Kite spot on water · United States

Sprague Lake

Name: Sprague Lake
Address: US

Riders have kited it in S, SW.

Show on the map47.2553, -118.0847

Works in: S, SW
Nearest airport: GEGSpokane International Airport, 58 km

Forecast and webcams

Before you go

Forecasts often disagree. When Windguru, ALADIN and Windy agree, it is worth going.

Tips for this spot

Offshore wind carries you away from land. Do not ride it without a rescue boat.
When a storm is coming, get out of the water and land the kite at once. Gusts before a storm are violent and a kite overhead is the highest point around.
New spot: ask locals about shallows, currents and where people launch.

On site

Wind and riding area

bestworksno reports

Direction the wind blows from. Based on riders' experience, not a forecast.

From riders

What you need to know

Where to launch

At the far west end of Four Seasons Campground/Resort, tethered self-launch off a car.community map

Parking

At the far west end of Four Seasons Campground/Resort.price: 5 bucks · community map

Rules and respect

The land is owned by Scott; it is customary to leave him $5 to launchcommunity map

Conditions

Good conditions are not very frequent here; in early April the water is still quite coldcommunity map

Facilities

Four Seasons Campground/Resortcommunity map

In riders' own words

„I think the best wind direction is SW or South.“
„Parked at the very west end of the Four Seasons Campground/Resort. Tethered to the truck.“
„Parked at the very west end of the Four Seasons Campground/Resort. ... People usually drop off 5 bucks to launch there.“
„Nice guy, Scott, owns the property. People usually drop off 5 bucks to launch there.“
„From what I hear it doesn't get good all that often ... Water was still pretty cold.“

Wind by month

When it blows

Average wind speed 10 m above ground from NASA POWER (MERRA-2, 2001–2025). The model works on a grid of roughly 50 km; on hills and by the water the wind is often stronger and gustier.

7.7Jan4.0

7.8Feb4.0

8.4Mar4.3

7.8Apr4.0

7.2May3.7

7.1Jun3.7

6.6Jul3.4

6.4Aug3.3

6.7Sep3.4

7.3Oct3.8

7.8Nov4.0

7.5Dec3.9

windiest monthsaverage wind in knots, NASA POWER; below the month in m/s

Values by month

January	7.7 knots · 4.0 m/s
February	7.8 knots · 4.0 m/s
March	8.4 knots · 4.3 m/s
April	7.8 knots · 4.0 m/s
May	7.2 knots · 3.7 m/s
June	7.1 knots · 3.7 m/s
July	6.6 knots · 3.4 m/s
August	6.4 knots · 3.3 m/s
September	6.7 knots · 3.4 m/s
October	7.3 knots · 3.8 m/s
November	7.8 knots · 4.0 m/s
December	7.5 knots · 3.9 m/s

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Sources: Community map “USA NW Kite Spots” (Google My Maps). Wind NASA POWER, airports OurAirports, photos Wikimedia Commons (author and licence with each photo). As of 17 October 2026. These are riders' reports; local rules change, so look around before you ride and follow local signs.