Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kooskia Bridge Boat Ramp Kooskia | Access / boat ramp | 46.14682, -115.98029 | Ramp at the top of the main stem, where the Middle Fork and South Fork meet. |
| 2 | River Junction RV Park Private | Campsite | 46.15005, -115.97620 | RV park at the forks in Kooskia. |
| 3 | Button Beach Boat Ramp Idaho Fish and Game | Access / boat ramp | 46.16629, -115.99579 | Ramp below Kooskia on the first main-stem reach. |
| 4 | Nez Perce National Historical Park — Heart of the Monster National Park Service | Park / conservation area | 46.21266, -116.00605 | Nez Perce origin site on the river above Kamiah; interpretive stop, not an access. |
| 5 | Riverfront Park Kamiah | Park / conservation area | 46.22947, -116.01857 | Riverside park in Kamiah beside the city ramp. |
| 6 | Kamiah City Park Boat Ramp Kamiah | Access / boat ramp | 46.23057, -116.01880 | City ramp at Kamiah — the usual mid-river put-in. |
| 7 | Long Camp Boat Ramp Idaho Fish and Game | Access / boat ramp | 46.27666, -116.09778 | Ramp at Long Camp on the run down to Fivemile. |
| 8 | Fivemile Access Idaho Fish and Game | Access / boat ramp | 46.35572, -116.16410 | Bank and boat access on the Greer reach. |
| 9 | Zans Access Idaho Fish and Game | Access / boat ramp | 46.41848, -116.20588 | Access above Orofino. |
| 10 | Orofino City Park Orofino | Park / conservation area | 46.47859, -116.25662 | Riverside park in Orofino. |
| 11 | Ahsahka Access Idaho Fish and Game | Access / boat ramp | 46.49991, -116.31471 | Access at Ahsahka, just below the North Fork confluence — the steelhead hole of the lower river. |
| 12 | Nez Perce National Historical Park — Canoe Camp National Park Service | Park / conservation area | 46.50114, -116.33000 | Where the Corps of Discovery built its canoes; riverside interpretive site, not a ramp. |
| 13 | Pink House Campground US Army Corps of Engineers | Campsite | 46.50340, -116.34754 | Campground at the Pink House recreation site. |
| 14 | Pink House Boat Ramp US Army Corps of Engineers | Access / boat ramp | 46.50273, -116.35126 | Ramp at the Pink House site below Ahsahka. |
| 15 | Harpers Bend Access Idaho Fish and Game | Access / boat ramp | 46.49133, -116.45029 | Access on the long bend below Pink House. |
| 16 | Lenore Rest Area Boat Ramp Highway 12 rest area | Access / boat ramp | 46.50888, -116.56326 | Ramp at the Lenore rest area — easy highway access. |
| 17 | Cherrylane Boat Ramp Idaho Fish and Game | Access / boat ramp | 46.51210, -116.68402 | Ramp at Cherrylane on the lower river. |
| 18 | McKay's Bend Recreation Site US Army Corps of Engineers | Campsite | 46.49757, -116.72731 | Campground and day-use area on the lower river. |
| 19 | Gibbs Eddy Boat Ramp US Army Corps of Engineers | Access / boat ramp | 46.47944, -116.75331 | Ramp at Gibbs Eddy below McKay's Bend. |
| 20 | USGS gauge — Clearwater River at Spalding Site 13342500 | USGS gauge | 46.44833, -116.82750 | The lower-river flow reading, below the North Fork and Dworshak releases. |
| 21 | Upper Hog Boat Ramp Idaho Fish and Game | Access / boat ramp | 46.44676, -116.86063 | Ramp on the reach above Lewiston. |
| 22 | Steelhead Park Boat Ramp Lewiston | Access / boat ramp | 46.43005, -116.98352 | Ramp at Steelhead Park on the edge of Lewiston. |
| 23 | Lewiston Levee Park Lewiston | Park / conservation area | 46.42153, -117.01604 | Levee greenbelt along the last mile before the Snake confluence. |
| 24 | Follett's Mountain Sports Lewiston | Bait, tackle & fly shop | 46.42139, -117.02395 | Tackle and outdoor shop in Lewiston — licences, gear and river information. |
Gauge: USGS 13342500 — Clearwater River at Spalding ID. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Chinook Salmon, Mountain Whitefish, Smallmouth Bass, Steelhead, Westslope Cutthroat Trout
Regulations: idfg.idaho.gov/rules/fish
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
Lewiston and the Snake confluence: the bottom of the river, ramps and lodging.
Spalding and the Nez Perce National Historical Park: access near the gauge.
Lenore and Peck: middle river boat ramps in prime steelhead water.
Orofino and the North Fork confluence: access below Dworshak Dam.
Kamiah and Kooskia: upper main stem accesses.
Lowell, Lochsa and Selway: Highway 12 access to the cutthroat forks.
Parts of the river run through the Nez Perce Reservation; tribal rules apply in places.
October through December: the main B-run steelhead season, the reason most anglers come.
January through April: spring steelhead as seasons allow; check current rules.
May and June: high snowmelt, chinook seasons in some years.
July through September: prime cutthroat fishing on the Lochsa and Selway, smallmouth on the main stem.