Salt River Reopened (AZ)
posted September 3, 2002
by Jason Robertson
The Apache Tribe closed access to the Salt River Canyon for several weeks this summer "due to fire
restrictions". However when I spoke with the Fort Apache Tribal Office Department of Fish and Game
(928-338-4385) today (September 3, 2002), their representative told me that the river has been
reopened.
As you can imagine, there is little whitewater in Arizona at this time of year. The Salt River
Canyon is the exception to the rule and has been flowing almost the entire summer. Since visitors
generally have to access the canyon via tribal lands the closure was particularly painful to the
local boating community.
If you learn that access to the Salt is being denied, please contact me and I'll see what we can do
to work with the tribe and protect your ability to enjoy this Arizona gem while meeting the tribe's
concerns.
-Jason Robertson
