Lunch Peak Lookout
Sandpoint, Bonner County, Idaho. Fire lookout rental; July through October.
Details
- Where
- 1602 Ontario Street, Sandpoint, ID 83864. Directions
- When
- Open 24 hours/day.
- Getting there
- From Sandpoint take Hwy 200 east 12 miles to Trestle Creek Road; turn left onto Trestle Creek Road #275 and go 12 miles to Lunch Peak Road #1091; turn left onto Road 1091 and go 4 miles to the lookout.
- Access
- No heat, water, or power provided; last four miles of access road is rough and high clearance vehicles are necessary; pack it in pack it out.
- Walk-in or reserve
- Book via recreation.gov; office hours weekdays 8:00am to 4:30pm, closed weekends, cannot accept or cancel reservations by phone.
- Phone
- 208-263-5111
- Website
- recreation.gov
- Managed by
- Idaho Panhandle National Forests.
A lookout at 6,414 feet in the Cabinet Mountains offering views of Cabinet Mountain Wilderness, the Selkirk Mountains, and Lake Pend Oreille, 35 miles northeast of Sandpoint, Idaho.
Notable Events
- 2002The 15-by-15-foot cabin was remodeled in 2002 and sits on a high cinder-block foundation. fs.usda.gov
- 2021A specialized crew wrapped the Lunch Peak Lookout in aluminized fiberglass to prevent hot embers from igniting the structure. bonnercountydailybee.com
People
- Charley Rosier, Member of the three-person crew that wrapped Lunch Peak Lookout.
- Christian Goodlander, Crew leader for the team that wrapped Lunch Peak Lookout.
- Jess Harvey, Public information officer trainee whose incident team acted on community concern for the lookout.
- Jessica Goodwin, Member of the three-person crew that wrapped Lunch Peak Lookout.