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2020 SCHEDULE AND RATES
MIDDLE FORK OF THE SALMON
SALMON CANYONS
SELWAY
(800) 262-1882
www.hughesriver.com
FA M I LY O W N E D A N D O P E R A T E D S I N C E 1 9 7 7
Middle Fork of the Salmon
5 & 6 DAYS n JUNE-SEPTEMBER
Idaho’s most famous mountain, wilderness, and whitewater river. Challenging rapids, crystal
clear water, Native American cultural sites, pioneer history, “blue ribbon” dry fly fishing for wild
Westslope cutthroat trout, natural hot springs. National Wild and Scenic River inside the vast
Frank Church – River of No Return Wilderness. Headquarters: Stanley, ID.
DATES LENGTH ADULT YOUTH
April 14-19* 6 days/5 nights $2640 $2540
June 4-8** 5 days/4 nights $2210 $2100
June 13-18 6 days/5 nights $2640 $2540
June 22-27 6 days/5 nights $2640 $2540
June 30-July 5 6 days/5 nights $2640 $2540
July 8-13 6 days/5 nights $2640 $2540
July 16-21 6 days/5 nights $2640 $2540
July 24-29 6 days/5 nights $2640 $2540
Aug. 1-6 6 days/5 nights $2640 $2540
August 9-14 6 days/5 nights $2640 $2540
August 17-22 6 days/5 nights $2640 $2540
August 25-29 5 days/4 nights $2210 $2100
Sept. 2-7*** 6 days/5 nights $2640 $2540
Sept. 12-17 6 days/5 nights $2640 $2540
Sept. 21-24**** 4 days/3 nights $2600 $2600
Sept. 25-30***** 6 days/5 nights $2640 $2540
Fishing Boats (2 fishermen/boat and guide):
$3540/person (6 days), $3010/person (5 days)
Deposits to Confirm: $700/person (6 days),
$550/person (5 days), Sept. 21-24 fly fishing trip
($700).
Flight cost from Stanley to the river is
approximately $130/person when required by road,
water, and weather conditions.
See section on Specialty Trips
in this brochure:
* Spring Wildlife Viewing
** Hotsprings Hiker Special
*** Annual Jazz Trip
**** Fly fishing 4 day trip Upper Middle Fork/
Boundary Creek to Indian Creek
***** Available for fishing and chukar hunting at
fishing boat rates
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Salmon River CACHE BAR TAKE-OUT r
W I L D & S C E N I C Cramer (IV) RIVER MILE 99.1 ive
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Jump Off (III) S al m o
MIDDLE FORK House of Rocks (III)
Devils Tooth (III-IV) 95
Goat Creek (II)
Hancock (IV)
Stoddard
of the S A L M O N Stodd
ar d
Camp
Otter Bar
Rubber (IV)
Lower Cliffside (III-IV) C r eek 90 Ouzel (II-III)
Upper Cliffside (III) Cradle Creek
SALMON-CHALLIS
N AT I O N A L F O R E S T
Parrott Cabin & Grotto N
Ship Island Parrott Placer
Mist Falls (III) 85
Ship Island Creek
FRANK CHURCH Redside (IV) Mist Falls
RIVER OF NO RETURN Goal Post (III)
B i g C reek Corkscrew (IV)
WILDERNESS Porcupine (III) Veil Cave
Elk Bar 80
Cutthroat (III)
Creek
Beginning
Waterfall Creek (III) Impassable
so n
Canyon
Wil
Survey 75
Woolard
Grassy II Rattlesnake Cave
Grassy I Wilson Creek
Little Pine Driftwood
70
Jack Creek (III)
Flying “B” Ranch & Airfield Bernard (II-III)
Sheep Creek 65
Haystack (III- IV)
Sheep Cre e k Trail
Ma Pool
Funston
Camas
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Tappan III (IV) Ca
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Tappan Falls (III) 60
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Tappan Cabin C re
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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 55 Grouse Creek
Indi Hospital Bar
MILES a n Cr Hot Springs
e Ski Jump (II-IV)
Marble Creek (III) Thomas Rock
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50
Island Big Loon Hotsprings
Pungo (II) Creek Shelf
Airfield
Marble Hood 45
White Creek
Indian Creek Airfield & Launch Site Creek Hot Springs Whitie Cox Hot Springs
30
25
Pistol Creek Little Soldier 40 Lo
Lake Creek (III-IV) Pistol 35 Jackass Camps
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Cr
Dolly Lake 20 Creek (IV)
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Big Snag
Jackass (III)
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Pist
Sheepeater Hot Springs
Hot Springs
Rap
Powerhouse (IV)
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15 Artillery (III)
Trail Hot Springs
Velvet Falls (III-IV+) 10
Chutes (III-IV)
Ramshorn (III) Big Bend
So
5
Hells Half Mile (IV)
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Pinball (II-III)
er C r e e k
C r Dorrs Rock (III) Sulphur Slide (III-III+)
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Su
First Bend (III)
BOUNDARY CREEK PUT-IN
River Flow
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RIVER MILE 0
Photo: Doug Haight
Photo: Doug Haight
Salmon River Canyons
4 & 5 DAYS n JULY-SEPTEMBER
Photo: Doug Haight
Roller coaster rapids, perfect swimming water, wonderful canyonlands. The Salmon – River
of No Return – drifts through quiet pools and surges into churning whitewater. Camping on
exotic pure white sand beaches is unforgettable. Baja in Idaho! Largest undammed river in the
continental United States. Headquarters: Lewiston, ID.
DATES LENGTH ADULT YOUTH
July 3-6* 4 days $1650 $1500
July 6-10 5 days $1980 $1795
July 16-20 5 days $1980 $1795
July 24-28 5 days $1980 $1795
Aug. 2-6 5 days $1980 $1795
Aug. 10-14** 5 days $1980 $1795
Aug. 17-21 5 days $1980 $1795
Aug. 25-29 5 days $1980 $1795
Sept. 2-6 5 days $1980 $1795
Sept. 11-15 5 days $1980 $1795
Oct. 6-11*** 6 days $2999 $2999
Groups can book 4 days/3 nights @$1650/adult;
$1500/youth. Check with Hughes Office.
Deposits to Confirm: $550/person (5 days),
$450/person (4 days).
Trip cost “includes” chartered jet boat at the end
of the trip from below Confluence of Salmon and
Snake Rivers down the Snake to Hells Gate Marina
in Lewiston, ID.
See Specialty Trips section:
* July 3-6, 4th of July Special
** August 10-14, Perseids Meteor Shower
*** Fall Fish and Chukar trip @$2999/person
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SALMON RIVER CANYONS
LOWER SALMON RIVER
COTTONWOOD
FIELD OFFICE
BUREAU OF LAND Half and Half (III)
MANAGEMENT
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The Gobbler
Maloney Cre
(II-III) Harms Hole (II)
China Rapid (III-IV) Lower Bunghole (II-III)
Billy Creek (II) Oxbow
5-mile loo
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Lower Billy Creek (II) Deep Creek Pipeline (II)
Ri
Spaulding
Cottonwood Creek (II) Lodge Chinese Cliff Rapid (II)
Eagle Creek Rapids (III) stone Cougar
Creek
house
Lewiston, Idaho 35
30
Stone Canyon (II)
House
Telcher
70 miles from
confluence of China Cre Beach Packers Creek (II)
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Upper Half and Round Packers
Columnar Billy Half
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TAKE-OUT Snowhole Osprey
Skeleton Creek (II) Lorna’s 20
Rice Creek (II)
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RIVER MILE 72.6 Skelet Canyon Beach
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Rock Creek (II) Lone Pine (II)
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Welded tuft formation
Flynn Creek (II) Launch Site
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Zig Zag (II+) Enter Blue Canyon
Rock Creek Miller
Upper Lone Pine
10
Green
Blue Canyon (II) The Maze (II) & Lower Lone Pine Canyon (II)
Frog Beach
Lower Demon
Slide (II-IV) (high water, V-VI)
reek
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Confluence
Demon Cree
Eye of the 50
Gate C
H-Hole (II)
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Salmon River Needle Green Canyon Camp
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Falls (II) Staircase (II) Enter Green Canyon Pictographs
Hells
Buzzards Roost
Checkerboard Sluicebox (II+/III) N Schwartz Bar
CONFLUENCE Pullman Wildcat Cre
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HAMMER CREEK
LAUNCH SITE
0 1 2 3 4 5 RIVER MILE 0
MILES
SALMON RIVER ➔
River Flow
Selway River
5 & 6 DAYS n JUNE-JULY
One of the “Original Eight” National Wild Group Size: 16 people including guides.
June 18 and July 25 launches – 10 guests/6 crew
and Scenic Rivers. The trip is inside the
June 26 and July 14 launches – 11 guests/5 crew
incredible Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness.
DATES LENGTH ADULT/YOUTH
Class IV whitewater, timbered canyons, catch June 18-22 5 days $2750
and release fly fishing for wild Westslope June 26-30 5 days $2750
cutthroat trout, hiking, and spectacular July 14-18 5 days $2750
July 25-30 6 days $3250
camps. Headquarters: Missoula, MT.
Deposit to Confirm: $750/person
W I L D & S C E N I C
S E LW A Y R I V E R
N E Z P E R C E - C L E A RWAT E R
N AT I O N A L F O R E S T S
Divide Creek (II)
Double Drop (IV+) Tony Point (II)
Grizzly Saddle (IV)
BITTERROOT
Ladle (IV+)
N AT I O N A L F O R E S T
Little Niagra (IV)
e C r ee k
S E LWAY- B I T T E R R O O T Puzzle Creek (III-IV)
Th re
M oo s
WILDERNESS No Slouch (III)
e Lin
Halfway (II)
Bridge Camp Moose Creek Ranger Station
ks C
Miranda Jane (III)
ree
Tango (II) Clamp Creek (II)
k
Three Links (III) 30
Tony Point 25
Pinchot (II) Dry Bar Camp Hopwood Creek (II)
Roots
Pinchot Camp 35
Ham (IV+) e
Tango Meeker (III) Cre
k
Jims Creek (III-IV) Dog
RACE CREEK Bar Osprey (III)
TAKE-OUT Renshaw (II) 40
Wolf Creek (IV+) ar
M
k
Rattlesnake Bar
ree
RIVER MILE 47.5 Low Water Beach
ten
Cascade (II)
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Jims Creek
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20
bon
Race Creek Green Eggs (III) Dead
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Elwoods Bar
tti
Min k Cree
Campground Elk
Pettibone (II)
Pe
45 Cupboard (III) Magpie (II)
Hidden Creek (II) k Dog Creek (II) Black Rodeo (II)
Otte
Sands Big Cedar
rC
reek Camp Bear C r e e k
Low
ell, Bear Creek (II)
ID White Tail Flats
Teepee Creek (II) 15
Selway Lodge
M e a d ow Cre e
Shearer Airfield
Broken Oar
Goat Creek (IV)
Goat Creek
k
Cr eek 0 1 2 3 4 5
Goat 10
MILES
Ping Pong
Ping Pong Alley (II) Holy Smokes (III)
Archer Cougar Bluff (III)
Washer Woman (III)
Running 5 Waldo Bar
ELK MOUNTAIN Creek Ranch
Bad Luck Bar
Galloping Gertie (III) C re e k
Ca p
Slalom Slide (III)
e
hit
W
Paradise
PARADISE PUT-IN Campground
RIVER MILE 0
Runn
in g Creek
Darby, MT
River Flow
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2020 Specialty Trips
“Specialty Trips” vary from a rare August Meteor Shower to classic fall Cast and Blasts.
Old standards, and some new focus trips. Contact the Hughes River Expeditions office:
800-262-1882, info@hughesriver.com and www.hughesriver.com
NEW OPPORTUNITY ANNUAL TRIP
1 Spring Wildlife Viewing
and Photography on
Middle Fork Salmon River
2 Hot-Springs and
Hiker Special on
Middle Fork Salmon River
Observe and photograph deer, elk, rocky Strong early season flows provide time to
mountain big horn sheep, and goats in the explore, hike, visit hot springs and pioneer
Middle Fork wilderness corridor on their historic sites that make the Middle Fork
migration from low elevation wintering so fascinating.
grounds toward high mountain summer
Dates: June 4-8
range. Bring your camera, binoculars, hiking Length: 5 days/4 nights
shoes, and warmies. Adult/Youth: $2210/$2100
Dates: April 14-19
Length: 6 days/5 nights
Adult/Youth: $2640/$2540
S p e c i a l t y Tr i p s
ANNUAL TRIP
7 Late Summer Fly Fishing
and Bird Hunting
Middle Fork Salmon River
Explore the Frank Church Wilderness with
your fly rod, bird dog, and shotgun. Hike
searching for grouse and chukar partridge,
and float the gin clear Middle Fork casting
for wild westslope cutthroat trout.
Dates: September 25-30
Length: 6 days/5 nights
Angler/Bird Hunter: $3540
ANNUAL TRIP
5 Annual Jazz Trip on
Middle Fork Salmon River
The Annual Jazz Trip has developed quite a
following and for good reason. Experience
the incredible Middle Fork Salmon with
ANNUAL TRIP NEW OPPORTUNITY a smooth layer of late afternoon/early
3 4
evening jazz.
July 4th Special on Perseids Meteor Shower
Salmon River Canyons on Salmon River Canyons Dates: September 2-7
Length: 6 days/5 nights
No better place to spend the 4th of July Idaho is a superb location to observe the Adult/Youth: $2640/$2540
than “Baja Idaho.” Exotic pure white sand Perseids Meteor Shower. Peak event is
beaches, roller coaster rapids, and amazing August 10-13. Idaho backcountry skies with NEW OPPORTUNITY
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canyonlands make this a perfect location to no artificial light will offer great viewing. Fly Fishing Upper
celebrate the holiday. Middle Fork Salmon River
Dates: August 10-14
Dates: July 3-6 Length: 5 days/4 nights
Fly fish the upper Middle Fork in late summer
Length: 4 days/3 nights Adult/Youth: $1980/1795 IDAHO FALL CLASSIC
– Boundary Creek to Indian Creek, on the
8
Adult/Youth: $1650/$1500
Wild & Scenic Middle Fork. Self-bailing Salmon Canyons — Boating,
Call HRE office for a 4-day option. Fishing and Bird Hunting
fishing rafts/two fishermen/raft and guide.
Dates: September 21-24 Fish for rainbow trout, steelhead,
Length: 4 days/3 nights smallmouth bass, and sturgeon. Bird hunt
Angler: $2600/person for chukar partridge. Many techniques are
available for steelhead – pulling plugs, spin
casting, spey fishing, … We are happy to
accommodate them all. Bring your rod,
shotgun, and favorite bird dog.
Dates: October 6-11
Length: 6 days/5 nights
Angler/Bird Hunter: $2999
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reservations. If we replace your canceled space(s) WATER, WEATHER, WILD FIRE, LOG JAMS
a $200/person cancellation fee is charged. AND OTHER CONDITIONS: Extremely
Alternate guests you provide are welcome unfavorable water and weather conditions,
with no cancellation fee. We cannot insure insufficient bookings, and other conditions and
your investment in river trip reservations, and events, can be cause for a trip cancellation.
recommend the purchase of trip cancellation and HUGHES RIVER EXPEDITIONS, Inc. will not be held
interruption insurance. There are many excellent responsible for any cancellation, or for expenses
travel insurance companies. We suggest: TravelEX. incurred as a result of such cancellation. Hughes
800-228-9792. www.travelexinsurance.com. Let River Expeditions, Inc. has the right to make
us know if we can be of help. changes to “alternate rivers” when necessary due
to high water, low water, forest fires, log jams,
USDA/FS POLICY: In accordance with Federal
debris flows, and other events. When you book a
Law and US Department of Agriculture policy, this
trip with Hughes River Expeditions you agree to
institution is prohibited from discriminating on
make such schedule changes when required by
the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age,
events beyond our control.
or disability.
LIABILITY: HUGHES RIVER EXPEDITIONS, Inc.
To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA,
outfits and guides trips on whitewater rivers that
About Hughes
Call us at 800-262-1882 Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W,
run through remote backcountry areas far from
Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue
or visit www.hughesriver.com standard medical facilities and services. While our
River Expeditions
SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (202)-
for complete trip and 720-5964 (voice and TDD). USDA is an equal
safety record is excellent, river running in these
areas presents inherent risks that we cannot
reservations information. opportunity service provider and employer.
eliminate or control. Injury or illness may require
Hughes River Expeditions, Inc. WHAT’S INCLUDED IN THE TRIP?
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) evacuation from a river trip to outside medical
P.O. Box 218 Meals from lunch the first day through lunch the
prohibits discrimination in all its programs and facilities. You as a potential river runner, must
Lolo, MT 59847-0218 last day. All utensils. Unlimited potable water,
activities on the basis of race, color, national be willing to assume the inherent risks that are
info@hughesriver.com limited complimentary beverage supply, and
origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, associated with river trips in remote canyons.
colin@hughesriver.com plenty of ice. Hughes Crew does the cooking,
marital status, familial status, parental status, You will be required to sign an assumption of
clean up, camp set up and take-down.
Deposits to Confirm Reservations religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, risk/waiver agreement in order to join a trip with
(personal check, credit card) Trip gear: tents, sleeping pads, freshly laundered political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of HUGHES RIVER EXPEDITIONS, Inc.
Middle Fork of the Salmon: sleeping bags and camp pillows, chairs, dining an individual’s income is derived from any public
6 days @$700/person, 5 days@$550/person tables, camp shower, waterproof duffels, day bags, assistance program.
Salmon River Canyons: camera boxes, life jackets, Farmer John wetsuits
5 days@$550/person, 4 days@$450/person (spring and high water), helmets for paddle teams
and inflatable kayaks.
Why go with Hughes?
Selway: 5 or 6 days@$750/person
Final payment due 60 days prior to EXPERIENCE: Experience counts, and we have
launch (preferably by personal check). plenty. 2020 is the 44th year Hughes River
Expeditions, Inc. has been operated as a family
■ Hughes River Expeditions, Inc. is a small, ■ Custom-designed supply rafts accompany
Call for 2021 reservations! business. Go to “History” www.hughesriver.com. owner/operator family business. Middle Fork and Salmon River Canyons trips
carrying extra ice chests, the river camp,
REFERENCES: Hughes River Expeditions, Inc.
■ Hughes Crew is a wonderful mix of personalities
and duffels.
has outfitted for individuals and organizations and backgrounds (Hughes Guides –
from across the United States and abroad. www.hughesriver.com) ■ All camping gear provided – no rental fees.
“About Hughes” www.hughesriver.com Tents, freshly laundered sleeping bags and
■ Experience counts. 2020 is our 44th season.
pillows, deluxe sleeping pads, waterproof
PERMITS: This institution is operated under (History – www.hughesriver.com)
duffles and day bags, camera boxes, chairs,
Special use permits from Salmon-Challis ■ Excellent equipment. Self-bailing oar rafts, dining tables.
National Forest, Bitterroot National Forest, and paddle rafts, inflatable kayaks, fishing rafts.
Cottonwood Field Office, BLM.
■ Hughes Crew does the camp set-up, take-down,
■ Fabulous meals (River Menu – cooking, cleanup. Full service trips.
CANCELLATIONS: Should you have to cancel www.hughesriver.com)
your trip, deposits and final payments are
■ Safety is a priority on Hughes River
non-refundable, unless we can replace your
■ Specialty Trips (Specialty Trips – Expeditions trips.
www.hughesriver.com)
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