Salmon River Float Trips
While Lewis and most of the members stayed among their hosts, the Lemhi Shoshone, Clark and a small group went down the Salmon River to determine if they could continue by boat. After several torturous miles, Clark determined it was just as their Shoshone guide Toby said, the river was too wild for dugout canoes. Clark immediately dispatched Sgt. Gass back to Lewis to tell him they would need more horses.
Today, the river is nicknamed the River of No Return, because with all the rapids, travel is in only one direction—downstream. Several outfitters provide trips down the Salmon:
Some outfitters provide hunting trips by horseback in the wildlands along the river:
Lemhi County Historical Museum, Main Street, Salmon, ID, USA
Distance: 0.77 mi (straight line)
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Sacajawea Interpretive, Cultural & Educational Center, Main Street, Salmon, ID, USA
Distance: 2.20 mi (straight line)
Sacajawea Interpretive, Cultural & Educational Center, Main Street, Salmon, ID, USA
Distance: 2.20 mi (straight line)
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Tower Rock Recreation Site, Carmen, ID, USA
Distance: 8.61 mi (straight line)
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Wagonhammer RV Park, U.S. 93, North Fork, ID, USA
Distance: 14.04 mi (straight line)
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NF-185, Salmon, ID, USA
Distance: 19.45 mi (straight line)
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Shoup, North Fork, ID, USA
Distance: 22.60 mi (straight line)
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Forest Rd 3910, Tendoy, ID 83468, USA
Distance: 26.19 mi (straight line)
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Lapham Outfitters, Montana 278, Jackson, MT, USA
Distance: 26.68 mi (straight line)
Jackson Hot Springs Lodge, Jardine Avenue, Jackson, MT, USA
Distance: 26.81 mi (straight line)
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May Creek Campground, Montana 43, Wisdom, MT, USA
Distance: 32.45 mi (straight line)
Big Hole National Battlefield, Montana 43, Wisdom, MT, USA
Distance: 33.90 mi (straight line)
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Lost Trail Ski Area, Sula, MT, USA
Distance: 34.95 mi (straight line)
Gordon Reese Cabin, Wisdom, MT, USA
Distance: 35.01 mi (straight line)
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Distance: 35.01 mi (straight line)
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