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Lower Salmon River, ID
Lower Salmon River 4-Day Row Your Own
4 days / 3 nights, by request
Experienced rowers, by request
Row Your Own
Class II
Class III
Class IV
OVERVIEW
Experienced rowers, by request
A request-only row your own for experienced paddlers who want bigger water with our guides along.
4 days / 3 nights, by request
Duration
5
+
Min Age
Row Your Own
Trip Style
DATES
Upcoming Dates
Mon
23
Rogue River Lodge
8:00 AM
Wed
25
Rogue River Lodge
8:00 AM
Fri
27
Rogue River Lodge
8:00 AM
Highlights
Best Parts of The Trip
- Rowing experience required This is not a rowing school, and you row your own boat the whole way.
- Request only It runs by request only, so call us early and we will try to make it work for your group.
- Bigger water, your oars Step up to Class II to IV, high-volume, straightforward whitewater with our guides along.
- No permit required Because the Lower Salmon needs no permit, we can be flexible on dates for your group.
- Motor out to Heller Bar On Day 4 you tie off to our motorized gear boat for the slow section of the Snake.
INSIDER TIP
From Our Guides
Your boat
Boats on This Trip
ITINERARY
Day by day
Day 1
Meet at Hammer Creek at 8:00 AM, rig your boats, have a light breakfast and go rafting.
Miles covered
miles
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1
Day 2
Cougar Canyon, a steep, lush limestone canyon with rock in shades of blue and green. Deep pools of flat water split up by big wave trains, Cliffside, Lauren's Lulu, and Upper and Lower White House, a good warm-up for your rowing before whitewater day.
Miles covered
12 to 18
miles
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2
Day 3
Whitewater day. All morning in Snowhole Canyon rowing the named Class IIIs and IVs, Bodacious Bounce, Half and Half, Snowhole, The Gobbler and China, with our guides leading the lines. After China the canyon opens into a wide valley and it is a slow float to camp on a big sandy beach.
Miles covered
10 to 15
miles
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Day 4
Shortly after lunch, tie off to the motorized gear boat for the slow section of the Snake. You arrive at Heller Bar near Asotin, WA by 4:00 PM or earlier.
Miles covered
miles
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4
Inclusions
What's Included
Guides and gear
- Guides for the lines
- Full kitchen with shade
- The toilet
Meals
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily
- Plenty of group water at camp
Getting there
- Tow behind our motorized gear boat to Heller Bar
Bring or rent
- Raft with a rowing frame, 4 oars and a spare oar lock
- Quality PFDs for everyone (helmets advised)
- Tents, sleeping bags, pads and camp chairs
- Your own drinks and a refillable water bottle
- A 5-gallon water jug for refills on the water
- Your own shuttle (we suggest All Rivers Shuttle Service out of White Bird)
From $999
BOOK NOWACCOMMODATIONS
Row Your Own
Nights are a mix of historic lodge rooms and guided riverside camps, depending on the launch.
Rogue River
Lucas Lodge
Sadie Lucas built this lodge around 1912 on a ranch where the Illinois River meets the Rogue, and her family has welcomed guests for seven generations since. Your last night on the river ends here with a prime rib dinner served family style.
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Owyhee River
Owyhee Camps
Desert canyon camps on the Owyhee, set below rimrock and red rock spires that light up at sunset.
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Lower Salmon River
Lower Salmon Camps
Every camp is a big white sand beach with a good swimming hole, and your tent is up before you arrive.
See the full stayMain Salmon, River of No Return
Main Salmon Camps
Big sandy beach camps under the pines. When you pull in, your tent is already set up, your sleeping pad is in it and your dry bags are stacked and waiting.
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Snake River in Hells Canyon
Hells Canyon Camps
Riverside camps below the walls of Hells Canyon. Your tent is up before you arrive, and evenings start with a cold drink under the shade tarps.
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Rogue River
Rogue River Camps
Riverside beach camps on the Rogue. Your gear boater runs ahead so camp is ready when you pull in, with tents up and dinner served family style.
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Rogue River
Paradise Lodge
Paradise has the big deck where we do movie night, with lodge cooking and a real bed. Every room has its own hot shower and private bathroom.
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Rogue River
Black Bar Lodge
Black Bar sits right on the water. You pull in at the end of Day 1 to a home-cooked dinner and a real bed, and every room has its own hot shower and private bathroom.
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Food & Drink
What To Expect During Meal Time
A light breakfast on Day 1, then breakfast, lunch and dinner every day. You bring your boat setup, personal drinks and snacks, tent, sleeping pad, cot, chair, extra water, and your own shuttle.
Meeting Logistics
Where & When To Meet
This one runs by request, so give us a call and we will try to make it work for your group. There is no meet and greet the night before. Meet your guides the morning of the trip at the Hammer Creek boat ramp in White Bird, Idaho at 8:00 AM MT. All of our Idaho trips run on Mountain Time.
On Day 4, shortly after lunch, you tie off to the gear boat, which runs an outboard motor through the slow section of the Snake. We generally arrive at the Heller Bar boat launch near Asotin, WA by 4:00 PM or earlier. You handle your own shuttle.
TRAVEL
Getting there
Fly into Boise or Lewiston, then drive to Hammer Creek. Camp the night before if you can.
Meeting point
Hammer Creek boat ramp
Hammer Creek boat ramp, White Bird, ID. Plan on 9:00-9:30 AM Pacific. Camp there the night before.
How to get there
Fly into Boise (BOI)
About 3.5 hours to Riggins, then a short drive to Hammer Creek.
Fly into Lewiston (LWS)
Closer than Boise. Drive south on US-95 to White Bird.
Orange Torpedo Idaho shop
Gear pickup is at the Riggins shop if you reserved it there.
Vehicle shuttle
No OTT airport shuttle. Rent a car and arrange your own vehicle shuttle.
Hammer Creek is near White Bird, south of Lewiston on US-95.
PACKING
What to Bring
What you need to bring
- Raft with a rowing frame and room to pack your personal gear
- Personal dry bags
- 4 oars, 2 for rowing and 2 spares
- Spare oar lock
- Throw rope
- Raft repair kit
- Pump for your raft
- Sand stake with mallet
- Your own straps
- Quality PFDs for each person. Helmets are advised but not required
- Personal camping equipment, including tents, sleeping bags and pads
- Personal chairs for camp
- Personal drinks
- Refillable water bottle
- One 5-gallon water jug for personal use. This is just so you can refill easily on the water. We will have plenty of group water at camp and to refill your jugs
- A way to transport all of your gear to the river and to pack up at the takeout. Coordinate your own shuttle. We suggest All Rivers Shuttle Service out of White Bird
- Small personal first aid kit for your boat
REVIEWS
What guests say
POLICIES
Cancellation timeline
90+ days out
Full refund of the trip payment
Minus any non-refundable permit fees.
30–89 days out
50% refund
Date changes may be available if space remains.
Under 30 days
No refund
Weather holds are reviewed case by case.
Refunds depend on how far out you cancel. Weather holds are handled case by case.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Are meals included?
Yes. On the Rogue Row Your Own we now cook all three meals every day and handle the cleanup (new this season). On the Idaho Row Your Own trips we serve a light breakfast on Day 1 and then breakfast, lunch and dinner every day after.
Is my shuttle included?
On Row Your Own trips, no. Rogue guests arrange their shuttle through Whitewater Cowboys; Idaho guests handle their own.
On guided Idaho trips we handle all the shuttle logistics. On the Rogue multi-day trips we shuttle you from the shop to the put-in, and you have the option of having your car shuttled to the Foster Bar takeout so you can leave straight from the river. Ask us.
Do I need my own camping gear?
On our guided camp trips, just your sleeping bag, or rent a sleep kit from us. We bring the tent, the pad and everything else, and the tents are up before you get to camp.
On a Row Your Own, yes. On the Rogue, bring your boat (or rent one from Whitewater Cowboys), tent, sleeping bag, pad and chairs, and we bring the kitchen, the toilet and the permit. In Idaho, bring your boat setup, tent, pad, cot and chair, and we bring the kitchen and toilet, plus the permit on the Main Salmon. The Lower Salmon does not need one.
Can we swim?
Yes. In Idaho the water is warm (the later in the season, the better) and every camp has a swimming hole, plus jump rocks at French Creek on the 2-Day. On the Rogue there are swimming holes at the Rogue River Ranch and Paradise Lodge. On the North Umpqua you will swim whether you meant to or not.
What time zone are the Idaho trips on?
Mountain Time. Every meeting time on our Idaho and Hells Canyon trips is Mountain Time.
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