Salmon River Rafting Permits

The 425 mile salmon river is one of the longest free flowing river in the lower 48 states.

Salmon river rafting permits.

No advanced reservations are necessary. Due to agreements that existed prior to the central idaho wilderness act of 1980 jet boats permit required also use the river. Permits are not transferable. It gathers force as it makes its way northeast and then west fed by snows from the sawtooth and salmon river mountains in the south and the clearwater and.

Each play permit is good for groups as large as 25 people. Middle fork of the salmon river. Recreation gov is your source for discovering and experiencing america s federal recreation activities and outdoor adventures. For the selway the salmon and the middle fork of the salmon there is a limit of one permit per lottery control season per person.

The river begins at not much more than a trickle at an elevation of about 8 000 feet in the sawtooth and whitecloud mountains of central idaho. Jess and brenda baugh owners operators of mountain river outfitters and salmon river tours operates under several usfs and blm special use permits for salmon challis national forest north fork ranger district hells canyon national recreation area wallowa whitman national forest nez perce national forest blm lower salmon river cottonwood field office. Early season permits on the salmon river and middle fork of the salmon river have been canceled in an effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus forest service officials said. Rafting the river of no return.

3 individuals can only have one reservation at a time during the lottery season for each river. May 28 sept. Permits are issued only through a pre season lottery for high use season of april 15 jul 15 and advance telephone reservations for low and moderate use season to individuals 18 and older. Play permits for rafting below split mountain are free and are issued at the river office or at the quarry visitor center.

A permit is required year round to float any section of the san juan river between montezuma creek and clay hills. A separate play permit is required for rafting the green river below the split mountain boat ramp. Permits are required year round on the wild salmon river. Thousands of visitors navigate the class iii to iv whitewater on the salmon and enjoy its peaceful beauty each year.