Lower Owyhee (Rome to Leslie Gulch)
Owyhee River • OR, ID, NV
Length
65.0 mi
Difficulty
Class II-III
Shuttle
110 mi / 180 min
🪪 Permit required
— BLM Vale District
Self-issue permit — download from the BLM website.
The signature Owyhee multi-day — a 4-7 day float through deep rhyolite
canyons, hot springs, and pictographs. Class II-III rapids spaced out
with long flatwater stretches (including a 4-5 mile reservoir paddle at
Leslie Gulch). Short spring-only season (typically mid-March through
mid-June). Self-registration at Rome; permit technically required but
first-come-first-served.
✓ Real river route loaded
🏕 Campsites (11)
Crooked Creek
Mile 5.0
• ★★★★
Ryegrass
Mile 14.0
• ★★★★★
Bull's Eye Camp
Mile 17.5
• ★★★★
Iron Point
Mile 21.0
• ★★★★★
Whistling Bird Camp
Mile 25.5
• ★★★★
Lambert Rocks
Mile 30.0
• ★★★★
Chalk Basin
Mile 33.0
• ★★★★★
Birch Creek Camp
Mile 38.0
• ★★★★
Greeley Bar
Mile 45.0
• ★★★★
Hole in the Ground
Mile 50.0
• ★★★★★
Dogleg
Mile 55.0
• ★★★★