Idaho Fire Lookouts Book Club brings together lookout enthusiasts and outdoor lovers to read and discuss books about fire lookouts, wildland fire, and life in the great outdoors.
As a fan of history, photography, and the great outdoors, it was only a matter of time before I fell head over heels for fire lookouts. From the moment I set foot in my first one, I was hooked—not just on the towers themselves, but on the stories of the men and women who built, maintained, and lived in them.
These days, most weekends are spent chasing those stories: hiking, backpacking, or bouncing down some forgotten forest road. If there’s a lookout involved, I’m in.
Idaho Fire Lookouts Book Club brings together lookout enthusiasts and outdoor lovers to read and discuss books about fire lookouts, wildland fire, and life in the great outdoors.
Idaho Point is located only 1/4 of a mile from Eighty Peak
History
1940: L-4
1961: Destroyed | Removed
Destroyed in 1976
Site with a lot of history
1931: Crow's Nest
History
1936: Pole platform and tent
1940: 40' L-4 Tower
1950's: Removed
As lookout exploration season winds down, we refuse to let a little weather end the fun. Sure, Jack Frost is starting to show up, but we're stubborn enough to keep exploring until nature forces us to call it quits.
Eighty Peak is home to an electronics site with very few remnants of the past.
Out in the Coeur d'Alene National forest in fall of 2024 to knock out as many lookouts as we could.