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Salmon River access points and trip distances, Idaho

46 access points (46 public) along 259.3 river miles of the Salmon River in Idaho. Distances are measured along the river on the NHDPlus V2 main-stem flowline, not straight-line. River mile 0 is the farthest-upstream access listed here.

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River conditions: Salmon River At White Bird Id
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River mileAccessLatitude, longitudeTo next (river mi)
0.0Deer Gulch near Pahsimeroi River (south ramp)
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44.69982, -114.04377 0.2
0.2Deer Gulch near Pahsimeroi River (north ramp)
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44.70302, -114.04346 3.1
3.4Cronks Canyon
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44.72889, -114.00375 2.3
5.7Colston Creek
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44.75311, -113.99569 4.2
9.9Upper McKim Creek
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44.79732, -114.00379 3.2
13.1Kilpatrick Boat Ramp
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44.83010, -113.98724 6.8
19.9Elk Bend
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44.90423, -113.96893 3.2
23.1Waddington Creek
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44.93214, -113.96181 9.0
32.1Elevenmile Boat Ramp
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45.02621, -113.91831 6.2
38.2Shoup Bridge Boat Ramp
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45.09809, -113.89394 6.4
44.7Island Park near Lemhi River
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45.17686, -113.89907 0.3
44.9Boat ramp near Lemhi River
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45.17992, -113.89593 4.1
49.0Carmen Bridge
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45.22909, -113.89168 0.2
49.2Carmen Bridge Boat Ramp
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45.23120, -113.89448 2.0
51.2Morgan Bar Boat Ramp
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45.25390, -113.90719 4.4
55.6Tower Rock Recreation Site
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45.31234, -113.90623 3.3
58.9Red Rock
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45.34751, -113.92076 2.6
61.4Fourth Of July
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45.35930, -113.94535 1.9
63.3Bobcat Gulch
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45.36542, -113.96491 3.6
66.9North Fork
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45.40539, -113.99519 3.4
70.3Dead Water Boat Ramp
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45.38720, -114.05165 6.9
77.2Boat ramp near Bia Po’i Naokwa̱i̱de
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45.39827, -114.16952 6.7
83.8Spring Creek Boat Ramp
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45.39069, -114.25648 9.8
93.7Duncans Outpost Boat Ramp
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45.31588, -114.40682 1.4
95.1Cove Creek Boat Ramp
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45.32610, -114.42841 10.0
105.2Confluence Takeout
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45.29907, -114.59561 2.8
107.9Cache Bar Boat Ramp
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45.31856, -114.63671 5.1
113.0Corn Creek Boat Ramp
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45.36995, -114.68775 77.5
190.5Vinegar Creek Boat Ramp near Chittam Creek (east ramp)
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45.45942, -115.89162 0.1
190.6Vinegar Creek Boat Ramp near Chittam Creek (west ramp)
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45.45974, -115.89375 2.7
193.3Carey Creek Boat Ramp
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45.45340, -115.94554 12.6
205.9Spring Bar Boat Ramp
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45.42513, -116.15376 6.4
212.3Island Bar Boat Launch
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45.41608, -116.25749 2.6
214.9Shorts Bar Boat Ramp
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45.41467, -116.30217 1.7
216.6Riggins City Park Boat Ramp
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45.42556, -116.31155 3.3
219.9Lightning Creek
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45.46565, -116.30709 3.2
223.2Jackass Flat Boat Launch
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45.50145, -116.29826 1.4
224.6Old Lucile Boat Ramp
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45.51867, -116.30646 0.5
225.1Lucile Boat Ramp
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45.52540, -116.30503 6.2
231.3Maynard Hole
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45.59722, -116.27321 5.3
236.6Slate Creek Boat Ramp
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45.64726, -116.29453 1.0
237.5Twin Bridges near Slippy Creek
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45.66056, -116.29198 4.8
242.3Campbell Flat
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45.68650, -116.30826 4.4
246.7White Bird Gravel Pit Boat Ramp
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45.73824, -116.31646 2.3
249.0Hammer Creek Boat Ramp
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45.76495, -116.32422 10.3
259.3Pine Bar Boat Ramp
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45.89022, -116.34213 end

Sources: river line and lengths from NHDPlus V2 via EPA WATERS (lengths scaled to each reach's published length); access points from Idaho Fish and Game Access, OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Only access points in our launch data are shown, so there may be others. Check access, dams and conditions before you go.

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