Winter Sports

The Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests are well-known for winter recreation activities such as skiing, snowshoeing and snowmobiling, but don't take our word for it...come experience it for yourself!  

An Idaho State Park N’ Ski sticker is required to park in most of our groomed skiing and snowboarding areas. Visit the Idaho Parks and Recreation website  for more information.

For Snow Telemetry (SNOTEL) and Snow Course Data and Products, please visit the NRCS National Water and Climate Center website.

Skiing/Snowboarding

Some skiing/snowboarding areas on the Forests include Trapper Creek Camp Area, Colt Creek Trailhead, and Palouse Divide Nordic Ski Area.

Sledding/Tubing

Sledding/Tubing areas include Palouse Corridor.

Snowmobiling

We have many amazing places to adventure with your snowmobile on the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests.  Visit the Fish Creek Recreation Area, just 7 miles south of Grangeville, Idaho, or take a trip along the All American Road Highway 12 and visit the Lolo Pass Visitor Center's snowmobiling trails, or try one of our others within the North Fork Corridor and Palouse Corridor. Over 100 miles of trail are groomed by the Sno-Drifters Snowmobile club for snowmobiling each winter. 

XC Skiing/Snowshoeing

Fish Creek Recreation Area is located just 7 miles south of Grangeville, Idaho. The area boasts very popular Cross-Country skiing and snowshoeing trails. Recreationists can enjoy 1 to 7 miles of groomed trails. The trails are packed, groomed, and tracked as weather and snow conditions permit.

See Fish Creek Meadows Brochure for more information and the Fish Creek Meadows Park & Ski Area Map

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Colt Creek Trailhead

Although this trailhead requires some patience in order to get to it due to narrow and bumpy roads, the pay off is well worth it.  Approximately 2 hours southwest of Lolo, MT or 2 hours and 45…

Eagle Mountain Trailhead

At mile marker 135.3 on US Hwy 12, Idaho’s Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, along the Wild and Scenic Lochsa River, a majestic wooden trail bridge forms part of the Eagle Mountain Trailhead,…

Elk Creek Falls Trailhead and Picnic Area

Just 50 miles east of Moscow, Idaho, visitors will find The Elk Creek Falls Recreation Area, home to the Elk Creek Falls National Recreation Trail, with one of the most scenic waterfalls in the state…

Elk Summit Campground

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This sweet destination of a campground rests a short distance from the 1.34 million acre Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness. Located just 24 miles south of Highway 12, you'll have available to you 15…

Knife Edge Campground and River Access

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Located along the breathtaking Wild and Scenic Lochsa River, about fifteen minutes east of Lowell, ID, families, campers, anglers, kayakers, floaters and boaters may enjoy this five unit, two acre,…

Lochsa/Highway 12 Corridor

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The corridor winds along two wild and scenic rivers, the Middle Fork of the Clearwater River and the Lochsa River. Scenery is beautiful through the corridor, ranging from dense forests to shrubfields…

Lolo Creek Campground

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Lolo Creek Campground consists of 9 camping units and is located 21 miles northeast of Kamiah, Idaho along the shores of Lolo and Eldorado Creek. This campground is a fantastic location for a rustic…

Lolo Pass Visitor Center

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The Lolo Pass Visitor Center, constructed in 2002, echoes the log-built architecture of historic Forest Service ranger stations. The visitor center is a prominent landmark along Highway 12, the…

Musselshell Meadows

Only 30 minutes southeast of the town of Pierce in north central Idaho, visitors will find Musselshell Meadows.  Home to beautiful and rare wildlife, dense forests, eye catching scenery, and…

North Fork of the Clearwater Corridor

Two main routes into the corridor make it possible to tour the area in a loop, with little backtracking. Road 247 from the small community of Headquarters is a paved, mostly winding road. Road 250 is…