About Avery Creek Cabin
Avery Creek Cabin is located 20 miles northeast of Kingston, Idaho, along Forest Road 208. The fully furnished three-room cabin is adjacent to the North Fork Coeur d'Alene River on the Coeur d'Alene River Ranger District in the Idaho Panhandle National Forests. The cabin was built between 1926 and 1928 to house Forest Service employees needed for administrative supervision and fire protection. It was built from a standard Forest Service plan known as the firemen's cabin. In 1935, a picnic area was constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps across the road from the cabin and adjacent to the North Fork of the Coeur d'Alene River. In 1940, a bathroom was added in a board and batten shed addition to the cabin's east side, and a rustic log garage was built behind the cabin. The cabin was used for crew housing until 1981. Newly renovated, the cabin is now fully accessible. Avery Cabin's…
- Fees: Visit [Recreation.gov](http://www.recreation.gov) for current fees and facility rental information.
- Season: mid- May thru mid-September
- Managed by: Idaho Panhandle National Forests, FS
- Where: 13 mi north of Osburn, ID · 47.68806, -115.92667
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jun–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Apr.
Fly over it in 3D, check today's weather and fire news, plan the drive and print a trip plan.
Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avery Campground | ATV road | 0.1 mi | 0.1 mi |
| Head of Avery Creek 4Wd | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.8 mi | 5.2 mi |
| Bobtail Cutoff | ATV road | 0.8 mi | 8.2 mi |
| George Gulch 4Wd | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 1.3 mi | 3.8 mi |
| Clee Creek-Bloom Peak 4Wd | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 1.6 mi | 1.2 mi |
| Bobtail Spur OHV | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 1.7 mi | 3.1 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
No signal at camp
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.
Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 14 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Lost Creek Dispersed Campground 1.6 mi
- Kit Price 5.3 mi
- Berlin Flats 7 mi
- Devils Elbow 7 mi
- Berlin Flats Group Campground 7.4 mi
- Little Guard Lookout 8.9 mi