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 | Heller Creek Campground Idaho Panhandle NF | Campsite | 47.06519, -115.21787 | Uppermost Forest Service campground on the St. Joe road, at the top of the drivable river. |
| 2 | Spruce Tree Campground Idaho Panhandle NF | Campsite | 47.03808, -115.34777 | Forest Service campground on the upper river; the St. Joe River Trail crosses just below it. |
| 3 | Line Creek Stock Camp Idaho Panhandle NF · stock camp | Campsite | 47.04397, -115.34968 | Forest Service stock camp beside the upper river, a little below Spruce Tree. |
| 4 | Fly Flat Campground Idaho Panhandle NF | Campsite | 47.11286, -115.39042 | Forest Service campground on the upper St. Joe River Road. |
| 5 | Tin Can Flat Campground Idaho Panhandle NF | Campsite | 47.23026, -115.62231 | Forest Service campground on the river road above Avery. |
| 6 | Turner Flat Campground Idaho Panhandle NF | Campsite | 47.23668, -115.65512 | Forest Service campground on the river road above Avery. |
| 7 | Packsaddle Campground Idaho Panhandle NF | Campsite | 47.23167, -115.73029 | Forest Service campground a few miles above Avery. |
| 8 | Upper Landing Idaho Panhandle NF · picnic site | Access / boat ramp | 47.25101, -115.78352 | Riverside picnic area and information board just above Avery. OSM maps it as a picnic site, not a ramp — hand launch. |
| 9 | Rule boundary — North Fork St. Joe confluence Idaho Fish and Game section limit | Regulation section limit | 47.25030, -115.80600 | Idaho splits the St. Joe here: one section runs from Coeur d'Alene Lake up to and including the North Fork, another from the North Fork upstream. Boundary only — read the current rules before you fish. |
| 10 | Ruth Lindow Memorial Park Avery | Park / conservation area | 47.25050, -115.80610 | Small riverside park in Avery, at the North Fork confluence. |
| 11 | Avery Office, Idaho Panhandle National Forests US Forest Service | Agency / conservation office | 47.25295, -115.91958 | Forest Service office on the St. Joe River Road below Avery — road, fire and campground information. |
| 12 | Huckleberry Campground Idaho Panhandle NF | Campsite | 47.26878, -116.08539 | Forest Service campground on the lower river road above Calder. |
| 13 | Calder Boat Launch Calder | Access / boat ramp | 47.27473, -116.18878 | Launch at Calder beside the county bridge; the river's USGS gauge sits at the same bend. |
| 14 | USGS gauge — St. Joe River at Calder Site 12414500 | USGS gauge | 47.27444, -116.18889 | The flow reading for the whole St. Joe. Check it before you commit to a float. |
| 15 | Falls Creek Falls Falls Creek | Point of interest | 47.32098, -116.29759 | Roadside waterfall on Falls Creek just above its mouth — a landmark on the lower river road. |
| 16 | Boat ramp below Saint Joe City Unnamed slipway in OpenStreetMap | Access / boat ramp | 47.32365, -116.39352 | OSM maps a ramp here with no name; the nearest named road is Saint Joe City Road. Confirm locally before relying on it. |
| 17 | Highway 3 bridge, St. Maries St. Maries | Bridge crossing | 47.31720, -116.56159 | The last road crossing before the river runs out into Coeur d'Alene Lake. |
| 18 | Silvertip Landing Lower river · slackwater | Access / boat ramp | 47.36157, -116.69267 | Landing on the slow lower reach where the St. Joe meets Coeur d'Alene Lake. |
Gauge: USGS 12414500 — ST JOE RIVER AT CALDER, ID. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Brook Trout, Bull Trout, Mountain Whitefish, Rainbow Trout, 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.
Calder river access at the USGS gauge - middle river launch and the flow reference.
Avery access - the standard upper put-in for float trips.
Huckleberry and Tumbledown campground accesses - roadside wade points on the middle river.
Marble Creek confluence access - lower float section entry.
St. Maries city access - the bottom of the guided range near the lake.
Forest Road 50 pullouts above Avery - walk-in wading on the Wild and Scenic upper river.
Red Ives area accesses - remote upper river headwater wading.
Spring: snowmelt runoff keeps the river high and unfishable through most of May and into June.
Summer: the main season, opening after runoff with dependable dry fly fishing from July through August.
Fall: excellent September fishing as flows steady and cutthroat feed heavily before winter.
Winter: cold and largely inaccessible, with whitefish the only realistic target on open days.