Middle Fork Whitewater Rafting
There are plenty of rapids. Velvet Falls, Powerhouse, Pistol Creek, Tappan Falls, Haystack, Porcupine, Redside, Rubber, Hancock, and many more make the Middle Fork a first-class white water run. At the put-in, the river is small, steep, rocky, and tricky. Tributaries gradually quadruple the Middle Fork's volume. As the stream transforms into a major river, quiet pools and calm stretches alternate with the rapids. The last day, the Middle Fork's full force is focused into the whitewater of Impassable Canyon.
The area offers an incredible variety of wildlife, including Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, mountain goat, mule deer, elk, cougar, black bear, otter, coyote, osprey, eagle, forest grouse, chukar partridge, and kingfisher.
The Middle Fork was protected by congress in 1968 as one of the original National Wild Rivers. We float inside the Salmon-Challis National Forest and the huge Frank Church- "River of No Return" Wilderness (the largest wilderness in the continental U.S. - 2.36 million acres). HUGHES ON PUBLIC TV! "A Middle Fork Journey"on Outdoor Idaho- click here for their website A Middle Fork Journey. A DVD is also available for purchase. To view a clip with Jerry, click the following link: click here |
Whitewater rafting trips on
the Middle Fork of the Salmon River are a spectacular outdoor vacation. The
Middle Fork is famous as America's best river rafting trip. From the put-in at
Boundary Creek (elevation 5,700 ft.) to the take-out at Cache Bar, 100 miles
downstream, the Middle Fork descends 2,700 feet. We float through dense
forests, along sage and mountain mahogany covered hillsides, and finally
between the sheer granite cliffs of Impassable Canyon.
Fishing is
excellent. The Middle Fork is a "blue ribbon" Westslope Cutthroat trout
fishery, and a spectacular dry fly fishing stream. Regulations are "catch &
release" with single, barbless hooks. (Fishermen can arrange small rafts or
McKenzie drift boats with 2 fishermen/boat & guide service. Check for rates
and details.)
We stop to enjoy
hot springs and to investigate Sheepeater Indian (Mountain Shoshoni)
pictographs, hunting blinds, and teepee rings. Camps are beautiful. You can
plan a morning or evening hike directly from camp. Other highlights include
visits to the White Goat Mine, "Set Trigger" Purcell's grave, Rattlesnake Cave,
Waterfall Creek, Cathedral Cave, and the cabins and ladders of "the hermit of
Impassable Canyon" -Earl Parrott.FLY FISHING ON THE MIDDLE FORK
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