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  1. The Salmon River, also known as " The River of No Return ", is a river located in the U.S. state of Idaho in the western United States. It flows for 425 miles (685 km) through central Idaho, draining a rugged, thinly populated watershed of 14,000 square miles (36,000 km 2 ). The river drops more than 7,000 feet (2,100 m) from its headwaters ...

  2. Recreational — 46 miles; Wild — 79 miles; Total — 125 miles. Known as “The River of No Return,” the Salmon River originates in the Sawtooth and Lemhi Valleys of central and eastern Idaho; snows from the Sawtooth and Salmon River Mountains in the south and the Clearwater and Bitterroot Mountains in the north feed this river.

  3. The River of No Return. It earns its name “The River of No Return” for its wilderness shrouded, roadless section which spans a massive piece of country between the outposts of Salmon and Riggins Idaho. This stretch once nearly 200 miles in length with canyon depths upwards of 5,000 feet was and in some regards still is, a one way street.

  4. Find Salmon Idaho lodging & camping guides, activities, maps, history and more! Idaho State tourism website contains helpful information for planning outdoor adventures in and around the Salmon River and Frank Church Wilderness, as well as in-town guides to shopping, dining and local artists.

  5. About Idaho’s Salmon River. The Salmon River is the paradigm of pristine wilderness and a bastion America’s wild places. “ The River of No Return ” is a term that has long been associated with the roadless section of the Salmon River between the towns of Salmon and Riggins. In this area, the Salmon River flows through a canyon that is ...

  6. This view looks down the Salmon River almost directly north (5° east of true north) of the city of Salmon, Idaho. Clark himself could not see the confluence of the east and west forks of “Lewis’s River” (just out of the picture at bottom center) on his way past here on August 21, 1805. The road he was following was a mile or two to the ...

  7. It’s the centerpiece of the largest designated wilderness area in the United States, the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness Area. The Salmon begins high in the mountains of the Sawtooth Range, traveling 425 miles before joining the Snake River northwest of White Bird, Idaho. The river has several tributaries including the Middle Fork ...

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