Where is Spirit Lake, Idaho?

Spirit Lake is in Kootenai County, Idaho. Nearby towns include Athol (7.4 mi), Rathdrum (11 mi), Hayden (14 mi).

What is the population of Spirit Lake, Idaho?

Spirit Lake has a population of about 2,465 (U.S. Census).

What schools are in Spirit Lake, Idaho?

Spirit Lake has 3 operating public schools in Lakeland District, including Spirit Lake Elementary School, Timberlake Middle School, Timberlake Senior High School.

What parks are in Spirit Lake, Idaho?

Spirit Lake has 2 parks, including Spirit Lake City Park, Volunteer Park.

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Spirit Lake, Idaho

Kootenai County2,465 people

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About Spirit Lake

Spirit Lake is a city in Kootenai County. About 2,465 people lived here in 2024, by Census estimate. It sits at about 2,600 feet, 18 miles north of Coeur d'Alene in a straight line.

Places listed for this area include Spirit Lake City Park and Volunteer Park.

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Cost of living

This is the Coeur d'Alene metro price level, which covers Spirit Lake. A basket that costs $100 in the U.S. costs $98.29 here, under the U.S. average by 1.7%.

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Public schools in Spirit Lake

All 3

District, enrollment, and students per teacher from the federal 2024-25 directory. No ratings.

Spirit Lake Elementary School
Lakeland District · PK-5
290 students · 17.1 students per teacher
Timberlake Middle School
Lakeland District · 6-8
412 students · 18.7 students per teacher
Timberlake Senior High School
Lakeland District · 9-12
519 students · 16.7 students per teacher

Services for Spirit Lake

All services

DMV counters are the county offices. A gas utility appears only when its public list names Spirit Lake.

Coeur d’Alene · Driver's licenses
451 N Government Way Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814
· Mon. - Fri. 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Post Falls · Vehicles
200 Railroad Ave Post Falls, ID 83854-9415
· Mon. - Fri. 7:15 AM - 4:00 PM
Coeur d’Alene · Vehicles
451 Government Way Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814 PO Box 9000
· Mon. - Fri. 7:15 AM - 4:00 PM
Post Falls · Driver's licenses
120 Railroad Ave Post Falls, ID 83854
· Mon. - Fri. 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM

No natural gas utility on the official town lists names Spirit Lake.

Allergy ratings in Spirit Lake

What a typical year looks like: Low, Moderate or High for each pollen season, plus wildfire smoke. Typical, general guidance. It is not medical advice. Pollen and smoke change with the weather every year, and what bothers you depends on what you are allergic to. See an allergist for testing.

Spring trees
March to June
High
Rating: High, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High, Very High. Peaks in June
Early-summer grass
Late May to July
High
Rating: High, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High, Very High. June to mid-July
Fall weeds and sagebrush
August to October
Moderate
Rating: Moderate, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High, Very High. Peaks in August
Wildfire smoke
Mostly July to September
Moderate
Rating: Moderate, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High. 4.6 days a year with air quality over 100. Worst year 8 (2021).

Counted nearby. Pollen ratings come from the Coeur d'Alene station in the North Idaho, 20 miles away.

How these ratings are worked out

Pollen is rated on the National Allergy Bureau bands for the grains of pollen in a cubic meter of air. Trees: Low under 15, Moderate 15 to 89, High 90 to 1,499. Weeds: Low under 10, Moderate 10 to 49, High 50 to 499. Grass: Low under 5, Moderate 5 to 19, High 20 to 199. The band is the one reached on the busiest quarter of counted days. A rating is typical, not a forecast: one wet or windy year can move it.

Spring trees, High. Coeur d'Alene NAB station, 294 counted days in 2010 to 2023: on the busiest quarter of days the tree count was 106 grains per cubic meter or more, which the NAB bands call High. On the busiest tenth of days it was 183 or more.

Early-summer grass, High. The NAB station in Coeur d'Alene reported grass in the High range in June 2017 (WSU), and the Spokane NAB station read 120 grains per cubic meter in late May 2026 (Spokesman-Review). NAB calls 20 to 199 High. Two reports, not a long record. The NAB grass bands: Low under 5, Moderate 5 to 19, High 20 to 199, Very High 200 or more grains per cubic meter.

Fall weeds and sagebrush, Moderate. Coeur d'Alene NAB station, 74 counted days in 2010 to 2022: on the busiest quarter of days the weed count was 16 grains per cubic meter or more, which the NAB bands call Moderate. On the busiest tenth of days it was 28 or more. That is a short record, so treat it as a rough guide.

Wildfire smoke, Moderate. The average number of days a year the EPA's air quality index passed 100 ("unhealthy for sensitive groups" or worse), 2021-2025. Under 3 days is Low, 3 to 9 Moderate, 10 or more High. That grouping is ours, not the EPA's. Kootenai County has its own EPA air monitor. The count includes any cause, but across Idaho's monitors 86% of those days fell in July to September and 94% were fine particles (PM2.5), which is what wildfire smoke is made of (570 county-days, 2021-2025).

Not rated. Mold: no published mold spore counts for Idaho towns are in the data used, so there is no mold rating. House dust, pets and food allergies are outside this rating.

Sources

Today

Pollen data through 2003-2024, smoke data 2021-2025. Checked 2026-10-03.

Map of Spirit Lake

Parks, new home communities, homes for sale and stays listed in town. Select a pin to open it.

Spirit Lake
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Parks in Spirit Lake

2 named parks on OpenStreetMap.

Spirit Lake City Park
Volunteer Park

Parks, trails and things to do

All of Idaho

Places in and around Spirit Lake, nearest first: everything tied to Spirit Lake plus anything within 15 miles of town.

Things to do

Waterfalls

Rumble Fallswaterfall · near Athol
8.5 mi

Lakes

Hayden Lakelake · near Hayden Lake
15 mi

Museums

Westwood Historical Societymuseum · near Rathdrum
11 mi
Museum at the Brigmuseum · near Athol
13 mi
Bird Aviation Museum & Invention Centermuseum · near Hayden
14 mi

Attractions

Silverwood Theme Parkattraction · near Athol
8.4 mi
Triple Play Family Fun Parkattraction · near Hayden
15 mi

Parks (nearest 12 of 29)

Farragut State Parkstate park · near Athol
12 mi
Spirit Lake City Park
0.2 mi
Volunteer Park
0.3 mi
Athol City Parknear Athol
7.5 mi
Clagstone Meadows Natural Areanature reserve · near Athol
8.4 mi
Polliwog Parknear Athol
8.4 mi
Rathdrum Mountain Parknature reserve · near Rathdrum
9.7 mi
Rathdrum Mountain Lower Parknear Rathdrum
9.9 mi
John Brown Playfieldnear Rathdrum
11 mi
Rathdrum City Parknear Rathdrum
11 mi
Thayer Parknear Rathdrum
11 mi
Avista Dog Parknear Rathdrum
11 mi

Trails

South Fork Spring Creek Trail0.6 mi long · near Rathdrum
9.7 mi
Westloop Loop0.6 mi long · near Rathdrum
9.8 mi
Rathdrum Story Walk Trail0.4 mi long · near Rathdrum
9.8 mi
Farragut Naval Training Station Spur or Farragut Railroad Trail4.6 mi long · near Athol
10 mi
Squirrel Cache Loop1 mi long · near Athol
13 mi
South Gatetrailhead · near Athol
5.5 mi
Main Gatetrailhead · near Athol
7.6 mi
North Gatetrailhead
8.9 mi

Distances are straight-line miles. From state and federal agency pages, the USGS place names list and OpenStreetMap contributors. Checked October 2, 2026. Check the official page for hours, fees and closures before you go.