My wife and I are heading out there from Seattle on Thursday afternoon and will probably be looking for lodging that night before tent camping for three nights and returning to Seattle on Monday.

We usually drive to the NF and Kelly Creek to camp and fish but have decided to fish new waters this year. I know many of you have fished this area, particularily the Three Rivers area.

There are many choices and my question relates to safe camping (where we can leave stuff unattended and have a reasonable expectation it will still be there after a day of fishing)as much as to where to fish.

We can read water and are not novices and have everything. Should we concentrate on the Lochsa or Selway and how far up river? And where should we set up our base camp? How much are fees? Is there running water and clean outhouses? Are there legal firepits?

Any helpful suggestions would be most appreciated.

Varden

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