Gem Lake, Cabinet Mountains, Bonner County, Idaho     User input for Gem Lake, Cabinet Mountains, Bonner County, Idaho: Be the first to submit input for Gem Lake. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines       A visit to Gem Lake is always a good idea. That right there is lots already, but it continues; Gem Lake has it all. Get your pulse rate up on the great whitewater of Kootenai, and going for a hike on the North Fork Trail is always a great adventure. High temperatures at Gem Lake during the summertime are in the 80's. For the period of the moonlight hours it's ordinarily in the 40's. Highs during the wintertime are ordinarily in the 30's, and through the dark       hours in the wintertime at Gem Lake temperatures drop to the 20's. Stay the night at East Fork Public Campground, and don't leave Gem Lake without first going for a hike along the East Fork Boulder Creek Trail. This lake is so wonderful. Go for a hike on the Shertz Trail, and some of the water close by flows, like Gem Creek. Gem Lake is one of the lakes here in the Cabinet Mountains. Yeah, come up here to the Cabinet Mountains for a magnificent time. Dry                  warm beds await you at Days Inn Sandpoint, and a delightful site for whitewater paddling is Yaak River. Be careful coming to the Cabinet Mountains, you might not ever wanna return home again. Not far from Gem Lake, you'll hit upon Moose Lake which is a charming lake, and Best Western Kootenai River Inn & Casino is a tremendous site to get some rest. There's so much to do here at Gem Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Porcupine Lake Campground is a great location for that, and the panorama of charming Moose Mountain is magnificent. It is very dried out here at Gem Lake frequently; the month with most of the rain is November; the driest month of the year is July. This lake is so wonderful.   Best Western Kootenai River Inn & Casino, Bonners Ferry 19 miles away This Bonners Ferry, Idaho hotel is surrounded by the natural beauty of the Kootenai River and nearby mountains, and conveniently located near the Canadian border, a wildlife refuge, golfing, ski resor... Days Inn Sandpoint, Ponderay 29 miles away Nestled in the heart of the Selkirk and Cabinet Mountains of Ponderay Idaho, the Days Inn Sandpoint is located near the base of Schweitzer Mountain Ski Area and is just minutes from beautiful Lake Pen... Current weather conditions at Gem Lake, Cabinet Mountains, Bonner County, Idaho Local climate location: BONNERS FERRY 4 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 48.37806 Longitude: -116.1358 Cabinet Mountains Lakes Complete list of all the lakes in the Cabinet Mountains. Cabinet Mountains Outdoors Info Complete outdoors info for the Cabinet Mountains. Idaho Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Idaho Bonner County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Bonner County Books about Gem Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Gem Lake, Cabinet Mountains, Bonner County, Idaho. Outdoors Recreation Near Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, the metro area neareast to Gem Lake. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more. Idaho Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of Idaho.     These outdoors activities are available near Gem Lake.   Hotels Near Gem Lake: Best Western Kootenai River Inn & Casino, Bonners Ferry, 19 miles away Days Inn Sandpoint, Ponderay, 29 miles away Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites SANDPOINT NORTH, Ponderay, 29 miles away Best Western Edgewater Resort, Sandpoint, 29 miles away Sandpoint Super 8 Motel, Sandpoint, 29 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Gem Lake: East Fork Public Campground, Bonner County, 6 miles away Porcupine Lake Campground, Bonner County, 7 miles away Lightning Creek Trailer Park, Clark Fork, 11 miles away Huckleberry Tent and Breakfast, Clark Fork, 11 miles away   Whitewater Near Gem Lake: Kootenai, Kootenai CountyCounty, 13 miles away       Class II - 14 miles long (Leonia to pipeline Close to Bonners Ferry) Yaak River, Lincoln CountyCounty, 18 miles away       Class IV-V - 6.5 miles long (Yaak Falls to Kootenai River) Pack River, Bonner/ Boundary CountyCounty, 18 miles away       Class II - 7 miles long (Tavern to Route 95)   Trails Near Gem Lake: North Fork Trail, Bonner County, 5 miles away Shertz Trail, Bonner County, 7 miles away East Fork Boulder Creek Trail, Boundary County, 7 miles away   Lakes Near Gem Lake: Moose Lake, Bonner CountyCounty, 2 miles away