With its crystal clear waters, sandy beaches, and picturesque timber shores, Hayden Lake is one of the most beautiful and popular lakes of North Idaho. Its irregular shape gives it about 40 miles of shoreline, with the main portion of the lake being seven miles long and one to two miles in width. Normal lake elevation is 2,239 feet above sea level, and portions of it reaches an 800-foot depth. The lake is surrounded on three sides by panoramic, timbered mountains, which rise to an elevation of nearly 6,000 feet and extend for many miles to the east as part of the Bitterroot Range. Hayden Lake is popular for fishing, boating, and summer activities, including wakeboarding and watersports.