Idaho whitewater - Clearwater River - North Fork, Clearwater Mountains, Clearwater County

Clearwater county, Orogrande Creek to Aquarius Campground section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.

 

CLASS III-V     28 miles
  This stretch of Clearwater River - North Fork in Idaho is 28 miles long and is rated by American Whitewater as a class III-V section. The rivers for whitewater rafting and kayaking in this state are often tougher than in other states, so if you're not from around here don't forget that many of the rivers here are not very forgiving. This stretch is long enough for an overnight trip if you take your time, so pack your camping stuff. You might be into whitewater rafting or kayaking or both, doesn't matter, this area has a large number of paddling rivers.
    There aren’t any hotels right nearby but if you're willing to drive a short distance then no problem but if you don’t have reservations you might end up sleeping in your car. There are some good sections to paddle in this river system, the Orogrande Creek to Aquarius Campground
section is one of them. The beautiful scenery of Clearwater County and the beautiful way the water current moves down the stream are in themselves reasons enough to come here to paddle. When you're paddling down a Clearwater Mountains river like this one you always get great scenery along the way too. There are campgrounds quite near the river where you can camp. Great exercise and just being out on the river for a while have a lot of people coming here.

Briefly about the general area:
An average amount of rainfall falls at Clearwater River - North
 
Fork; most of the snow falls during January while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation. Good hiking is available along the Dead Mule Trail, and there's pleasant hiking along the Shin Point Trail.
All the outdoors amusing things in the Clearwater Mountains will keep you coming back time and again. Summertime highs at Clearwater River - North Fork usually tend to be in the 80's. Summer nighttime lows drop down to the 40's. The cold days of the wintertime come with highs in the 30's, and overnight lows at Clearwater River - North Fork all through the wintertime usually descend into the 10's.

Clearwater River - North Fork, Orogrande Creek to Aquarius Campground road map
Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked.

QUICK STATS
AW Class: III-V
Length: 28 miles
  
Putin Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 46.63222
Longitude: -115.48834

Takeout Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 46.84083
Longitude: -115.59167

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RAFTING TRIP OUTFITTERS

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OUTDOORS
These outdoors activities are available near Clearwater River - North Fork.
 Whitewater Near Clearwater River - North Fork:
Weitas Creek, Clearwater County , 14 miles away, Class II(IV) - 18 miles long (Upper Weitas Pack Bridge to National Forest Clearwater)
St. Joe River, Shoshone County , 21 miles away, Class III - 10 miles long (Spruce Tree Campground to Gold Creek)
St. Joe River, Shoshone County , 22 miles away, Class III-IV - 7 miles long (Conrad Crossing Campground to Bluff Creek Bridge)
Fish Creek, Idaho County , 23 miles away, Class IV - 1.5 miles long (Forest Service Road to Lochsa River)
St. Joe River, Shoshone County , 23 miles away, Class III-IV - 16 miles long (Heller Creek to Spruce Tree)
Lochsa River, Idaho County , 24 miles away, Class III-IV - 9 miles long (Wilderness Gateway bridge to Split Creek Pack Bridge)
Clearwater River - North Fork, Clearwater County , 24 miles away, Class III-V - 28.4 miles long (Headwaters to Kelly Creek)
Clearwater River - Little North Fork, Shoshone and Clearwater County , 24 miles away, Class II-IV(V) - 30 miles long (Headwaters to Reservoir)
Lochsa River, Idaho County , 26 miles away, Class III-V - 15 miles long (Split Creek Pack Bridge to Lowell)
Kelly Creek, Clearwater County , 26 miles away, Class III-IV - 10 miles long (Clayton Creek to Kelly Forks Campground)
 Ski Areas Near Clearwater River - North Fork:
Lookout Pass, Idaho , 36 miles away, 1150 vertical feet
Silver Mountain, Idaho , 55 miles away, 2200 vertical feet
Turner Mountain, Montana , 89 miles away, 2110 vertical feet
Brundage Mountain, Idaho , 92 miles away, 1800 vertical feet
 Hotels Near Clearwater River - North Fork:
Super 8 Motel - St. Regis, Saint Regis , 33 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Clearwater River - North Fork:
Washington Creek Campground, Clearwater County, 2 miles away
Aquarius Campground, Clearwater County, 7 miles away
Sousie Creek Campground, Clearwater County, 9 miles away
 Trails Near Clearwater River - North Fork:
Dead Mule Trail, Clearwater County , 3 miles away
Shin Point Trail, Clearwater County , 3 miles away

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