Blue Diamond Marina & Resort is Priest Lake's deepest water marina, located on the secluded west shore of Cavanaugh Bay just 5 miles north of Coolin, Idaho. We offer all-season deep-water moorage in covered and uncovered slips with access for the physically challenged, inside secured storage, a wide variety of modern boat rentals, lakeside lodging and The Waterfront Restaurant specializing in family style Italian cuisine.
Enjoy the pristine beauty of Idaho's Crown Jewel this winter! Priest
Lake is home to an extensive system of cross-country
ski and snowshoe trails and over 400
miles of groomed trails for snowmobiling. Stay with us in our cozy lakeside
lodging and you'll be a stone's throw away from the Rocky
Point Trailhead. For those of you who find us on your snowmobile
adventure, pop in for a cup of hot chocolate
at The
Waterfront - on winter weekends the restaurant is open as a warming
hut.
Thank you so much... "our stay with you was a much needed break. We enjoyed the beauty, fantastic weather, and your kind hospitality. We hope to return soon. With appreciation, —R and M. Otis Orchards, WA"
Recreation
Recreational opportunities abound year-round at Blue Diamond and in the surrounding Priest Lake area.
Summer activities include
water sports, fishing for trophy Mackinaw Trout, hiking, biking, photography, river running, golfing and huckleberry picking.
Fall and winter weather turns recreational pursuits to such activities as hunting, mushroom gathering,
ice fishing, cross country skiing, snowshoeing and snowmobiling on 400 miles of
groomed trails. Click here for groomed trails update.
Blue Diamond Marina & Resort is the trailhead for the Rocky
Point Trail System, part of the North
Idaho Park N' Ski program. The trail winds through 4.3 miles of
forest and lake view terrain. If you are
staying at Blue Diamond, use of the trail
is free. For day-use visitors, Park N' Ski
season passes and 3-day permits are available
at our office.
Location: 4.4 miles north of Coolin, adjacent to Blue Diamond Marina and Resort
Difficulty: Intermediate
Distance: 4.3 miles/6.9 kilometers
Grooming: Occasionally
Snowshoeing: Yes
Warming hut: Yes
Backcountry skiing potential: Yes
Restrooms: Yes
Dogs: Yes, allowed on leash only
History Blue Diamond was originally built in the early 1900s as the
logging truck repair center for Diamond International
Corporation and continued in that capacity for several decades
until it was converted to a marina in the 1960s. By the late
1980s the aging buildings were suffering from their years of
history. Restoration and renovations began in the mid 1990s,
and today, Blue Diamond stands as a modern marina while still
retaining the ambiance, charm and relative solitude reflective
of the facility's history.