Unit 8 · Clearwater Lower
About this unit
Lower Clearwater River drainage west of Kamiah. Forested canyon walls on Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest land with a mosaic of timbered ridges and the Clearwater River corridor.
- Clearwater River
- Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest
Public lands inside this unit
6 found
Lewis and Clark Back Country Byway
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaLower Granite Lock And Dam — Greenbelt Ramp
0.0 sq miParkrecreation areaLower Granite Lock And Dam — Clearwater Park
0.0 sq miParkrecreation areaLower Granite Lock And Dam — Clearwater Ramp
0.0 sq miParkrecreation areaLower Granite Lock And Dam — Gateway Park
0.0 sq miParkrecreation areaDworshak National Fish Hatchery Complex
Parkfish hatchery
Trails near Unit 8
12 found
Pacific Crest Trail
2626.0 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertPalouse to Cascades State Park Trail
1113.3 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertCraigmont to Elk River Ride
156.6 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateLatah Trail
14.0 miTrailDifficulty: EasyLewiston Levee Path
13.5 miTrailDifficulty: ModeratePalouse Ohv-Sand-Moose
12.1 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertFeather Creek
10.7 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultEd Corkill Memorial Trail
10.6 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateMoose Marbles and Wagon Trail to Southside Loop Trail
10.1 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultEmerald Creek Cutoff Ohv
9.9 miTrailKorth Trail
9.4 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultEena Creek Ohv
9.1 miTrailDifficulty: Easy
Campgrounds near Unit 8
12 found
Pink House Day Use Pavilions
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSpring Valley Reservoir
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundAirfield Estates
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDworshak National Fish Hatchery
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundAirfield Estates
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundAirfield Estates
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundClearwater River Casino RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundMcCroskey State Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
McKay's Bend Recreation Site
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Bald Mountain Lookout
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundRobinson County Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundScenic Six Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
On the books in Idaho
Species inventory is state-level — which units actually hold or permit each species varies. Verify unit-specific rules with the state agency linked above.
Official agency resources
Idaho Fish and Game
- Hunting regulations ↗
https://idfg.idaho.gov/rules/big-game
- Draw / lottery ↗
https://idfg.idaho.gov/licenses/controlled/apply
- GMU map ↗
https://idfg.idaho.gov/ifwis/huntplanner/
- Harvest reporting ↗
https://idfg.idaho.gov/hunt/report
- Hunter education ↗
https://idfg.idaho.gov/hunt/education
- Buy a license ↗
https://idfg.idaho.gov/licenses
Authoritative source
Outdoors does not publish hunting regulations directly. For current season dates, bag limits, legal weapons, draw deadlines, and license costs in unit 8, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Idaho agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 09/06/2026.