Devils Elbow

Idaho

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for campground, today

An agency closure order is in effect for this area; weather is good

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  • problem: Agency alerts

    16 active alerts in Coeur d'Alene River Ranger District; most severe: South Owl Prescribed Fire Closure

    USFSPosted Oct 5 · checked 10 h ago

  • clear: Weather

    Clouds, high 61°F / low 35°F, 29% precip — 85/100 for campground

    OpenWeather10 h ago

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Oct 10 – Oct 17
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About this campground

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. 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 and vault toilets. Campground roads are paved and parking spurs are short but wide enough for parking two vehicles alongside a trailer. 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 in the Coeur d'ALene Mountains, 69 miles from popular Coeur d'Alene Lake. Wildlife watchers and photographers have the chance to see mule deer, moose, osprey and calliope hummingbirds.

Campsite info

Sites
21
Site types
Group, Tent, Rv
Reservable
Yes
Picnic tablesVault toilets
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When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Prichard 3 Ese, ID weather station, 9.7 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan33° high21° low
  2. Feb37° high22° low
  3. Mar45° high25° low
  4. Apr56° high30° low
  5. May67° high36° low
  6. Jun73° high42° low
  7. Jul83° high44° low
  8. Aug84° high43° low
  9. Sep72° high37° low
  10. Oct55° high32° low
  11. Nov39° high27° low
  12. Dec32° high22° low

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

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Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Coeur d'Alene River Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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