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The float trip through
Hells Canyon is a prized notch in the belt for Idaho whitewater devotees.
This is big water, with monster waves and powerful hydraulics that can eat
boats for lunch. Even veteran raft guides respect the power of the
Class IV Wild Sheep and Granite Rapids. The toughest section of the
river lies between the put-in just below Hells Canyon Dam and Pittsburg
Landing, a 32-mile, two-day trip. From here down to Hells Gate State
Park at Lewiston are 73 miles dotted with a number of Class III bumps.
Permits are required for any boating above Heller Bar, about 30 river
miles above Lewiston; for more information, contact the Snake River
administrative office of Hells Canyon NRA, 2535 Riverside Dr4. in
Clarkston (do not send mail to this address) or P.O. Box 699, Clarkston,
WA 99403, 509/758-1957 (float information), 509/758-0270 (power-boat
information), 509/758-0616 (general canyon information). The office
is open in summer daily 8-11:30 A.M. and 12:30-4 P.M.; in winter it's open
those same hours but Mon.-Fri. only. Note that both jetboats and rafters are permitted to run the canyon. If you're into peaceful solitude, make sure you go on a trip during one of the nonmotorized periods, when only paddlers are permitted. Those periods are Mon.-Wed. of every other week (except Fourth of July week) starting the first full week in June and continuing through the end of August. The information above is reproduced with permission of Avalon Publishing Group, © 2002, Moon Handbooks: Idaho, Fifth Edition, by Don Pitcher. Rafting Guides and Outfitters Click here on Snake River Guides and Outfitters for a list of operators that sponsor trips on the Snake River in Hells Canyon. Related Web Sites Hells Canyon Shuttle, Inc. Located at: Scotty's Hells Canyon Outdoor Supply, PO Box 149, Oxbow, OR 97840. Toll-free: 1-800-785-3358. E-mail Idaho
Rivers United Maravia Rafts. Boise, Idaho Northwest River Supplies. 2009 South Main Street, Moscow, ID 83843. Toll-free: 1-800-635-5202; Fax: 1-877-567-7329 or 208-883-4787. River Dick is your host on this whitewater journey. Come discover the world of Whitewater in the the Great State of Idaho |
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