Salmon

We boated the section from Spring Bar to Riggins at the end of August as part of a longer 9 day trip that continued on down to Heller Bar on the Snake. Flows were around 3000 cfs which was plenty of water for a great trip (and a great level for Mill Wave). We launched at Spring Bar on a Wednesday and were the only group at the campground. Originally we had planned to launch from Carey Creek but the French Fire was active preventing us from accessing Carey Creek. Our first day was a short day from Spring Bar to Island Bar where we camped and met friends who joined us for the next day's float through Riggins. Shorts Bar was relatively full with RVs and Island Bar was considerably less crowded. It was a weekday evening so probably not as busy as a weekend but Island Bar was a good place to rendezvous with others. I would recommend it as the place to camp and launch for anyone driving in the night before to do the run from Riggins to Lucille. Had we not been meeting friends there were several beaches that would have provided good camps that are less accessible from the road.

Rapids and access points on the drive out to Riggins after a run on the Main Salmon.

Photos of Riggins City Park after a trip on the Little Salmon.