SALMON, Idaho - The first edition of the Upper Salmon River Boating Guide is now available. This 50-page guide combines maps and text highlighting 150 miles of the Salmon River from Stanley to North Fork. Information about rapids, safety, campsites, boat ramps and access, private and public land boundaries, wildlife and fisheries will aid boaters as they navigate this scenic stretch of the Salmon River past the towns of Stanley, Challis and Salmon. The Boating Guide can be downloaded at no cost or purchased in a waterproof hardcopy for $5.00 at the Public Lands Center in Salmon and the BLM offices in Challis, Idaho Falls and Boise.
The Bureau of Land Management, the Forest Service, and the Idaho Fish and Game produced the guide to enrich the fishing and boating opportunities people enjoy in central Idaho. Recreation and tourism are top contributors to Idaho’s economy with 41,600 jobs and 33 million visitor trips per year. For many visitors, visiting public lands and waterways in central Idaho are at the top of their lists.
The atlas is available on our website at:
https://www.blm.gov/documents/idaho/public-room/guidebook/media-center-public-room-idaho-upper-salmon-boater-guide
Waterproof hardcopies of the Boating Guide may be purchased at these addresses:
BLM Challis Field Office
721 East Main Avenue, Suite 8 Challis, Idaho 83226
208-879-6200
Public Lands Center BLM Salmon Field Office
1206 S. Challis Street Salmon, Idaho 83467
208-756-5400
BLM Idaho Falls District
1405 Hollipark Drive Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401
208-524-7500
BLM Idaho State Office
1387 S. Vinnell Way Boise, Idaho 83709
208-373-3889
For more information, contact Skeet Townley, Outdoor Recreation Planner, jtownley@blm.gov
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
