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47.0434, -115.3500
Horse packers and trail riders are the obvious fit here, but anglers and spring whitewater boaters get a serious basecamp too: the St. Joe is walk-in distance, a fly-fishing outfitter sits 5 miles up Trail 48, and spring snowmelt pushes the river to its most dramatic flows in May
The 40-mile haul from Avery on primitive roads is a real commitment with stock in tow, and a handful of past visitors have described the social atmosphere as unwelcoming to people outside the local cultural mainstream, so campers who've felt unwanted at remote rural sites before
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Line Creek Stock Camp is a specialized stock camping facility located 87 miles from St. Maries, Idaho up the St. Joe River on Forest Highway 50, situated at 3,800 feet elevation on the designated Wild and Scenic St. Joe River. The campground features 9 pull-through units designed for stock trailers, with 5 available for stock reservations, along with feed bunks, hitchposts, trailhead parking, and vault toilets. Six sites have feed bunks and two sites have highline poles, with one site featuring a corral; stock water is available at the river. The day use area includes a pool deep enough for swimming and fishing with a small beach. Attractions include fishing in wild trout waters, the beginning of the wild portion of the St. Joe Wild and Scenic River, and access to the St. Joe River Trailhead. The historic Red Ives Ranger Station and museum is located one mile downstream of the campground. The campground is open weather permitting from Memorial weekend through September, operating 24 hours per day. Overnight rates are $10 per night for a single site (2 vehicles included), with additional vehicles at $5 per night (3 vehicle limit per site); Interagency Senior/Access Recreation Passes provide a 50% discount to single campsites only. There is no developed water at the campground.
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The Line Creek Stock Camp is located 87 miles from St. Maries Idaho up the St. Joe River on Forest Highway 50. It is at 3800 feet elevation and on the designated Wild and Scenic St. Joe River. The campground includes 7 pull-through camping units (5 available for stock reservations), facilities for stock animals, firepits and vault toilets.
Catch and release fishing is a primary activity in the upper St. Joe River. The campground is ideally situated for stock riding. The terrain is steep with over 100 miles of non-motorized and 60 miles of multiple use trail. These can be traveled for day rides and/ or packins. Day hikes and backpacking opportunities are also enjoyed. Many of the trails are accessed directly out of the campground. The St. Joe River Trail 48 winds along beside the St. Joe River for 18 miles to its endpoint at Heller Campground. The Line Creek Stock Camp is also ideally situated for driving for pleasure with primitive roads to travel: to Heller Campground and Montana, to the Surveyors Lookout and other sites along Forest Road 201, to the Snow Peak trailhead and up into Gold Creek and over Gold Pass towards St. Regis Montana. There are three rental opportunities in the area: Red Ives Ranger cabin, Beaver Creek A-frame and Surveyors Lookout. There are four other campgrounds in the close vicinity.
There is day and overnight use with vault toilets. There are 7 campsites with fire rings. Six sites have feed bunks and two sites have highline poles. One site has a corral. More corrals and picnic tables are planned in the next two seasons (2024 and 2025). Stock water is available at the river.
The Line Creek Stock Camp sits alongside the St. Joe Wild and Scenic River with convenient access to river. There is a day use area with a pool deep enough for swimming and fishing with a small beach. It is within steep forested terrain with a large open area just downstream. The upper St. Joe is a recommended wilderness area with trail access.
The historic Red Ives Ranger Station and museum is one mile downsteam of the campground. Several trailheads take off directly from the campground but there are many others accessing other areas that are within a short drive. Forest Highway 50 and Forest Road 218 follow along the St. Joe River, providing excellent access for rafting in the spring, floating later in the summer and fishing. There is an outfitter that provides whitewater raft trips in the spring and early summer. There is also a fishing outfitter 5 miles up the St. Joe River trail as well as hunting outfitters in the area. St. Regis Montana is 41 miles away on a combination of paved and well graded gravel roads. (summer 2024 this route will be closed with other access being more primitive). The gateway town of Avery Idaho is about 40 miles downstream and has a small store with gas and fast food, a restaurant with pizza, chicken and beer, a fly fisherman shop with fishing supplies, souvenirs, deli sandwiches and ice cream.
<p>From Saint Maries, take Highway 3 north. After 1/2 mile, turn right on Saint Joe River Road and continue for 76 miles on Forest Highway 50. Then turn right on Forest Service Road 218 (Red Ives Road) and continue 11 miles to campground</p>
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Best season: spring. Spring offers the best mix of dramatic river scenery and active water conditions: snowmelt typically raises the St. Joe to thrilling but manageable levels in May–early June while lower-elevation trails green up and wildflowers bloom. Expect daytime highs roughly 45–65°F and nights around 30–40°F; water temperatures remain cold, so boating and fishing are dynamic but require drysuits/layers. This is the peak time for whitewater boating, early-season trout fishing, and riding fresh spring trails — Peak months: May, June, July, September Avoid: December, January, February
Spring snowmelt swells the St. Joe, drawing whitewater boaters and anglers; conditions are dramatic.
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Small stock-focused campground with seven pull-through camping units, stock facilities, and basic day/overnight amenities located on the St. Joe River. Specific infrastructure includes vault toilets, fire rings, feed bunks, highline poles and at least one corral; additional corrals and picnic tables were planned for 2024–2025.
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