Hughes River Expeditions

Hughes River Expeditions

Salmon River Rafting Trips

  • Home
  • River Trips
    • Middle Fork of the Salmon River
    • Main Salmon – River of No Return
    • Salmon River Canyons
    • Selway River
    • Montana River Trips
    • Specialty Rafting Trips
    • Family Rafting Trips
  • Reservations
    • My Trip
    • Reservation Info
  • Store
  • Guest Info
    • 2023 Schedule and Rates
    • 2024 Schedule and Rates
    • Our River Menu
    • F.A.Q.
    • Download Brochure
    • Hughes River News
    • Response to COVID-19
  • About
    • Why Hughes
    • Hughes Guides
    • History
    • River Equipment
    • Hughes in the Media
  • Contact

Salmon River Canyons Trip Details

Salmon River Canyons

Salmon River Canyons Raft Expedition

Whitewater rafting trips on the “River of No Return” are one of the best family outdoor vacations available. The Salmon River drifts through quiet pools and surges into churning whitewater rapids.

Salmon River Canyons Raft Expedition - Inflatable Kayak

Headquarters & Starting Point

Plan to meet at the Hells Canyon Grand Hotel at 7:00 p.m. the evening before your trip for the pre-trip meeting. When you arrive at the Hells Canyon Grand Hotel, please check in with the desk to inform them that you will be making a trip with us, and to check for any messages we might have left for you. At the meeting, we discuss the trip, check out trip gear, and handle any last minute details.

Hells Canyon Grand Hotel 
621-21st Street
Lewiston, ID 83501
208-799-1000
Laurie Wilson Group Sales: 208-748-1042

Request River Runners Rate.  Tell the desk that you are on a rafting trip with Hughes River Expeditions, Inc. Reservations at the Hells canyon Grand Hotel should be confirmed well in advance. Please be sure to contact the Hells Canyon Grand Hotel as soon as you make your river trip reservations.

Getting to Lewiston

Lewiston, Idaho, is located on US Highway 95.  114 miles South of Spokane, Washington.  264 miles North of Boise, Idaho.  217 miles from Missoula, Montana.

Renting a car to drive from Spokane, WA to Lewiston, ID is the best way to get to and from the airport if flying into Spokane.

There are three airports in or near Lewiston.

  • Nez Perce Regional Airport (LWS) Lewiston, Idaho.  Small market airport.  Carriers:  Delta, and Delta Sky West.  Hells Canyon Grand Hotel provides complimentary van service between airport and hotel.
  • Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport (PUW) Between Pullman, Washington, and Moscow, Idaho.  45 miles from Lewiston.  Alaska Airlines, American Airlines.  Rental cars available.
  • Spokane International Airport (GEG) Spokane, Washington.  115 miles from Lewiston.  Carriers:  Alaska, American, Delta, Southwest, United, Frontier.  All major rental car companies available.

Put-in / Beginning the Trip

We provide land transportation to put-in from Lewiston the morning of the first day of the trip. The drive is approximately 75 miles. Plan to leave Hells Canyon Grand Hotel around 7:30 to 8:00 am on the first day of your trip.  Hells Canyon Grand Hotel provides no charge parking, and a lock up room for luggage during your trip.

Take-out / End of Trip

At lunch, downstream of the confluence of the Salmon and Snake rivers, we are met by a charter jet boat. The jet boat takes you approximately 60 miles down the Snake to Hells Gate State Park in Lewiston, ID. The Hells Canyon Grand Hotel meets you there and returns the group to the Hotel. Plan to arrive at the Hells Canyon Grand Hotel around 2:30-3:00 pm on the last day. Cost of the jet boat is included in trip price.

Salmon-River-Canyons-water-gun

Fishing

You can purchase an Idaho fishing license directly from Idaho Fish & Game Dept. [https://license.gooutdoorsidaho.com/Licensing/CustomerLookup.aspx] Cost is $22.75 for the 1st day, and $7/day for each additional day. Children under 14 can fish on a license of an adult parent.

We provide sturgeon fishing gear, and ‘catch and release’ fishing for white sturgeon is great fun. Salmon River Sturgeon can reach more than 9 feet in length.

Vehicle & Luggage Storage

Vehicle and luggage storage during your float trip is available through the Hells Canyon Grand Hotel. Check with the desk.

Weather

Summer is very warm. Daytime temperatures may range from 65 to 110 degrees.

Trip Insurance & Responsibility

We encourage the purchase of Trip Cancellation, Accident, and Baggage Insurance Policies. These policies cover cancellation, personal property, and personal injury. Many insurance companies offer such policies.

HUGHES RIVER EXPEDITIONS, Inc. spares nothing to assure that all trips we outfit are the safest and best outfitted expeditions available. Our safety record is excellent. However, river running is not without some risk, and you as a potential river runner must be willing to assume some risk. HUGHES RIVER EXPEDITIONS, Inc. assumes no responsibility whatsoever for your personal safety or for damage or loss of your equipment.

Salmon-River-Canyons-sitting-on-boat

Salmon River Canyons

  • Salmon River Canyons Trip Details
  • Salmon River Canyons Fishing Information
  • Salmon River Canyons Gear List
  • Testimonials
  • Salmon River Canyons Photo Gallery

Book your trip online!

Questions about a trip?

Call 406-540-4450
We’re here to answer any and all of your questions or send us an email.

Hughes Salmon River Canyons

Salmon River Canyons Testimonials

To the amazing team at Hughes! We have such beautiful memories of our wonderful trip with you this past summer. Hope you enjoy these photos. It was truly the trip of a lifetime made even more so by your fantastic team.
Scott and Clare Ochoa, Oakview, CA (2010)
Hughes River Expeditions
Hughes River Expeditions on FacebookHughes River Expeditions on TwitterHughes River Expeditions on Google+

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

DSC 8356

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

© 2023 Hughes River Expeditions
406-540-4450 • email us • 6400 Caras Lane • PO Box 218 Lolo, MT 59847-0218
Hughes River Expeditions, Inc. is operated under special use permits through the Bureau of Land a Management & United States Forest Service.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.