Bayview, Idaho
Located at Scenic Bay on the south end of Lake Pend
Oreille, Bayview is a quiet little community that is home to
several resorts and marinas. A favorite location for
sailboat moorage, the bay is also home to several
picturesque, float house communities which give the feel of
an ocean-side resort to the area. Along the waterfront on
one side of the bay is a rock structure composed of separate
cells with small doors in front. These are the remains of
kilns that belonged to the Washington Brick and Lime Co.,
which quarried lime in Bayview and nearby Lakeview. The lime
deposits, about 200 feet thick and dating back more than 550
million years, provided enough revenue for North Idaho
railroad magnate D.C. Corbin to install a direct rail
extension from Spokane to Bayview at the cost of $514,000.
The quarries closed during the 1930s. Towering mountains and
steep, rocky cliffs around Bayview have become a haven for
mountain goats, eagles and other alpine wildlife.
Surrounding Bayview is 4,180-acre Farragut State Park, the
second largest state park in Idaho and a favorite for
camping, hiking, cross-country skiing and water sports.
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