1968 Map of Careywood

About this map

The Northern Pacific railroad corridor dictates the settlement pattern of this Bonner County landscape during the late 1960s, threading through the valleys between Long Mountain and Huckleberry Mountain. Small railway-oriented communities like Cocolalla, Careywood, and Granite line the tracks, which parallel the course of Cocolalla Creek. Much of the territory is defined by the Kaniksu National Forest, where a network of trails and a Lookout Tower overlook the timbered slopes. In the lower elevations, a string of glacial water bodies including Cocolalla Lake, Lambertson Lake, Beaver Lake, and Kelso Lake break up the forest cover. An old RR grade and a prominent Pipeline reflect the evolving transportation and energy infrastructure serving this Idaho panhandle region.