Cavendish is an unincorporated community in Clearwater County, Idaho, United States, in the mountains between the towns of Orofino and Kendrick. Cavendish contains an elementary school (Cavendish-Teakean Elementary School), a cemetery, and a park (LeBaron Park). Cavendish was said to have gotten its name from a traveler who compared the severity of the weather to Cavendish, Vermont.