Coolin, Idaho

About Coolin

Set in the northwestern part of Idaho, Coolin is a small unincorporated community.

Coolin holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.51 square miles.

📰 Coolin News Today

• Commentary: The Coolin Wetlands on North Idaho's Priest Lake must be saved Idaho Capital Sun · Oct 2
• Coolin Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 26
• Idaho Supreme Court sends Coolin wetlands case back to district court KREM · Sep 2
• Development in the Coolin wetlands threatens Priest Lake’s water Sandpoint Reader · Mar 30
• Duane Wilkerson Obituary (1945 - 2026) - Coolin, ID - Spokesman-Review Legacy | Obituary · Jun 29

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Idaho headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Coolin Unique

• The only place in America named Coolin — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• One of the northernmost communities in the lower 48 states.
• Positioned in northwestern Idaho, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 19 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Coolin

• Chimney Rock Cafe (café)
• Cavanughs
• Elkins Resort on Priest Lake
• Korner Club — american
• Moose Knuckle — american
• The Cantina and Beach Bar
• Waterfront Restaurant at Blue Diamond — italian

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Priest Lake Museum · Museum
• Indian Rock · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Coolin

• Coolin Park reviews ★
• Pataky's Bench reviews ★
• Priest Lake Memory Gardens · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Priest Lake State Forest reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Coolin

• PRIEST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Coolin

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