
Huckleberry Campground | Idaho
Overview
Huckleberry Campground is located along the shores of the St. Joe River, 29 miles east of St. Maries, Idaho on the St. Joe River Road. Reserve a campsite here: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/273785/campsites.
Recreation
RV Camping, Fishing, Wildlife Viewing. In close proximity to Forest Service lands
Facilities
Huckleberry Campground has 33 RV camp sites. Sites 1-30 are single RV sites with a total maximum combination capacity of four registered vehicles/campers/OHVs/utilitiy trailers and 15 people per single site. Each single site has one paved parking spur, one potable water and electric hookup, and one picnic table and a camp fire ring. Sites 31-33 are group RV sites with three electric and water hookups with a maximum combination capacity of 12 registered vehicles/campers/OHVs/utility trailers and 25 people per group site. Each group site has gravel parking, three potable water and electric hookups, two picnic tables, and two fire rings. The campground supports on-site hosts, six concrete vault toilets restrooms, an undeveloped non-motorized boat ramp, a small day-use parking area next to the boat ramp, an RV dump station for Huckleberry overnight geusts only, two self-serve information and paystations, and two day-use horse shoe pits.
Natural Features
Riverfront Campground
Nearby Attractions
The campground's location serves as a central hub for campers and recreationists recreating along the river between Calder and Avery Idaho. Multiple hunting, fishing, and ATV/UTV user groups travel to the campground and use it to access the nearby miles of US Forest Service and Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) roads. The campground also serves as a central location to stage for fishing and floating trips.
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Accessibility Description (ABA/ADA)
There is no cell-phone coverage at this site. There is limited Wi-Fi at either end of the campground for walk-in reservations, but the signal does not reliably extend to the campsites.
Near the main entrance is an information kiosk and self-service fee station. The partially covered kiosk sits on concrete; it contains a site map and a list of campground rules.
A paved road goes through the campground and is used by bicyclists, pedestrians, and dogs.
In addition to the parking spurs for each campsite, there are parking lots next to 2 day-use areas: a paved lot just south of the main entrance, and a compacted-gravel lot near the campground’s secondary entrance, to the northeast. These parking lots have room for 16 vehicles. There are also 6 designated accessible spaces next to each of the campground’s 6 toilets. These spaces are paved, signed, striped, and have an access aisle for vans with side ramps.
Concrete sidewalks lead to each of the single-vault toilets in the campground.
There are 2 picnic areas next to the day-use parking lots. Each has a picnic table with recessed legs that can accommodate wheelchair users and pedestal grills, both sitting on concrete. In the east picnic area, erosion may cause a lip between the gravel parking lot and the concrete pad supporting the table and grill. The west picnic area has trash cans and a dispenser with pet-waste bags. Trash cans are available near some of the toilets.
All 33 campsites in the campground are accessible. There are 23 individual sites, 8 group sites, and 2 campground host sites. The individual campsites each have a picnic table with an extended end to accommodate wheelchair users and a fire ring with an elevated grill attachment, both on gravel next to a paved parking spur. Some campsites have wooden borders separating the fire ring and grill from the picnic table, creating a potential challenge for mobility device users.
Group sites have parking for up to 6 vehicles, 2 picnic tables with extended ends, and multiple fire rings with grills, all on gravel and natural surface. The ground at the group sites may be uneven and become saturated after rain.
There are 4 accessible water spigots distributed throughout the campground. The spigots sit on concrete pads at a height appropriate for use from a sitting position. Each spigot can be operated with either a paddle valve or a twist valve.
A gravel and dirt road leads to a packed gravel boat launch. The road and launch are relatively flat with uneven spots and areas of soft dirt that might pose a challenge for visitors with limited mobility.
An RV dump station sits on a curb near the main entrance in the southwest part of the campground. The dump is operated with a simple flapper valve, and the valve for the clean water out is low enough to be used from a sitting position.
Descriptions and photos uploaded November 2026. Please note that actual on-the-ground conditions may vary due to natural events (e.g., weather, wildfires, erosion), normal wear and tear, or site improvements.
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Addresses
Geographic Coordinates
Directions
From St. Maries, ID go south on Highway 3 for a half mile then turn right (east) onto the St. Joe River Road. Once on the St. Joe River Road travel for approximately 29 miles.
Fees
Overnight
- Single overnight RV Camping Site (Sites 1-29) max occupancy 15 people and 4 vehicles. $30.00/night standard site fee (no hook-ups) Advertised as $45.00/night on rec.gov, lumped with dump station fee $60.00/night total with electric, water and dump station expanded amenity fees$15.00/night (w/electric &water hook-ups) $15.00/night (dump station use) $5.00 extra vehicle
- Access and Senior Pass Holders receive half off the single RV camping site fee only. $22.50 for single RV sites lumped w/ dump station. $37.50 total/night to occupy a single RV site w America the Beautiful Pass on rec.gov reservations.
- Group Overnight RV Camping Sites (Sites 31-33) (3 single RV camping sites w/in 1 group site) max occupancy 25 people and 6 vehicles. $90.00/night (no hook-ups) $45.00/night (w/electric &water hook-ups) $45.00/night (dump station use) $5.00 extra vehicle $180.00/night total
Day-Use
- $5.00 Day-Use Fee. The Coeur d'Alene Field Office Annual Day-Use Pass is available for purchase at the BLM Coeur d'Alene Field Office for $80.00 (Access and Senior America the Beautiful passholders will receive half off of this price)
- Day-use has no charge for America the Beautiful Passholders.
