Idaho whitewater - Panther Creek, Salmon River Mountains, unknown County Trapper Flat to Birch Creek section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.   CLASS III-V     8 miles   This section of Panther Creek is 8 miles long and is rated by American Whitewater as a class III-V section. For all you camping people there are campgrounds nearby. This is one of a small number of paddling stretches in this river system, there are a few others too. If you've been whitewater rafting and kayaking outside Idaho you might find the rivers here a bit more challenging, so better not forget that many runs in this state are not easy. You might have to settle for a hotel a bit away from the river if you want to stay the night, but you'd better     reserve in advance because these hotels fill up quick. Getting your paddling muscles activated and just hanging out with mother nature will make you glad you came. This is a pretty decent length section, you can easily run it on an afternoon. The natural beauty of Idaho and the cool fresh water will make you feel great. No matter if you're whitewater rafting or kayaking there are not so many other good spots for that around here. The wild scenery of the Salmon River Mountains is great. Briefly about the general area: If the weather is nice here at Panther Creek, you can go for a hike along the Hot Springs Trail, and you could always discover Fritzer Gulch. It is very dry here at Panther Creek generally; June is when you get the most rain here, and the driest month of the year is February. These mountains rock,   just explore all the exciting things to do in the Salmon River Mountains. While you're here at Panther Creek you can take a hike along the Birch Creek Trail. Summer brings highs in the 80's to Panther Creek while night lows are regularly in the 40's. For the duration of the wintertime highs are typically in the 20's with winter lows in the 0's overnight here at Panther Creek. Panther Creek, Trapper Flat to Birch Creek road map Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked. QUICK STATS AW Class: III-V Length: 8 miles    Putin Location Coordinates: Latitude: 45.16611 Longitude: -114.29751 Takeout Location Coordinates: Latitude: 45.27166 Longitude: -114.34 Paddler input for Panther Creek, Idaho: Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Input Submission Guidelines Current weather conditions at Panther Creek, Salmon River Mountains, Idaho Local climate location: COBALT 14 miles away RAFTING TRIP OUTFITTERS There are no whitewater outfitters currently listed for this river.   Salmon River Mountains Whitewater Complete list of all the whitewater kayaking and rafting spots in the Salmon River Mountains. Salmon River Mountains Outdoors Info Complete outdoors info for the Salmon River Mountains. All Idaho Whitewater Complete list of all the whitewater paddling spots in Idaho. 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Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.       These outdoors activities are available near Panther Creek.   Whitewater Near Panther Creek: Panther Creek, -blank- County , 0 miles away, Class III-V - 8 miles long (Trapper Flat to Birch Creek) Salmon River, Lemhi County , 6 miles away, Class III - 39 miles long (North Fork to Middle Fork) Panther Creek, Lemhi County , 7 miles away, Class III - 4 miles long (Clear Creek to Main Salmon confluence) Salmon River, Custer/ Lemhi County , 22 miles away, Class II - 70 miles long (East Fork of Salmon to Town of North Fork) Camas Creek, Lemhi County , 27 miles away, Class V - 13 miles long (Duck Creek to confluence with M.Fork Salmon)   Ski Areas Near Panther Creek: Lost Trail, Montana , 34 miles away, 1800 vertical feet Sun Valley, Idaho , 75 miles away, 3400 vertical feet Marshall Mountain, Montana , 88 miles away, 1500 vertical feet Discovery Ski, Montana , 90 miles away, 1670 vertical feet Soldier Mountain Ski Resort, Idaho , 90 miles away, 2030 vertical feet Montana Snowbowl, Montana , 90 miles away, 2600 vertical feet Brundage Mountain, Idaho , 127 miles away, 1800 vertical feet Tamarack, Idaho , 128 miles away, 2800 vertical feet Blacktail Mountain, Montana , 136 miles away, 1440 vertical feet Bogus Basin, Idaho , 142 miles away, 1800 vertical feet   Camp Grounds Near Panther Creek: Ebenezer Bar Campground, Lemhi County, 14 miles away Crags Campground, Lemhi County, 15 miles away Horse Creek Hot Springs Campground, Lemhi County, 17 miles away   Trails Near Panther Creek: Birch Creek Trail, Lemhi County , 1 miles away Hot Springs Trail, Lemhi County , 4 miles away Sagebrush Lookout Trail, Lemhi County , 5 miles away Copper Mountain Trail, Lemhi County , 6 miles away Pretty Gulch Trail, Lemhi County , 6 miles away