Fishing, Species Present: West slope Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Bull Trout, Steelhead Trout, Chinook Salmon, Brook Trout. You can contact the State of Idaho Fish and Game seasons and regulations.

Hunting, The Clearwater National Forest offers opportunities to hunt deer, elk, moose, bear, cougar, and grouse. You can contact the State of Idaho Fish and Game seasons and regulations. For more information on the outfitters that provide services in the Clearwater National Forest visit The Idaho Outfitters and Guides Association. (ioga.org)

Hiking, There are many miles of trails on the Clearwater National Forest. Information about the trails can be found in the Trail Guide (1048 kb pdf). It is recommended you contact the Clearwater National Forest and ask about current conditions if planning to hike one of the forest trails.

Camping, Along with numerous dispersed camping opportunities there are many campgrounds along the Lochsa River. They include Wild Goose, Apgar, Wilderness Gateway, Jerry Johnson, Wendover, Whitehouse, Powell and White Sands campgrounds.

Picnicking, Major Fenn and Devoto Grove picnic areas are also located on the Lochsa River.

Photography, Whether it is action, nature or family photography the Lochsa River offers great photographic opportunities for the novice to the professional photographer.

Hot Springs, the Lochsa River has several hot springs:

Jerry Johnson, a day hike to popular soaks in a scenic valley. Swimwear common—it's a mixed bag. The first batch of rock-lined soaking pools, known to many as ”the waterfall pools,” are down the bank from the trail, right at waterline by the end of summer. These late-season pools are easy to miss if unoccupied. They need a creek water mix to drop into the comfort zone, as 115-degree F water gushing from holes in the steep bank pours directly into one pool after the other.

Wier Creek, a series of secluded hot pools in a quiet grove of cedars next to a mountain stream. The short but rocky hike to the springs usually means fewer soakers than at nearby Jerry Johnson Hot Springs. Although Weir Creek Hot Springs is in Idaho, many Montanans claim it as their own because Missoula is the closest large city to the springs. Surrounded by a cathedral of large cedars, the four hot soaking pools of Weir Creek Hot Springs are perfect for an afternoon of secluded soaking.

The hot springs emerge from a granite rock face 100 feet above the canyon floor and flow through stair-stepped hot pools down to Weir Creek. The shallow and somewhat stagnant uppermost pool is large enough for a couple of bathers, but most soakers opt for the 8-foot by 10-foot main pool on the ledge looking over the creek. The main pool has a solid granite bottom and is surrounded by weathered wooden plank benches worn smooth by decades of soakers’ bottoms. The pool temperature hovers around 105 degrees F, and a steady flow of hot water through the pool ensures a fresh soak.

Stanley, a moderate eleven-mile, round-trip day hike or overnighter featuring secluded soakers in an age-old forest, east of Lewiston in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness.

Biking, the river corridor and the National Forest provide hundreds of miles of roads and trails for road cycling, mountain biking and motorcycles.

Horse Back Riding, Both the National Forest and the Wilderness provide thousands of miles of trails for all levels of horsemanship. Rides can last from half day to multi day adventures.