Boundary Creek to Cache Bar
Middle Fork Salmon River • ID
Length
100.0 mi
Difficulty
Class III-IV
Shuttle
350 mi / 480 min
🪪 Permit required
— Salmon-Challis NF (4-Rivers lottery)
— Apply ↗
The full wilderness run — 100 miles of dam-free, road-free, snowmelt-fed
whitewater through the Frank Church Wilderness. Continuous Class III with
named Class IV drops (Velvet Falls, Pistol Creek, Tappan Falls, Redside,
House Rocks, Weber, Hancock, Devils Tooth, Jack Creek, Rubber, Cramer,
Hancock). Roughly 4–6 nights camping on FS-assigned beaches. Permit
required; 4-Rivers lottery (recreation.gov) Jan 31; commercial outfitters
run a parallel allocation. Most water late-May through July; low-water
"Indian Creek launch" alternative late season.
✓ Real river route loaded
🏕 Campsites (100)
Teepee Hole
Mile 1.4
Cable Hole
Mile 3.0
Gardells Hole
Mile 4.9
Boy Scout
Mile 9.8
Big Bend
Mile 10.9
Trail Flat
Mile 11.6
Rapid Camp
Mile 12.7
Elkhorn Bar
Mile 12.8
Saddle Camp
Mile 14.2
Boot Camp
Mile 14.4
Joe Bump Cabin
Mile 17.1
Thimbleberry
Mile 18.0
Scout Camp
Mile 18.2
Sheepeater
Mile 18.5
Fire Island
Mile 19.5
Lake Creek
Mile 20.7
Johns Camp
Mile 21.2
Greyhound
Mile 22.3
Dome Hole
Mile 22.3
Rapid River
Mile 23.1
Dolly Lake
Mile 26.6
Big Snag
Mile 26.7
Pistol Creek Camp
Mile 29.6
Airplane
Mile 32.6
Indian Creek Beach
Mile 32.9
Indian Creek Camp
Mile 34.2
Anderson Camp
Mile 35.3
Pungo Creek
Mile 35.3
Little Soldier
Mile 39.2
Marble Cr. Left
Mile 40.5
Marble Cr. Right
Mile 40.5
Sunflower
Mile 41.5
Lost Oak
Mile 41.5
State Land Left
Mile 43.7
State Land Right
Mile 43.8
Little Creek Bridge
Mile 44.9
Little Creek Camp
Mile 44.9
Hood Ranch
Mile 45.1
Upper Jackass Flat
Mile 46.5
Lower Jackass
Mile 46.7
Mahoney
Mile 50.6
Pine Creek Flat
Mile 52.4
Culver Creek
Mile 54.9
Whitey Cox
Mile 55.7
Rock Island
Mile 55.9
White Creek
Mile 57.3
Shelf
Mile 58.2
Big Loon
Mile 59.7
Cow Creek
Mile 60.1
Cave Camp
Mile 62.0
Hospital Bar
Mile 62.3
Cub Creek
Mile 63.9
Upper Grouse
Mile 66.6
Lower Grouse
Mile 66.8
Tappan Island
Mile 67.4
Tiny Tappan
Mile 67.9
Tappan Falls
Mile 68.7
Camas Creek
Mile 70.9
Johnny Walker
Mile 71.7
Pool Camp
Mile 72.2
Funston
Mile 72.6
Broken Oar
Mile 72.8
Trail Camp
Mile 75.0
Sheep Creek
Mile 75.6
Flying B Camp
Mile 76.9
Flying B Airport
Mile 77.2
Bernard
Mile 78.5
Short Creek
Mile 78.6
Little Pine
Mile 80.7
Driftwood Flat
Mile 81.3
Wilson Creek
Mile 82.0
Grassy Flat I
Mile 82.1
Grassy Flat II
Mile 82.1
Survey Creek
Mile 83.9
Woolard Creek
Mile 84.0
Fly Camp
Mile 84.8
Fish Camp
Mile 86.2
Big Creek
Mile 86.7
Last Chance
Mile 86.9
Pine Bluff
Mile 87.5
Cutthroat Cove
Mile 87.7
Big Pine
Mile 88.0
Elk Bar
Mile 88.3
Love Bar
Mile 88.3
Redside
Mile 90.7
Papoose
Mile 92.1
Ship Island
Mile 92.3
Lightning Strike
Mile 92.6
Parrot Placer
Mile 93.5
Parrot Cabin
Mile 94.8
Cradle Creek
Mile 95.6
Tumble Creek
Mile 95.7
Ouzel
Mile 96.4
Cliffside
Mile 96.5
Stoddard Bar
Mile 96.7
Otter Bar
Mile 97.0
Solitude
Mile 99.2
Goat Creek
Mile 100.0
Confluence
Mile 100.0
Cache Bar
Mile 100.0
🌊 Rapids (13)
Velvet Falls
Class IV
• Mile 5.5
Powerhouse
Class III+
• Mile 11.0
Pistol Creek
Class IV
• Mile 20.0
Tappan Falls
Class IV
• Mile 56.0
Haystack
Class III+
• Mile 65.0
Redside
Class IV
• Mile 75.0
Weber
Class IV
• Mile 76.0
Cliffside
Class III+
• Mile 78.0
Rubber
Class III+
• Mile 82.0
Hancock
Class IV
• Mile 85.0
Devils Tooth
Class IV
• Mile 87.0
House Rocks
Class IV
• Mile 91.0
Cramer
Class III
• Mile 95.0