Facility Details - DEVILS ELBOW, ID

Overview

Devil's Elbow Campground is perched on the banks of the North Fork Coeur d'Alene River, providing a perfect escape for a warm summer weekend. Here, visitors can camp in tents or RVs and spend their days fishing or floating the river.

Natural Features:

The campground sits among lodgepole and other mixed pines along the river at an elevation of 2,600 feet. The area is located among peaks of the Cascades, 68 miles from popular Coeur d'Alene Lake.

Wildlife watchers and photographers have the chance to see mule deer, moose, osprey and calliope hummingbirds.

Recreation:

Rafting, swimming and kayaking are favorite activities on the river. Rafters will find class I-III rapids further down the river. Catch-and-release cutthroat trout fishing is also popular.

Visitors also enjoy explore the river valley on foot to see nearby Downey Creek or Valitons Creek.

Facilities:

Devil's Elbow Campground has 20 campsites including one host site and a group site. The group site can accommodate up to 50 people. Amenities include hand-pump drinking water, vault toilets and a dump station.

Campground roads are paved and parking spurs are short but wide enough for parking two vehicles alongside a trailer.

Activities and Amenities

Within Facility
Drinking Water (Hand Pump) Dump Station Fishing Information Board Paved Roads Restroom	Self Pay Station Swimming Trash Collection Vault Toilets Water Water Drinking

Know Before You Go

The 14 day stay limit is strictly enforced. Camping for a period longer than 14 days during any 30-consecutive day period is prohibited. If you have booked back-to-back reservations, you will be asked to cancel all days after the first 14.
Bears frequent the area; keep all food out of sight in approved containers or locked inside your vehicle and remove all food from area after eating
This campground has first-come, first-served sites
A daily fee will be charged for extra vehicles
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Getting There:

GPS Info. (Latitude, Longitude):
47.76639, -116.01667
47°45'59"N, 116°1'0"W

From I-90, take Exit 43 (Kingston) and travel 20 miles north on FH9 to Prichard. Continue 11 miles north on Forest Road 208 to the campground.