Paradise to Race Creek
Selway River • ID
Length
47.0 mi
Difficulty
Class III-IV
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)
Galloping Goose
Class III+
• Mile 4.0
Ham
Class IV
• Mile 12.0
Goat Creek
Class III+
• Mile 18.0
Moose Creek
Class III
• Mile 22.0
Double Drop
Class IV
• Mile 30.0
Ladle
Class IV+
• Mile 33.0
Little Niagara
Class IV
• Mile 35.0
No Slouch
Class IV
• Mile 38.0
Wolf Creek
Class III+
• Mile 42.0
Selway Falls
Class V
• Mile 46.5