Idaho whitewater - Salmon River - Middle Fork, Salmon River Mountains, Valley/Lemhi County
Valley/Lemhi
county,
Boundary Creek to Cache Bar section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS III-IV 96 miles
The average Idaho whitewater rafting or kayaking river tends to be a bit harder to master than those in other states, so better not forget that rivers here are less forgiving. This stretch of Salmon River - Middle Fork in Idaho is 96 miles long and has been determined by American Whitewater to be a class III-IV section. The wonderful Valley/Lemhi County scenery and the water flowing gracefully down Salmon River - Middle Fork beats anything. If you're a camper you can camp at one of the great campgrounds nearby. A bit of exercise and a chance to spend some
time outdoors have a lot of people coming here. Not too many hotels nearby, you'll have to drive a bit to get to one, but if you don’t have reservations you might end up sleeping in your car. No matter if you're whitewater rafting or kayaking this is an area with plenty of places
for that. Now this is a pretty long section, so it looks like you will be camping out. The beauty of the Salmon River Mountains is a great plus for this river. There are some good stretches to paddle in this river system, the Boundary Creek to Cache Bar stretch is one of them.
Briefly about the general area: The Shellrock Ridge Trail offers hiking at its best; why not take a refreshing hike along the Bear Trap Saddle Trail. The warmest time of the year at Salmon River - Middle Fork arrives with high temperatures in the 70's. When the night sets in temperatures
fall down into the 30's. The winter brings highs down to the 20's with winter lows in the 0's overnight here at Salmon River - Middle Fork. You'll in fact wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the entertaining stuff in the Salmon River Mountains. The amount of rain that
falls at Salmon River - Middle Fork is close to the national average; the month of January is the wettest with most of the snow, and July meanwhile is the driest month.
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