Hughes River Expeditions

Salmon River Canyons 2018 Trip Opportunities

Salmon River Canyons

Trips still available to book for the summer of 2018!

Beautiful view looking downstream from Toad Beach Camp
“The Hidden Gem of the Northwest”
– The Salmon River Canyons –

Join the Hughes Crew on Idaho’s Salmon River Canyons.  Green, Cougar, Snow Hole, and Blue Canyons are hidden Gems of the West.   The “River of No Return” provides exhilarating Class II-IV whitewater including Demon’s Drop, Pine Bar, Bodacious Bounce, Half & Half, Snow Hole, China, Wapshilla, Zig Zag, Slide, Sluice Box, Checkerboard, Eye of the Needle, and more.  Enjoy self-bailing oar rafts, paddle rafts, and inflatable kayaks.  The Salmon Canyons are a perfect multi-generational family vacation.

These river miles of the Salmon have also been called “the California Coast of Idaho”, or “Baja Idaho” in reference to the area’s vast, football field sized sandbars.  The exotic white sand beaches provide some of the most impressive river camps in the West.  Superb locations for volleyball, frisbee, washers, horseshoes, sand castles, and plain old romping around.

Whitewater, harsh basalt/rhyolite canyonlands, Native American cultural sites, Chinese Miner sites, exotic sandbar camps, temperate water for swimming, fishing for smallmouth bass, rainbow trout, and white sturgeon, and jumping rocks make this a “bucket list” river trip.  Don’t miss the Salmon River Canyons.

Kayaking through the Class III-IV rapid “Eye of the Needle”

There is Water in Those Hills!

The Central Idaho snow-pack is hovering right around 100 percent!  With water in the mountains we are sure to have a fantastic summer on the Salmon River Canyons!

 Jerry Hughes entering the class IV rapid “The Slide” on high water with a paddle crew
2018 Salmon River Canyons Trip Schedule
DATES:      AVAILABILITY:                           LENGTH:
July 1-5                        11                                5 DAYS
July 9-13                                         12                                5 DAYS
July 17-21*                                           15+                               5 DAYS
July 21-25      15+                                 5 DAYS
July 25-29*                               15+                                5 DAYS
July 29-August 2 15                                 5 DAYS
August 2-6 7                                   5 DAYS
August 6-10 FULL                                  5 DAYS
August 10-14 15+                                   5 DAYS
August 18-22 FULL                                   5 DAYS
August 26-30*

September 3-7*

September 11-15*

September 19-23~

September 27-Oct. 1*  ~

15+

15+

15+

12+

12+

5 DAYS

5 DAYS

5 DAYS

5 DAYS

5 DAYS

*Dates with “Charter” Opportunity

  • Bring 12 or more in your group and you can have the trip to yourselves!

~Dates with “Cast & Blast” Opportunity  

  • Fish for Small Mouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Steelhead, and Sturgeon & hike and hunt Chuckar Partridge.  
  • C&B Rates: $2750.00/Person (Based on 2 clients/boat/guide)

Click dates above or click HERE to BOOK NOW!

 Beautiful panoramic view of the Snow Hole Canyon from Half & Half Camp

2018 Rates Regular Season:
  • $1845 / Adult
  • $1675 / Youth
Cast & Blast:
  • $2750.00 / Person (Based on 2 clients/boat/guide)
Deposit: 
  • $550 / Person
A full charter group getting ready to push off “Geneva Beach Camp” for the last day of the trip.
The Charter Trip

This trip is our family favorite!  If you have 12 or more friends and family members who would like an all-inclusive, exclusive trip give us a call.  We will do charter trips for groups of 12-23 people.   We still have some dates that we can arrange charters on.  These dates span July, August, & September.

  • Give us a call at 800-262-1882 for more information!
  • Call soon as dates are going fast!  
  • BOOK NOW
Lower Salmon
Great Lighting on a peak in Snowhole Canyon from Half & Half Camp 
To learn more about the company and the Salmon River Canyons check out our website by following the links below, and don’t forget to give us a like on Facebook!
We look forward to seeing you on the river!
Our Very Best,
The Hughes Crew
Scroll to Top