north-fork-clearwater

North Fork Clearwater River is a river in Idaho. It is a fork of Clearwater River.

It ranks #23 among the 28 waters of Idaho in the registry, and is of regional prominence.

Also called North Fork Clearwater and North Fork.

Fished for trout.

Species: westslope cutthroat and rainbow trout.

USGS GNIS record: 387675.

Confluences: Kelly Forks.

Features: Dworshak Dam.

North Fork Confluence (confluence). Tribal members only.

Ahsahka Highway 7 Bridge (access). It is fishable. Named access on IDFG's North Fork page where fishing rules change: taking fish downstream of the railroad bridge is not allowed and fishing from the railroad bridge is prohibited. Ahsahka is the village at the mouth. Agency source only. Also called Highway 7 Bridge.

Aquarius Campground (access). It is launchable. Beach take-out at the bottom of the upper river, where the river meets the backwater of Dworshak Reservoir. Boating-guide source only.

It is downstream of Washington Creek Campground.

Bungalow Ranger Station (access). It is launchable. Primitive sand launch just above the old ranger station, across the river from Orogrande Creek, at the head of the whitewater run to Washington Creek. Road access is Forest Road 250 from Pierce. Source is a boating guide, not a fly shop; Perfect Fly Store confirms Forest Road 250 gives most of the river's access. Recorded as an access landmark only. Also called Bungalow.

It is upstream of Washington Creek Campground.

Washington Creek Campground (access). It is launchable. Take-out of the Bungalow run, allows float-up camping. Boating-guide source only.

It is upstream of Aquarius Campground.

It is downstream of Bungalow Ranger Station.

Sourced from 2 independent fly sites.

Sources: cdn.orvis.com (retrieved 2026-10-20), Idaho Department of Fish and Game (retrieved 2026-10-20), northidahorivers.com (retrieved 2026-10-20), The Perfect Fly Store (retrieved 2026-10-20) and The Perfect Fly Store (2) (retrieved 2026-10-20).

Access, closures and rules change; check with the state agency before you go.