2021 SCHEDULE AND RATES MIDDLE FORK OF THE SALMON MAIN SALMON RIVER SALMON RIVER CANYONS SELWAY RIVER (800) 262-1882 www.hughesriver.com FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED SINCE 1976 Middle Fork of the Salmon 5 & 6 DAYS n JUNE-SEPTEMBER Idaho’s most famous mountain, wilderness, and whitewater river. Challenging rapids, crystal clear water, Native American cultural sites, pioneer history, “blue ribbon” dry fly fishing for wild westslope cutthroat trout, and natural hot springs. National Wild and Scenic River inside the vast Frank Church – River of No Return Wilderness. Headquarters: Stanley, ID. DATES LENGTH ADULT YOUTH April 16-21* 6 Days $2750 $2625 June 4-8* 5 Days $2350 $2225 June 13-18* 6 Days $2750 $2625 June 22-27 6 Days $2750 $2625 June 30-July 5 6 Days $2750 $2625 July 8-13 6 Days $2750 $2625 July 16-21 6 Days $2750 $2625 July 24-29 6 Days $2750 $2625 August 1-6 6 Days $2750 $2625 August 9-14 6 Days $2750 $2625 August 17-22 6 Days $2750 $2625 August 25-29 5 Days $2350 $2225 September 2-7* 6 Days $2750 $2625 September 12-17 6 Days $3650 $3650 September 21-25* 5 Days $3200 $3200 September 27- October 26* 6 Days $3650 $3650 *SPECIAL TRIPS April 16-21: Wildlife viewing and photography June 4-8: Hot springs and hikers June 13-18: Middle Fork – Main Salmon River combo opportunity September 2-7: Jazz trip September 21-25: Fly fish top 25 miles September 27- October 26 Days: Fly fish and chukar hunt opportunity Fishing Boats (2 anglers/boat and guide) $3650/angler (6 day), $3200/angler (5 day) Deposits to Confirm: $550/person (5 days), $700/person (6 days). Flight cost from Stanley to the river is approximately $130/person when required by road, water, and weather conditions. www.hughesriver.com • (800) 262-1882 Middle Fork of the Salmon Salmon River CACHE BAR TAKE-OUT r ive WILD & SCENIC Cramer (IV) RIVER MILE 99.1 n R Jump O (III) Salmo House of Rocks (III) Goat Creek (II) MIDDLE FORK Devils Tooth (III-IV) 95 Stoddard Hancock (IV) Camp Rubber (IV) of the Stodd SALMON ard Otter Bar Lower Cliside (III-IV) Creek 90 Ouzel (II-III) SALMON-CHALLIS Upper Cliside (III) Cradle Creek Parrott Cabin & Grotto N NATIONAL FOREST Ship Island Parrott Placer Mist Falls (III) 85 FRANK CHURCH Ship Island Creek Redside (IV) Mist Falls RIVER OF NO RETURN Goal Post (III) Big Creek Corkscrew (IV) WILDERNESS Porcupine (III) Veil Cave 80 Elk Bar Cutthroat (III) k Permit: Salmon-Challis National Forest e e r Beginning C Impassable n Waterfall Creek (III) so il Canyon W Survey 75 Woolard Grassy II Rattlesnake Cave Grassy I Wilson Creek Little Pine Driftwood 70 Jack Creek (III) Flying “B” Ranch & Aireld Bernard (II-III) Sheep Creek 65 Haystack (III- IV) Sheep Cree k Trail Ma Pool rb Funston le Camas C Tappan III (IV) C r a e 60 m e a k Tappan Falls (III) s Cr Tappan Cabin eek 55 Grouse Creek Hospital Bar Ind ian Cr Hot Springs ee Ski Jump (II-IV) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 k MILES Marble Creek (III) Rock 50 Thomas Island Big Loon Hotsprings Pungo (II) Creek Aireld Shelf Marble White Creek Creek Hood 45 Indian Creek Aireld & Launch Site 30 Hot Springs Whitie Cox Hot Springs 25 Pistol Creek Little Soldier 40 L oo Lake Creek (III-IV) Pistol n 35 Jackass Camps Cr ee 20 Creek (IV) k Dolly Lake Jackass (III) reek Big Snag l C SunFlower sto Sheepeater R Pi a p Hot Springs Hot Springs i d R Powerhouse (IV) 15 i Artillery (III) v e Trail Hot Springs r Velvet Falls (III-IV+) 10 S Chutes (III-IV) o Ramshorn (III) 5 Big Bend ld ie r Hells Half Mile (IV) Pinball (II-III) C r e e Sulphur Slide (III-III+) Cr Dorrs Rock (III) k hur eek lp u Murph’s Hole (II-IV) S First Bend (III) BOUNDARY CREEK PUT-IN RIVER MILE 0 River Flow Main Salmon River 6 DAYS n JUNE-SEPTEMBER The Main Salmon – River of No Return is an Idaho icon inside the Frank Church and Gospel Hump Wilderness areas. Class III-IV rapids include Black Creek, Bailey, Five Mile, Split Rock, Big Mallard, Elkhorn, Dried Meat, Chittam, Vinegar Creek, and more. The campsites are among the best in the West. Visit long abandoned homesteads and orchards, hot springs, miner artifacts, and Native American pictographs. The Main has more historic sites than any other Idaho river. Headuarters: Missoula, MT. DATES LENGTH ADULT YOUTH June 18-21* 4 Days $1700 $1575 June 24-29 6 Days $2375 $2250 July 2-7 6 Days $2375 $2250 July 10-15 6 Days $2375 $2250 July 18-23 6 Days $2375 $2250 July 26-31 6 Days $2375 $2250 August 3-7 6 Days $2375 $2250 August 11-16* 6 Days $2375 $2250 August 19-24 6 Days $2375 $2250 August 27-Sept. 1 6 Days $2375 $2250 September 4-9 6 Days $2375 $2250 *SPECIAL TRIPS June 18-21: Middle Fork – Main Salmon combo opportunity August 11-16: Perseids meteor shower Other dates available upon request June 1-September 30 Deposit to Confirm: $700/person Hughes River Expeditions provides charter round trip bus from Missoula, to the river, and back. An optional flight from Grangeville, ID, to Missoula can be arranged near the end of your trip. Check with the Hughes River Expeditions office. www.hughesriver.com • (800) 262-1882 Main Salmon River MAIN SALMON RIVER Selway-Bitteroot FRANK CHURCH RIVER OF Wilderness NO RETURN WILDERNESS GOSPEL HUMP WILDERNESS Nez Perce SALMON-CHALLIS NATIONAL FOREST National Forest N PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST ek re Permit: Salmon-Challis National Forest C in m a rg a B Little Stinker (III) Split Rock (III+) Fivemile (III+) Bailey (III+) Allison & Allison Ranch Andy R i v e r F l o w Big Mallard (IV) Strauss Maisie (III) Yellowpine Black Creek (IV) Hermit Hanks Big Mallard Dugout 35 30 Hancock (II) Upper Corey Bar Boiler Hole Smith Gulch Cabins Whitewater Ranch Bargamin Bear Creek Bar Buttery Big Squaw CAREY CREEK 40 Creek 25 Gospel Hump Elkhorn (IV) Blackadar TAKE-OUT k Magpie Hancock e Growler (II-IV) 20 Wilderness e Johnson r Chukar Beach RIVER MILE C Creek Bruin Bar d Jim Moores Pack Barth Creek Sheep e Yellow Elkhorn Creek 80.9 Alex Meadows ok Reed Creek Bridge Poor Boy Creek Cro Rhett Creek, Gaines Bar Pine Bar Upper Devils Creek Wind River 75 T-Bone Groundhog Barth Hot Springs Legend 45 Disappointment Bull Creek Big Blow Out (II) Arctic Creek Cabins Motor Creek 80 70 Shepp Paine Creek , Boise Bar Whiplash (II-V) 15 Creek Horse Creek Maxwell 50 Lower Lantz Bar Horse Bar 65 Ranch Painter Mill China Bar California Bar Jim Moores Devils Phantom Creek Pebble Beach, Haynie Bar Creek 10 Vinegar Polly Bemis Bluebird Hole Campbells Ferry Rabbit Creek eek Alder CORN CREEK Creek (IV) 55 Boise Bar (III) Chamberlain Cr 5 60 k Creek Bridge BOAT RAMP e James Creek Fivemile Bar/Buckskin Bills e r Chittam (III-IV) C Piling Swimming Hole, Red Harlan t RIVER MILE 0 Wilson Bar Devils Teeth (III) n Dried Meat (III+) Indian Creek South Fork e Stub Creek m t Historic Site Warren Creek Jackson Bar (II) n i Little Growler (II+) o Hungry Bar, Mann Creek p Ludwig (III+) p a Mackay Bar, s Gun Barrel (III) Frank Church i Lantz (II) Deadman’s Hole D Killum (II+) River of No Return Alder Creek (III) Salmon River r Wilderness Sto ve Ranier (III) dda Ri rd on Creek lm Sa e th f o r k e r iv o R F h n t o u m o l S a S e h t k S ee f hip Island Cr o k r o F e l d d i Payette M 012345678910 Big Creek National Forest M ILES Photo: Doug Haight Photo: Doug Haight Salmon River Canyons 4 & 5 DAYS n JULY-SEPTEMBER Roller coaster rapids, perfect swimming water, wonderful canyonlands. The Salmon – River of No Return – drifts through quiet pools and surges into churning whitewater. Camping on exotic pure white sand beaches is unforgettable. Baja in Idaho! Largest undammed river in the continental United States. Headquarters: Lewiston, ID. DATES LENGTH ADULT YOUTH July 7-11 5 Days $2020 $1835 July 15-19 5 Days $2020 $1835 August 24-28 5 Days $2020 $1835 August 2-6 5 Days $2020 $1835 August 8-12* 5 Days $2020 $1835 August 16-20 5 Days $2020 $1835 August 24-28 5 Days $2020 $1835 September 1-5 5 Days $2020 $1835 September 9-13 5 Days $2020 $1835 October 10-15* 6 Days $2999 $2999 *SPECIAL TRIPS August 8-12: Perseids Meteor Shower October 10-15: Fall fishing and chukar hunting trip. Fish for the famous Pacific NW steelhead, smallmouth bass, rainbow trout, and white sturgeon. Bird hunt for chukar partridge. Two guests/boat and guide. Four-day summer trips are available for groups. Rates: $1700/adult, and $1600/youth. Call the Hughes River Expeidions office. Trip cost “includes” chartered jet boat at the end of the trip from below Confluence of Salmon and Snake Rivers down the Snake to Hells Gate Marina in Lewiston, ID. www.hughesriver.com • (800) 262-1882 Salmon River Canyons SALMON RIVER CANYONS LOWER SALMON RIVER COTTONWOOD FIELD OFFICE BUREAU OF LAND k Half and Half (III) e MANAGEMENT e r C The Gobbler y e Permit: Cottonwood Field Office, BLM n o (II-III) l Harms Hole (II) a China Rapid (III-IV) M Lower Bunghole (II-III) bow 5-mile lo Billy Creek (II) r Ox op Bunghole (II-III) ive Lower Billy Creek (II) R Deep Creek Pipeline (II) Cottonwood Creek (II) Spaulding Lodge Chinese Cli Rapid (II) Eagle Creek Rapids (III) stone k e Cougar house e r C 35 Lewiston, Idaho Stone r Canyon (II) 30 e 70 miles from House h c l conuence of Beach e Packers Creek (II) China Cre Upper Half and T Salmon & Snake Rivers ek 40 C Round Packers o Billy Half Columnar E t k Spring t Pipeline a D Billy Creek e Whitehouse Killer Goat, basalt gl o e e r r n C y C Bar Chinese stone houses w China Creek r an e o C Rickm Growler e o re Dem Bones Rapids (II) k d e k HELLER BAR C Enter r 25 Packers Creek e Osprey TAKE-OUT e Snowhole k k e Lorna’s 20 Skeleton Creek (II) Canyon e RIVER MILE 72.6 Skeleto r Rice Creek (II) n C Beach W C t Enter Cougar Canyon Lone Pine (II) r Snow Hole Rapids (IV) n a e r Rock Creek (II) p Skeleton ek u s k hi e B Lorna’s Lulu (II) Pine Bar (III-III+) lla Creek Bodacious Bounce (III) e Creek r ek C Wickiup re Basalt Blvd.