1987 Map of Coeur D'Alene

About this map

Coeur D'Alene Lake dominates the southwestern corner of this landscape, its intricate shoreline carving out Wolf Lodge Bay, Mica Bay, and Cougar Bay. The 1980s saw the region transitioning from its traditional timber and mining roots into a premier residential and recreation hub, visible in the expansion around Post Falls and the residential clusters of Hayden Lake and Dalton Gardens. To the east, the Bitterroot Range and the Coeur d'Alene Mountains create a dense forest environment managed as the Coeur d'Alene National Forest. Transport is anchored by the corridor of Interstate 90, which follows the South Fork Coeur d'Alene River through mining towns like Kellogg and Smelterville. Industrial history is further marked by the presence of Burlington Northern and Union Pacific railroads traversing the Rathdrum Prairie.