Lake Pend Oreille - Vacationville "Our Watery Playground"

Many visitors to Lake Pend Oreille are captivated by its rugged beauty that begs comparison to the fiords of Scandinavia. The exceptional beauty comes courtesy of the surrounding mountain ranges which in areas seem to plunge straight up out of the depths of the lake. Pend Oreille which is French for ear pendant is a fitting name for the lake that when looked at upon a map resembles the shape of an ear. This 43 mile long lake is nearly as long as Lake Ontario and at its greatest girth, the lake is just over six miles wide. How deep is the lake you ask? Well, when we say our lake is deep we mean it is deeper than the famous Loch Ness. The U.S. Navy didn't choose to test submarines at Lake Pend Oreille for nothing. It is even rumored that the Navy once lost a submarine in the deep, dark waters. At 1,158 feet deep, Lake Pend Oreille is the fifth deepest lake in the nation. The Navy still continues to perform tests in Lake Pend Oreille from its research station at Bayview. Perhaps looking for that lost sub! Just like Loch Ness, our lake is also reputedly the home of a large water monster, affectionately called Pend Oreille Paddler. How would you like to hook that bad boy on your fishing line? Be sure to ask your Vacationville representative about fishing derby's and charters. Water sports? We got 'em. With so much water you can't help but have every water sport available.