Selway River

The Selway River drains the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness north toward
Lowell, where it joins the Lochsa to form the Middle Fork Clearwater.
Free-flowing, snowmelt-fed, designated Wild & Scenic in the original 1968
Act. The famous run is 47 mi from Paradise Boating Site down to Race
Creek Campground, just below the Class V Selway Falls (portage). Tight
granite gorge, continuous Class III–IV (Class IV+ at high water) with no
road access in between. Permit: one launch per day, 4-Rivers lottery
(recreation.gov, Jan 31); the lowest-allocation, hardest-to-draw permitted
wilderness river in the Lo...