The Long Way
Shoshone County
A brown wooden cabin with a large stone chimney sits in a forest clearing.
Plate I. Red Ives Cabin in the forest. From spokesman.com
A brown wooden cabin with a stone chimney sits among trees in the forest.
Plate II. Red Ives Cabin. From cdapress.com
A rustic wooden cabin with a stone chimney sits among trees.
Plate III. Exterior of Red Ives Cabin. From recreation.gov
A rustic single-story cabin with a porch and stone chimneys nestled among trees.
Plate IV. Red Ives Cabin exterior. From recreation.gov
A rustic brown cabin in a wooded area with a stone chimney and picnic table.
Plate V. Red Ives Cabin. From spokesman.com
A river flows through a valley surrounded by a pine forest and mountains.
Plate VI. St. Joe River, Red Ives Cabin. From fs.usda.gov
A wooden cabin with a stone chimney stands among trees.
Plate VII. Exterior of Red Ives Cabin. From recreation.gov
A winding river flows through a valley surrounded by a forested mountain slope.
Plate VIII. St. Joe River at Red Ives Cabin. From recreation.gov

Red Ives Cabin

Avery, Shoshone County, Idaho. USFS rental cabin; Late May - September 30.

Details

Map. Avery, Shoshone County, Idaho. Larger map
Where
222 South 7th Street, Suite 1, Saint Maries, Avery, ID 83861. Directions
Getting there
From St. Maries, Idaho: Follow paved Forest Highway 50 (St. Joe River Rd) 47 miles to Avery. Continue 29 more miles along FH-50 to the Red Ives Road #218. Turn right (south) on road #218 and travel 10 miles upstream to the Red Ives Ranger Station.
Fees
Overnight Use: $100 per night.
Access
Absolutely no pets or livestock. Service animals excepted. The Cabin requires an entry key code to get in; contact the St. Joe Ranger District for instructions if you have a reservation.
Walk-in or reserve
Reservation-based via recreation.gov.
Phone
(208) 245-2531
Managed by
Idaho Panhandle National Forests.
Established
Served as the Ranger Station from the 1930s to 1984.
Coordinates
47.056873, -115.352723.

Red Ives Cabin is a popular location in the Idaho Panhandle National Forests. It served as the Ranger Station for the Red Ives Ranger District of the St. Joe National Forest from the 1930s to 1984.

Notable Events

  1. 1913John H. Siders was put in charge of the upper St. Joe country and built its first administrative station. history.idaho.gov
  2. 1920Permanent improvements were needed and a site at Twin Lakes was chosen. history.idaho.gov
  3. 1924After the Twin Lakes location proved inconvenient, the station moved to Elk Prairie. history.idaho.gov
  4. 1930sThe cabin served as the ranger station for the Red Ives Ranger District of the St. Joe National Forest. recreation.gov
  5. 1933The Civilian Conservation Corps began work in the St. Joe National Forest. history.idaho.gov
  6. 1937A barn and water power house were constructed. history.idaho.gov
  7. 1939An addition was added to the administration building. history.idaho.gov
  8. 1964A small frame cook house built in the late 1930s or early 1940s was removed. history.idaho.gov
  9. 1986Red Ives Ranger Station was listed on September 13 as reference 86002151 under Criteria A and C. history.idaho.gov

People

  • Ives, Red-haired prospector for whom Red Ives Creek was named (just prior to 1900).
  • John H. Siders, Put in charge of the upper St. Joe country and built the first administrative station in the Pole Mountain District (1913).

Sources

  1. recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/272098
  2. cdapress.com/news/2022/feb/23/forest-service-seeking-volunteer-hosts-red-ives-ca
  3. spokesman.com/stories/2017/nov/09/st-joe-rivers-red-ives-cabin-moves-national-rental
  4. fs.usda.gov/r01/idahopanhandle/recreation/red-ives-cabin
  5. fs.usda.gov/r01/idahopanhandle/recreation/red-ives-information-center
  6. lib.uidaho.edu/digital/cccidaho/structures/extantccc103.html
  7. history.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Red_Ives_Ranger_Station_86002151.pdf
  8. history.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/NRHP_Idaho.pdf