Salmon
3 - Rough Creek Bridge to Torrey's Hole River Access(Sunbeam Day Stretch)
June 12, 2024
Fun Class II/III Run in Rewinds
| Reporter | Michelle Millet |
| Gauge Reading | 3000 cfs at SALMON RIVER BL YANKEE FORK NR CLAYTON ID |
| Flow | Medium Flow |
Fun Class II/III run at this flow in our kayaks. We put in below the dam in time to see some commercial rafting carnage from the rapid above. There is a small wooden outhouse on river left (by the road) that marks the entrance to Piece of Cake. There was a wave train down the middle with a hole at the bottom center left. It was easy to see and avoid on the left or right. Class 1 easy Class II continues under a bridge that accesses a campground on the right. After a long flat stretch and a couple bends in the river the entrance to 'The Narrows' is pretty clear. As the name implies the canyon narrows significantly. The waves get bigger as you get further in. The center was clean, we noticed at least on big hole on river right about halfway through the rapid. Otherwise it was big fun Class III waves. We continued to Torrey's. It was a beautiful float with some great lunch spots with tables and outhouses on both sides of the river. I'm assuming these were set up by commercial rafting companines but seemed available for public use?