Devils Elbow
Devils Elbow is a national forest campground in Idaho. Hookups: no hookups.
- Type
- National forest campground
- Location
- Idaho
- Coordinates
- 47.76639, -116.01667
- Hookups
- No hookups
- Activities
- Camping, Fishing, Swimming Site
- Map
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Phone
- 435-245-6521
Amenities
- Reservable sites
Only amenities a source confirms are listed; an amenity missing here is unknown, not absent.
About Devils Elbow
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.
Cell coverage
No coverage data for this location yet.
Nearby RV services
- Dump station
- Bureau of Land Management · 35 mi
- Water fill
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Propane
- North Idaho Propane · 35 mi
- Low clearances
- None mapped within 10 mi
- Off-road routes
- 99 designated routes (613 mi) within 10 mi
Other places to stay nearby
| Name | Type | Distance | Fee | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Flats | National forest campground | under 0.1 mi | — | No hookups |
| Devils Elbow | National forest group campground | 0.8 mi | — | — |
| Devil's Elbow Campground | Private campground | 0.8 mi | — | — |
| Devils Elbow | National forest campground | 0.8 mi | — | — |
| Fire Prev. Disp. Site #165B | National forest camping area | 1.1 mi | — | — |
| Fire Prev. Disp. Site #165C | National forest camping area | 1.1 mi | — | — |
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Sources. Recreation.gov (RIDB). Updated June 2026. Facility facts only; DryRig does not publish ratings or reviews on this page.