Coeur d'Alene Lake Live Cam
Surrounding the Rathdrum Prairie and Spokane Valley
A city and the county seat of Kootenai County
The city of Coeur d' Alene Idaho is located along the shores of Lake Coeur d' Alene. It grew from a military fort, Fort Sherman, which was built in 1878. However, the population boom for Coeur d' Alene didn't truly begin until 1883 when gold was discovered in the area. Unfortunately, the gold rush was short lived and many of the miners turned to logging for their income. Due to its geographic location, Coeur d' Alene became a tourism hot spot in the early 1900's. Today there are many activities for visitors to Coeur d' Alene to choose from, whether they are outgoing adventurers looking for a thrill or someone just looking forward to some quite time away from the world.