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River Trips

2023 River Trips

Middle Fork of the Salmon
Main Salmon River of No Return
Salmon River Canyons
Selway River
Specialty River Trips

Oar boat on the salmon river

Join Hughes River Expeditions on the Middle Fork of the Salmon or Salmon River Caynons rivers. We promise wonderful vacations, spectacular rivers, expert professional guides, delicious meals, excellent equipment, and first-class service.

We are committed to ecologically sound camping practices, and our appreciation for this backcountry is matched by the care we show for it. Hughes River Expeditions has been running rivers in the west since 1976 and Jerry Hughes has worked as a professional river guide in this region since 1967. References are available on request. Our intentions are to outfit and guide the best whitewater rafting trips available.

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River Trips

  • Main Salmon – River of No Return
  • Selway River
  • Middle Fork of the Salmon River
  • Salmon River Canyons
  • Specialty Rafting Trips
  • Family Rafting Trips in Idaho

Client Testimonials

Thank you… Your guides were among the best I ever witnessed.  I told Colin the same and that the Selway is the best river trip in the West.  What a canyon and forest.
  J. Moodey (2019)
“I couldn’t let summer end without thanking each of you for such an amazing time on the Middle Fork! …. (T)he Middle Fork is a magical place, and I will hold memories of this adventure and your generous and wild spirits in my heart always…
L. Spackman, Santa Fe, NM (2016)
We couldn’t have had a better experience, you have perfected “hospitality” and the food was amazing. We loved our time on the river. It is certainly very beautiful and the fishing incredible. I thin that we are going to find it very difficult to fish on other rivers now… My guess is that we would probably do the same week next year as we felt that the timing couldn’t have been better. Many thanks again to your whole team.
P. Beaumont, Tiburon, CA (2013)
This song was performed for the guides the last night on the river July 21, 2012. The way you wear your hat. The way you tied my fly, The memory of all that, No, no they can’t take that away from me. The way you run the rafts, The way you drink ’til 3, The way you serve our needs, No, no they can’t take that away from me. We may never, never meet again, On the bumpy river Salmon, Still I’ll always keep the memory of… The way you pitched our tents, The way you cooked our meal… Read more
D. Felder, Norcross, GA. (2012)
Thank you for an awesome trip! You are a super crew. I am looking forward to next year!
C. Moramarco, Walla Walls, WA (2013)
Our trip with you on the Salmon River Canyon was outstanding… Thank you for all your efforts. We hope to do it again. We will send others.
J. Hughes, Boston, MA (1994)
Thanks for another great trip. It’s always great to see you again. The guide lineup was spectacular. I especially enjoyed getting to know Colin a little bit better. What a great guy! I will be in touch sometime in the near future to discuss our next Hughes’ river adventure.
J. Timberlake, Athens, GA. (2012)
Thanks again for all the wonderful food, local expertise, and a couple of well-deserved dunkings. It was wonderful hangin’ out with all of you! I’d love to run the Middle Fork with you sometime in the future. You all ROCK!!!!
Rachel Neugarten & Deanna Brown, The Nature Conservancy, Portland, OR (2006)
“Thank you so much for a truly spectacular 5 days on the Salmon River.  We had high expectations, having heard rave reviews from family and friends, and you exceeded them all!  Our trip was a perfect combination of fun, beauty, sunshine, great food, wonderful company, exercise and relaxation.  The highlight, of course, was the superb team of Ashley, Buzz, Hardy, Hugh, Mark, Rob, and Tyler.  Their expertise, sense of humor and uncanny ability to real everyone’s needs perfectly made for an… Read more
A. Davison, New York, NY (2016)
Thanks a million for a great trip.  Your skill, dedication, sense of humor and kindness are unlimited.
O’Neil, Vancouver, WA (2019)
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Middle Fork Salmon

Our Middle Fork of the Salmon rafting trip is 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 … More Info

Main Salmon River

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Our Main Salmon River of No Return rafting trip is a spectacular outdoor vacation! The Main Salmon River is one of the best wilderness river stretches in North America. We float through dense forests,

Salmon River Canyons

Lower Salmon River Gorge - Idaho Roller coaster rapids, perfect swimming water, and wonderful canyonlands. The Salmon River drifts through quiet pools and surges into churning whitewater. Camping on … More Info

Selway River Trip

The Selway River Trip is a premier mountain wilderness, whitewater, camping, and fly fishing trip that flows through beautiful forested canyons.  It is easy to consider the Selway to be the ultimate

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