RiverStoke

Paradise to Race Creek

Selway River • ID
Length
47.0 mi
Difficulty
Class III-IV
Current flow
3,800 cfs (medium water)
Selway River nr Lowell · about 2 hours ago
Shuttle
180 mi / 360 min
🪪 Permit required — Nez Perce-Clearwater NF & Bitterroot NF (4-Rivers lottery) — Apply ↗

The full 4-Rivers permitted wilderness run — 47 miles, ~28 ft/mi
gradient, from Paradise Boating Site to Race Creek below Selway Falls.
Continuous Class III–IV in a granite gorge with named drops: Galloping
Goose, Ham, Wa-Poots, Ladle (the marquee Class IV+ at flows >3.5 ft),
Little Niagara, No Slouch, and the Class V Selway Falls (portaged via
the Race Creek trail). Permit required May 15 – July 31; 1 launch/day,
~1% draw rate at the lottery. Best window late May through early July
depending on snowpack.

✓ Real river route loaded

🏕 Campsites (5)

🌊 Rapids (10)