Sam Owen is hard to get a reservation in but worth the effort. It is a great CG with many campsites. Lake Pend Oreille is a huge lake with many associated activities. We found early morning very quiet, calm and peaceful where later in the day boaters and water skiers invaded the solitude. If you like beaches, hikes, biking and swimming this is a great CG. Other CG's were not as spacious. We had one noisy neighbor who ran a generator all day but thankfully they left after the weekend. Otherwise a very quiet place.

I could not find a lot of campgrounds around the Sandpoint area, so Sam Owens was a gem to stay and visit friends who lived close by. They have several loops, all with lots of shade.