ELK RIVER, ID

Dent Bridge (over Dworshak Reservoir) overlook, pkg lot. No facilities. Free. No prohibitive signs. At Orofino ID, go E from US-12 on Michigan Ave, cross over Clearwater Riv. TL on Riverside Ave/SR-7), take 1st R, go a few ft to ‘T’ intersection, TL on Dent Bridge Rd/Wells Bench Rd, follow winding twisting rd to lot overlooking Bridge. Many lg RVs. Bill Garmire #85439 stayed Jul 19.

Dent Acres CG, Dworshak Reservoir (COE). 50 sites w/ E, some pullthru. Fire rings. Potable W, D, showers. $20, S/A Pass 1/2, Apr 15-Mem Day. $20, S/A Pass 1/2, Mem Day-Labor Day. Reservable. ~20 mi S of town on Dent/Elk Riv Rd, ~1.5 mi N of bridge over reservoir, go W ~2 mi to CG. Or, ~18 mi N of Orofino on Wells Bench Rd. Lg rigs OK. Playground, boat ramp, fishing, hiking, hunting, swimming. Jul 19.

Pullouts. No facilities. Free. Prob 14-day limit. Many long spots, some shaded, many along riv, on either side of gravel Elk River Backcountry Byway (Dent/Elk Riv Rd) from Dworshak Reservoir N to town. Heavy logging area Aug 19. Fran & Karl Winckel #77883 Aug 03. Last updated by John Kayartz #99700 viewed Aug 19.

Elk Creek Reservoir, W side (Elk Riv Rec District). BD camp areas, all $16, $90/wk, $300/mo, per camping rig (not site). All reservable, or 208-669-0528. 1) R D Merrill Park. 19 sites. Tables, pit toilet. Heading N toward Elk River on Elk River Backcountry Byway, on R (E) side of rd. Trees. Max recommended Class C rig.
2) Unnamed CG. Just N of Merrill on R side of rd. Tents, very sm RV only.
3) Lg open area along Reservoir, room for several rigs. Tables. Further N from Unnamed CG. Any size rig. Solar/satellite open. Good fishing.
D (no potable W), free, SE end of town, NE side of hwy. N46.78228 W116.17663. Fran & Karl Winckel #77883 Aug 03. Last updated by Bill Garmire #85439 stayed Jul 19.

Elk Creek Reservoir, E side CGs. 1) Elk Creek CG (NF). 10 sites in one area & 13 close by in another, all OK for lg rigs. 20/30/50A E. Picnic area, pit toilet. $20, S/A Pass 1/2. E of Elk River at N 46 47.511 W 116 10.382. Can be accessed from Landing Rd (the rd just S of lg 72-hour pkg area in another listing), or by driving thru town on N Front, bear R on Elk Creek Basin Rd, TR on Elk Butte Rd. CG areas are lg gravel lots w/ E outlets spread out along 1 side. Linda & Earl Hylton #49643 Jun 09. Updated by John Kayartz #99700 viewed Aug 19.
2) Moose Cove CG (Elk River Rec District). 10 sites ~35′ max. Tables, portajohn. $16, $90/wk, $300/mo, per camping rig (not site). All reservable, or 208-669-0528. On Loop Rd S of Elk Creek CG. Linda & Earl Hylton #49643 Jun 09. Updated by Judy Patton #71571 viewed Aug 16. Reval by John Kayartz #99700 viewed Aug 19.

Very lg pkg lot. Free. 72-hr limit. On R, coming N into town from reservoir. Fran & Karl Winckel #77883 Aug 03. Last reval by John Kayartz #99700 viewed Aug 19.