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Main Salmon River, ID
Main Salmon River 6-Day Row Your Own
6 days / 5 nights
Let us do the hard parts
Row Your Own
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OVERVIEW
Let us do the hard parts
Row your own boat down the Main Salmon. We have the permit, and we handle the cooking and camp logistics.
6 days / 5 nights
Duration
14-20
Group Size
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.
- We have the permit We hold the permit and handle the camp logistics, so you skip hauling heavy gear.
- You row, we cook Our guides cook breakfast, lunch and dinner every day and bring the kitchen and toilet.
- River of No Return Wilderness Row Class I to IV water through the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness.
- You choose the stops Each morning we go over the history stops, hot springs and side hikes ahead, and you help call them.
INSIDER TIP
From Our Guides
Share a boat with your friends and family. Having your own space with the people you love on a guided river trip, with all the not-so-fun stuff taken care of for you, is the real magic of this trip.
Your boat
Boats on This Trip
ITINERARY
Day by day
Day 1
Wake up at Corn Creek, have a light breakfast and go rafting. Your guides and OTT handle the logistics, so you can sit back and relax.
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Day 2
Coffee first, then you rig up and row. Your group decides where to stop during the day, whether that is a history site like Buckskin Bill's museum, a side hike or a swim.
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Day 3
You row, we cook. OTT cooks breakfast, lunch and dinner every day, and your guides and OTT handle the logistics so you can focus on the river.
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Day 4
Another full day on the oars through the Frank Church Wilderness. Stop where your group wants for a side hike, a swim or a history site, then roll into camp with dinner on the way.
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Day 5
Your last full day on the river. Make the most of the stops, then one more night on the beach before the take-out at Carey Creek.
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Day 6
Take out at the Carey Creek boat ramp between 12:00 and 2:00 PM.
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Inclusions
What's Included
Guides and gear
- The permit
- Guides for the lines and stops
- Full camp setup, with the kitchen and toilet
Meals
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily
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 $1,799
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 OTT cooks breakfast, lunch and dinner every day. You bring your boat, cot, tent, chair, sleeping pad, drinks and snacks, and your own shuttle. OTT handles the rest.
Every morning we go over what we will come across that day as a group, the history stops, hot springs and side hikes, and decide what is a must-do. A lot of row your own guests have been down the Main Salmon before and have spots they want to hit, so you help call the stops.
Meeting Logistics
Where & When To Meet
The night before, meet us at the Corn Creek Campground and Boat Ramp between 6:00 and 7:00 PM MT. Look for the guides and the orange boats, we will most likely be rigging. It is a quick orientation to meet your guides and go over what time we get going and when coffee and a light breakfast are out in the morning. You camp on your own that night, and your boats go in the water the night before so you are ready to row away after breakfast. All of our Idaho trips run on Mountain Time.
On Day 6 the trip ends at the Carey Creek boat ramp between 12:00 and 2:00 PM MT. You handle your own shuttle. We suggest All Rivers Shuttle Service out of White Bird.
TRAVEL
Getting there
Plan to reach Corn Creek the evening before launch. The campground fills early.
Meeting point
Corn Creek ranger station
Corn Creek ranger station, 8:30 PM Mountain the night before. Arrive earlier if you need a campsite.
How to get there
Fly into Boise (BOI)
Drive to Riggins, then continue to Corn Creek.
Fly into Lewiston (LWS)
Drive south, then east to Corn Creek.
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.
Corn Creek is a long drive from Riggins over Forest Service roads. Leave extra time.
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.
Will we see wildlife in Idaho?
Your best odds are bighorn sheep, plus deer, elk, osprey and both bald and golden eagles. Black bears show up mostly in June. On the Main Salmon add mountain goats and a very small chance of a moose. There are no grizzlies on any of our trips, and birders go nuts out here.
What time zone are the Idaho trips on?
Mountain Time. Every meeting time on our Idaho and Hells Canyon trips is Mountain Time.
Do I need river experience to come on a Row Your Own?
Yes and no. If you are rowing a boat, yes. You need at least Class III whitewater experience, and this is not a rowing school. If you are riding with someone who is rowing, no experience needed.
MORE TRIPS
Our Most Booked Trips
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4 days
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Class
Hike the Rogue River Trail with a daypack, sleep in the lodges, and let the raft carry everything else.
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3 days
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Run the Rogue River Trail lodge to lodge with a light vest while the raft carries your bags.
