State endowment trust land has been leased for use as residential sites, known as cottage sites, since the early 1900s. Over the past several decades cottage site lessees have expressed a desire to purchase the endowment land they lease, thus unifying the estate (ownership) of both structure (cottage) and land (site). In 2010, the Land Board voted to divest ownership of cottage sites at Priest Lake and Payette Lake and directed IDL to develop the voluntary auction for ownership (VAFO) process. In 2018, the Land Board approved a plan that would allow for additional VAFO auction cycles through 2024. A plan for future Auction Cycles between 2025 and 2039 was approved by Land Board Commissioners in the 2025 Cottage Site Plan.
Updates: Cottage Site Auctions
2025 VAFO Payette Lakes Auction
The next auction for leased lots at Payette Lakes will be held on Friday, July 18, 2025 at Waters Edge Events Center, 287 East Shore Drive, Eagle, ID 83616. Registration starts at 10:00 AM [MT]; Auction Starts at 11:00 AM [MT]
*Please visit Bottles Real Estate Auction the week of June 10, 2025 for full details of each site.
| CS Address | Subdivision | Lot | Block | Plat Acreage | County | Lake Front/Non-Lake Front |
1903 Warren Wagon Road, | SW Payette Cottage Sites | 3 | 27 | 0.28 | Valley | Non-Lake Front |
3800 Warren Wagon Road, | Rocky Hollow | 1 | 1 | 0.27 | Valley | Lake Front |
| 2060 Warren Wagon Road (previously known as 2060 Rocky Shore Road), McCall, ID 83638 | Amended Pinecrest Addition | 1 | 5 | 0.51 | Valley | Non-Lake Front |
2025 VAFO Priest Lake Auction
The next auction for leased lots at Priest Lake will be held on Saturday, August 23, 2025 at Best Western Plus Coeur d’Alene Inn, 506 W Appleway Avenue, Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814. Registration starts at 10:00 AM [PT]; Auction starts at 11:00 AM [PT]
*Please visit Bottles Real Estate Auction the week of July 14, 2025 for full details of each site.
VAFO (Leased Cottage Site Lots)
| CS Address | Subdivision | Lot | Block | Plat Acreage | County | Lake Front/ Non-Lake Front | DF Lot | DF Block | DF % of Interest |
| 364 Eight Mile Road Coolin, ID 83821 |
Horton Creek | 41 | 1 | 0.54 | Bonner | Lake Front | 3 | 4 | 1/12 |
|
395 Eight Mile Road |
Horton Creek | 39 | 1 | 0.68 | Bonner | Lake Front | 3 | 4 | 1/12 |
| 172 Rosalia Bay Loop Coolin, ID 83821 | Hunt Creek | 5 | 1 | 0.83 | Bonner | Lake Front | 7 | 1 | 1/6 |
|
1449 Priest Lake Shore Dr |
Outlet Bay | 7 | 1 | 2.95 | Bonner | Lake Front | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 36 Mission Court a/k/a 1174 Cape Horn Road Coolin, ID 83821 | Woody’s Point | 49 | 1 | 1.12 | Bonner | Lake Front | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 108 Powerline Road, Coolin, ID 83821 |
Woody’s Point | 11 | 1 | 1.37 | Bonner | Lake Front | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Voluntary Auction for Ownership
- The applicant must be the current cottage site lessee in good standing.
- The auction is a public, oral, competitive auction.
- Each site is actively marketed prior to the auction date.
- Anyone can participate in a direct sale auction after going through the application process.
Unleased Land Auction (ULA)
- The next auction for unleased lots at Priest Lake will be held on Saturday, August 23, 2025 at Best Western Plus Coeur d’Alene, 506 W Appleway Avenue, Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814. Registration starts at 10:00 AM [PT]; Auction starts at 11:00 AM [PT]
- Please visit Bottles Real Estate Auction the week of July 14, 2025 for full details of each site.
- There will be no auction for unleased lots at Payette Lakes for 2025.
- The auction is a public, oral, competitive auction.
2025 Priest Lake ULA
*Lot includes cottage site on land.
| CS Address | Subdivision | Lot | Block | Plat Acreage | County | Lake Front/ Non-Lake Front | DF Lot | DF Block | DF % of Interest |
| *88 Upper Power Line Road Coolin, ID 83821 | Woody’s Point | 2 | 1 | 1.41 | Bonner | Lake Front | n/a | n/a | n/a |
|
330 Pinto Point Road |
Pinto Point | 330 | 1 | 0.21 | Bonner | Lake Front | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Land Exchange
The IDL director suspended all pending and future land exchange proposals involving cottage sites from consideration or further evaluation until the legal and policy related concerns about cottage site land exchanges can be further examined.
On-Line Bidding
IDL no longer offers on-line bidding for the VAFO Auctions.
Additional Resources
- Approved LB Memo-2025 Cottage Site Plan
- 2024 Cottage Site VAFO Plan – Land Board memo, July 2018
- News Release: Idaho cleared to auction remaining, new lake lots through 2024
- Memo to Land Board on Cottage Site Plan – 2010
- Priest Lake Recorded Subdivision Plats & Easements
- Payette Lake Recorded Subdivision Plats
Contact
Real Estate Services
Boise Staff Office
(208) 334-0200