 before I went to bed and there’s another 20 in the morning. Make sure your vehicle is offroad the ride is very rough."

    2. Hawleys Landing Campground — Heyburn State Park

    23 Reviews
    Plummer, ID
    30 miles
    Website
    +1 (208) 686-1308

    $23 - $165 / night

    "We spent some time at the lake, which was a short but steep trail away from the campsite. The trees offered some great shade+privacy and there were some spectacular views from the campsite."

    "Friendly & knowledgeable staff, clean and well organized sites, fair amount of trees and bushes for reasonable “campground privacy” (tent-only spots have less privacy than sites with electricity and"

    3. Camp Coeur D Alene

    46 Reviews
    Coeur d'Alene, ID
    49 miles
    Website
    +1 (208) 664-4471

    $39 - $83 / night

    "Even though the sites are small and close together, they are at different levels as you go up the hill combined with the sites and cabins being tucked under the giant pines, gives you a sense of privacy"

    "We booked through Airbnb. when we arrived, we learned that the campground wa San old KOA. it had a decent shower room and we stayed in a small, clean cabin right by the entrance of the park."

    4. Hells Gate State Park Campground

    18 Reviews
    Asotin, WA
    39 miles
    Website

    "Lots of sites, water restrooms, showers, and fire pits. No hookups."

    "This was our maiden voyage so we opted for something close to a city as we were still setting up our camper coming out of winter."

    5. Premier RV Resort at Granite Lake

    10 Reviews
    Clarkston, WA
    35 miles
    Website
    +1 (800) 989-4578

    $59 - $66 / night

    "The waterfront sites overlook Granite Lake, a reservoir on the Snake River."

    "We booked a last minute one night stay here. We checked in late and there were specific, thorough directions and information waiting for us. The management was very helpful and friendly."

    6. Boyer Park & Marina KOA

    7 Reviews
    Pullman, WA
    33 miles
    Website

    "The showers were kind of dirty. When you reserve online they don’t allow you to pick your site and so you get what you get and we ended up with a view of the bathroom."

    "We were at Boyer Park & Marina, a KOA,  Sept. 1-5, 2024.  While the campground was full when we pulled in on Sunday, it was almost empty when we woke up Labor Day morning."

    7. Freeman Creek Campground — Dworshak State Park

    9 Reviews
    Ahsahka, ID
    35 miles
    Website

    "Freeman Creek at Dworshak State park has great opportunity for all levels of camping. Tent sites, RV/Trailer sites, or a few small primitive cabins (no bathrooms or kitchens in the cabins)."

    "At first when we rolled into our spot I thought I was going to be in huge trouble- drive through spot with a wicked drop off on the right side (camper door side) with the fire pit and picnic table at the"

    8. Chief Timothy Park

    11 Reviews
    Clarkston, WA
    38 miles
    Website

    "This campground was developed in the 1980’s and has wonderful facilities including showers, store, laundry, many full hookup sites and plenty of space between pull through sites."

    "Chief Timothy is a great campground not far from clarkston that provides all he ammenties any camper would want. They have rv and tent sites available."

    9. Chatcolet Campground — Heyburn State Park

    5 Reviews
    Harrison, ID
    32 miles
    Website
    +1 (208) 686-1308

    "Campground is super clean, flushable toilets, metal picnic tables, fire rings all in good shape. Spots are fairly close so you can see your neighbors but there are trees and brush which helps."

    "These sites have all the usual things I have come to associate with an average campground: Fire pits Benches When I went, we made a reservation before hand."

    10. Canyon Creek

    7 Reviews
    Orofino, ID
    38 miles
    Website
    +1 (208) 476-1268

    "Beautiful secluded location. Very clean bathroom. I could make and receive phone calls but no internet service with Verizon"

    "Stayed here many times and will go back again it is a great place to go and it's not far to travel to from orofino idaho for an inexpensive camp trip"

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163 Reviews of 14 Princeton Campgrounds

  • Nancy C.The Dyrt PRO User
    Jul. 31, 2021

    Camp Coeur D Alene

    Tucked in the side of the mountain on the water

    Even though the sites are small and close together, they are at different levels as you go up the hill combined with the sites and cabins being tucked under the giant pines, gives you a sense of privacy. It's a really cute campground/resort. They offer tent area, Rv area and log cabins of various sizes. Pool. Boat launch with access to coeur d'Alene lake. Beautiful setting. Cell signal is good.

  • Nicole B.
    Jul. 5, 2023

    Hawleys Landing Campground — Heyburn State Park

    Great Campground but loud maintenance

    We stayed at Chatcolet campground for two nights in late June. The campground is really nice with lovely hosts and clean flushable toilets. We booked site 128 and didn’t realise it was a tent only site with a short walk from where you park to the picnic table, fire ring and tent pad. We have a rooftop tent so we parked and set up our tent and then just carried our chairs, food and wood down to the picnic table. Privacy on these sites isn’t the best, I would recommend booking this site along with 129 as a group site to give yourself good privacy.

    Overall this campground was great, the toilets were clean, they are porcelain, flushing toilets inside a hut. There was drinking water and some nice walks to the lake, if you have bicycles there is a really nice cycle that you can do. The reason for rating this 3 out of 5 is that there was very noisy and intrusive maintenance going on from 7am to 5pm in the sites next to us which was very disruptive. No warning had been given about maintenance in the campground, notice was only given regarding roadworks leading into the campground.

  • Tara L.
    Jul. 18, 2018

    Camp Coeur D Alene

    Everuthing was relaxed and easy

    We booked through Airbnb. when we arrived, we learned that the campground wa San old KOA. it had a decent shower room and we stayed in a small, clean cabin right by the entrance of the park. We also saw tent campers. You could take paddle boats out onto the lake if you wanted. We had a picnic table and an area for a fire. we all had a nice time.

  • Cody B.
    Apr. 11, 2019

    Freeman Creek Campground — Dworshak State Park

    A little bit of everything!

    Freeman Creek at Dworshak State park has great opportunity for all levels of camping. Tent sites, RV/Trailer sites, or a few small primitive cabins (no bathrooms or kitchens in the cabins). There is also access to the reservoir for boating, fishing or to mini-camp sites all along the reservoir. Kokanee fishing is great from March to about late July. The spawn begins in August, so the fish move up the reservoir as the season progresses. Smallmouth bass fishing is great! The Idaho state Smallmouth record was caught in this lake. Day use parking is available for a small fee. For Idaho residents with the State Parks pass reduces the fee. A lot of wildlife viewing too! If you are lucky you may see a black bear feeding on blackberries, deer are numerous, elk frequent the lake, and one of my favorites is to watch Osprey dive in the lake for fish.

    I have been at this park in every month of the calendar, but only camped from April thru October.

  • T
    Oct. 11, 2022

    Chief Timothy Park

    Chief Timothy review , tents and cabins

    The actual location and grounds are amazing. Right on the Snake river. So much walking and fishing. And swimming. Kayaking. Even cat fishing. The tents sites are very crammed next to each other though. The cabins are cute and small. No bathrooms in them but there are Public bathrooms and showers. Very busy on major holidays in the summer.

  • Erin A.
    Jun. 17, 2021

    Wolf Lodge Campground

    Lots of Activities

    Cute campground with plenty to do and lots of amenities. Canoe and float rentals, live music on weekends. Full hook ups, clean showers and laundry too. It was perfect for our quick stop over. Only downside was no fire rings.

  • C
    Aug. 27, 2020

    Camp Coeur D Alene

    Perfect spot after long time on the road

    CDA (Camp Couer d’Alene) is really pretty awesome. After a few nights at more rugged campgrounds - this place was great. Friendly staff and a few spots to choose from prior to the holiday weekend were a bonus. $41.04 for a tent spot isn’t cheap; but lots of amenities: free canoe use, free firewood, hot showers, and some common areas (not real common due to Covid) including a small pool.

  • KThe Dyrt PRO User
    Aug. 10, 2025

    Chatcolet Campground — Heyburn State Park

    2025 Aug Review

    Campground is super clean, flushable toilets, metal picnic tables, fire rings all in good shape. Spots are fairly close so you can see your neighbors but there are trees and brush which helps. Frequented by young families so don’t be annoyed by kids having a good time on their bikes or playing. Camp spot 123 was right next to the Camp Host spot but that wasn’t a bad thing at all.

  • Jade P.
    Jun. 27, 2022

    Hawleys Landing Campground — Heyburn State Park

    Weekend Camping in Heyburn

    The experience was overall pretty fun. Rolled in on a Saturday, packed up on a Monday and had no issue with crowds the entire time. We spent some time at the lake, which was a short but steep trail away from the campsite. The trees offered some great shade+privacy and there were some spectacular views from the campsite. Our first night we watched someone setting off fireworks from across the lake and thought it was awesome (hopefully they were being responsible). The only thing that was actually disappointing was the lack of space around the fire pit to put our chairs. The awkward slope around the fire pit made it difficult and frustrating to cook and enjoy a nice campfire. If possible I would check google earth before selecting a campsite here. Regardless, I like how quiet and clean this park was and would definitely come visit again.

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  • Prices for cabin camping in the area typically range from $50 to $150 per night, depending on the campground and season.
  • Three Meadows Group Camp — Dworshak State Park features cabins with electric hookups and access to clean restrooms and showers.
  • At Granite Lake RV Resort, enjoy well-maintained facilities, including picnic tables and firewood for cozy evenings.

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