Turner Flat Campground is located on FH 50 about 9 miles east of Avery, ID. This road is a very scenic drive along the St. Joe River. It does get narrow and twisty. I have seen various sizes of rock scattered across the road, so it is best to not get too aggressive with the speed, especially east of Avery. The road is paved all the way to the summit of Gold Pass, on the Idaho/Montana border. If you continue past the summit, you will end up in St. Regis, MT. It is pretty accessible from either town, tho the gravel section can get pretty wash-boarded as you head up the summit from St. Regis. The western end of the road starts in St. Maries, ID. Pretty much anyone can travel this road, no special vehicle considerations need to be made.

There are 10 campsites in the campground. Each site has a picnic table, a fire pit with a grate, and a tent pad a little ways from the food prep area. There is also a group area available for up to 15 people. There are a couple of vault toilets for use. Water is available from around June to October. Two hay troughs are present for people with horses. The other neat thing is that, depending on water levels, every site has decent access to the St. Joe River. I have seen many people fly fishing the river, and I do believe that I remember seeing that cutthroat trout are present, tho they must be released.

Other attractions in the area include wildlife viewing, hiking, hunting, and floating the river in the summer months. I have seen moose, elk, wolf, and deer in the mountains in this region. I have heard cougar and coyotes. I believe that grizzly bear and black bears can be found in the area also. There are the typical little woodland creatures that you would expect to see as well as ducks and geese during the right time of year.
There are a lot of hiking trails within the vicinity of the campground, but the Allen Ridge tr. #17 is the closest one to the campground, and you could probably use the campground as a staging area for the hike. The hike is about 3.7 miles long and ends on FR 752. I am going from the information that I found about it online and will try to hike it next year to have more useful information about this day hike. There appears to be 5 other hiking trails between the campground and Avery, so there is a lot of hiking to choose from.

Overall, I love this area of Idaho and visit it a couple times a year, either as a ride or to camp out in the forest somewhere. The river is cold and clear, the mountains steep and covered in trees, and the area just feels super chill. There is usually not a lot of traffic on the road, but the road presents enough hazards without other drivers. I can totally recommend heading up to this area to explore and find some nature, either watching for animals, fishing, or taking a hike amongst the trees.
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