Idaho whitewater - Selway River, Clearwater Mountains, Idaho County

Idaho county, Selway Falls to Boyd Creek Campground section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.

 

CLASS III     7 miles
  The Selway Falls to Boyd Creek Campground section of Selway River is 7 miles long and is rated by American Whitewater as a class III section. If you've been out of state whitewater rafting and kayaking you might find the rivers here more demanding, so if you're visiting here do keep in mind that the rivers in this state are less manageable. You can pitch a tent or park your RV at a nearby campground. Great exercise and spending some quality time in nature have a lot of people coming here. This is the only paddling stretch along Selway River. The nature
    scenery of Idaho County and the water flowing gracefully down Selway River are reasons enough to come here and paddle. When you're paddling down a Clearwater Mountains river like this one you always get great scenery along the way too. You might be into whitewater rafting or kayaking
or both, doesn't matter, this area has a large number of paddling spots. On this section you do get some distance, it's good length for a morning trip. Not too many hotels nearby, you'll have to drive a bit to get to one, but do book a room before you come because it is a very popular destination.

Briefly about the general area:
A tremendous location to pop by in close proximity to Selway River is Twentymile Bar, and Stillman Point is a good place to check out while in the neighborhood. The amount of precipitation that falls at Selway River
 
is close to the national average; during January this area sees the most snow, and July meanwhile is the driest month.
There's no way someone can get bored here in the Clearwater Mountains. Summertime highs at Selway River ordinarily tend to be in the 80's. For the duration of the dark hours of summer temperatures sink down into the 50's. During the winter the highs are ordinarily in the 30's with temperatures at Selway River dipping down into the 20's during winter nights.

Selway River, Selway Falls to Boyd Creek Campground road map
Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked.

QUICK STATS
AW Class: III
Length: 7 miles
  
Putin Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 46.04916
Longitude: -115.30084

Takeout Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 46.12888
Longitude: -115.58973

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OUTDOORS
These outdoors activities are available near Selway River.
 Whitewater Near Selway River:
Lochsa River, Idaho County , 7 miles away, Class III-V - 15 miles long (Split Creek Pack Bridge to Lowell)
Lochsa River, Idaho County , 11 miles away, Class III-IV - 9 miles long (Wilderness Gateway bridge to Split Creek Pack Bridge)
Fish Creek, Idaho County , 14 miles away, Class IV - 1.5 miles long (Forest Service Road to Lochsa River)
Lochsa River, Idaho County , 18 miles away, Class IV - 13 miles long (Indian Grave Creek to Wilderness Gateway Bridge)
Weitas Creek, Clearwater County , 23 miles away, Class II(IV) - 18 miles long (Upper Weitas Pack Bridge to National Forest Clearwater)
Clearwater River - Middle Fork, Idaho County , 26 miles away, Class I-II - 22 miles long (Lowell to Kooskia)
Clearwater River - South Fork, Idaho County , 28 miles away, Class IV-V - 7.4 miles long (Hanging Rock to Cougar Creek Trailhead)
Lolo Creek, Idaho/ Clearwater County , 28 miles away, Class II+ - 12 miles long (Lolo Campground to Cottonwood Flats)
 Ski Areas Near Selway River:
Lookout Pass, Idaho , 68 miles away, 1150 vertical feet
Lookout Pass, Montana , 68 miles away, 1150 vertical feet
Brundage Mountain, Idaho , 71 miles away, 1800 vertical feet
Tamarack, Idaho , 83 miles away, 2800 vertical feet
Silver Mountain, Idaho , 83 miles away, 2200 vertical feet
Lost Trail, Montana , 105 miles away, 1800 vertical feet
Montana Snowbowl, Montana , 109 miles away, 2600 vertical feet
Marshall Mountain, Montana , 114 miles away, 1500 vertical feet
Blacktail Mountain, Montana , 119 miles away, 1440 vertical feet
Bogus Basin, Idaho , 120 miles away, 1800 vertical feet
 Camp Grounds Near Selway River:
Boyd Creek Campground, Idaho County, 0 miles away
Slide Creek Campground, Idaho County, 0 miles away
Twentymile Bar Campground, Idaho County, 2 miles away
 Trails Near Selway River:
East Boyd Glover Roundtop National Recreation Trail, Idaho County , 7 miles away
Anderson Butte National Recreation Trail, Idaho County , 10 miles away
Elk Creek Trail, Idaho County , 11 miles away
Meadow Creek National Recreation Trail, Idaho County , 13 miles away
Beaver Creek Trail, Idaho County , 13 miles away
 Lakes Near Selway River

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