Tubbs Hill Beach

Located along the north shore of Lake Coeur d'Alene in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Tubbs Hill Beach is a 200-meter-long, beige hard-packed sand beach.  The beach is part of the well-known 120-acre park popularly known as Tubbs Hill and is surrounded by dense forests of pine and fir trees, unique rock formations, and cliffs, offering spectacular views.  The beach is part of the larger Tubbs Hill Natural Area and is promoted as an ecotourism destination, encouraging sustainable tourism practices to preserve the natural beauty, flora, and fauna.

Tubbs Hill, Idaho, offers many amenities, including seasonal lifeguards, benches, pedestrian paths, hiking trails, and informational signage.

Tubbs Hill Beach offers many fun activities, including sunbathing, hiking, walking, watching wildlife, paddleboarding, picnicking, climbing, and photography.  If you plan to go in the water near the beach, the waves are usually calm, making it a safe area to swim.  The shallow water near the beach is perfect for canoes, kayaks, and small boats.  Anglers may catch a wide variety of fish, including rainbow trout, Kokanee salmon, brown trout, cutthroat trout, yellow perch, largemouth bass, and smallmouth bass.  Visitors may spot bald eagles, deer, rabbits, and numerous bird species around the lake during winter.  Hikers can enjoy the nearby two miles of well-maintained Tubbs Hill Nature Trails, which offer unique insights into the local biodiversity.  You may refer to the Tubbs Hill Trail map of Coeur d Alene for locational details.  In addition, there are unique rock formations around the beach that offer opportunities for bouldering and climbing.  Tubbs Hill Park Coeur d'Alene hosts many events and festivals throughout the year, including concerts, fireworks displays, and community gatherings.  It also offers amazing opportunities for snow sports activities, including snowshoeing and ice fishing in the winter.  The beach is a popular destination among photographers for taking Instagram-worthy beach photos.  The beach welcomes dogs if they are on a leash, and the park is open from sunrise until sunset. 

Tubbs Hill Beach offers an access path for people with disabilities.

Getting to Tubbs Hill Beach is easy - the beach has many street spots located at 606 Tubbs Hill Drive, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814, United States.  After parking, visitors have to walk for two minutes in the north to access the beach. 

Tubbs Hill is named after Tony Tubbs, an early settler in the area who helped establish Coeur d'Alene. Interestingly, the area consists of ancient granite rocks that are over a billion years old, adding geological interest to the site.

There are many attractions near Tubbs Hill Beach.  The North Idaho Centennial Trail is a scenic 23-mile paved trail that stretches from the Idaho-Washington state border through Coeur d'Alene and extends to Higgens Point along the eastern shores of Lake Coeur d'Alene.  Visitors can enjoy many fun activities, including biking, running, walking, and inline skating.  This well-maintained trail has various amenities, including restrooms, water fountains, and picnic areas.  McEuen Park is a dog-friendly lakefront park that offers many amenities, including a playground, a splash pad, walking trails, a large pavilion for events, and a Veterans Memorial.  The Coeur d'Alene Resort is a luxury resort located on the northern shore of Lake Coeur d'Alene that offers a variety of amenities, including a unique 3,300-foot-long floating boardwalk, several high-end restaurants and bars, a floating golf course, a spa, and a shopping arcade.  In addition, visitors can enjoy many water sports activities, including boating, jet skiing, parasailing, and lake cruises.  Beacon Point is a tranquil and picturesque destination on the shores of Lake Coeur d'Alene that offers several outdoor activities, including swimming, sunbathing, boating, paddleboarding, kayaking, fishing, hiking, watching wildlife, picnicking, cycling, and photography.  If you are looking for another nearby attraction, Tubbs Hill Nature Trails is a network of scenic hiking trails along Lake Coeur d'Alene, with the main trail being a 2.2-mile loop that circles the hill, offering incredible views of the lake and access to several smaller side trails, making it a great spot for families, casual walkers, and experienced hikers alike.

If you get hungry, there are many great restaurants near Tubbs Hill Beach.  The Cedars Floating Restaurant is an upscale restaurant that serves amazing salads, steaks, prime ribs, seafood, meat, and poultry dishes.  Bardenay Restaurant & Distillery - Coeur d'Alene serves salads, bruschetta, cheeses, soup, salads, burgers, sandwiches, seafood, meat, poultry, and vegetarian dishes. Azteca Southwest Grill serves incredible soups, salads, fajitas, chimichangas, burritos, tacos, quesadillas, nachos, tamales, enchiladas, nachos, tostadas, seafood, and meat dishes. Our Thai House serves amazing salads, soups, curries, rolls, satays, noodles, rice, pork, seafood, meat, and poultry dishes.  If you are looking for another good and affordable restaurant nearby, Chinatown Restaurant serves incredible noodles, fried rice, rolls, wontons, soups, pork, meat, seafood, and poultry dishes.

If you are looking for Tubbs Hill Beach hotels, there are many great options nearby.  If you are looking for an upscale hotel, the 4-Star Blackwell Hotel is four minutes away by car and offers many amenities, including a hot tub, a gazebo, outdoor loungers, outdoor heaters, a pool table, a game room, a bar, and a dining room.  A more affordable hotel is the 4-Star The Coeur d'Alene Resort, which offers many amenities, including an indoor pool, a spa, a fitness center, hot tubs, a golf course, bars, and many restaurants.  Another moderately priced option is the 3-Star Greenbriar Inn, which has several amenities, including a hot tub, two fireplaces, a bar, and a restaurant.   A more reasonably priced option is the 3-Star Staybridge Suites Coeur d'Alene, an IHG hotel, which offers several amenities, including an indoor pool, a hot tub, a barbecue grill facility, and complimentary breakfast.   If you are looking for another affordable hotel, the 3-Star Best Western Plus Coeur d'Alene Inn offers a few amenities, including a hot tub, an indoor heated pool with a whirlpool spa, a fitness room, and a restaurant.