Lake Coeur d'Alene - Independence Point

The most-dived lake in northern Idaho, home to several purpose-sunk and natural wrecks plus shore-accessible dives. Independence Point, a beach next to a downtown resort, provides shore access to multiple wrecks, while charters reach deeper sites such as the excursion cruiser Seeweewana, sunk at 96 feet as a dive attraction in 1988, and the steamboats Spokane and Harrison. Early-1900s silver and copper mining left heavy metals that make the water exceptionally dark, and thousands of kokanee salmon spawn at nearby Higgins Point in late fall.