TripForge public river directory
Compare rivers by permits, flows, access, shuttle logistics, town services, packing lists, fishing notes, and maps. Built for private crews planning multi-day river trips.
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Pick a river to see the current conditions, launch-date weather and flow, map, shuttle services, city services, permit notes, fishing basics, and packing list.
Salmon, Selway, Snake, and desert-canyon trips with access, flows, shuttles, and services.
Idaho wilderness
Plan the logistics for a private Middle Fork Salmon trip, including Boundary Creek access, Indian Creek fly-in access, Cache Bar takeout, Stanley lodging, shuttles, camping, supplies, and regional staging options.
Access: Boundary Creek to Cache Bar
Services: Stanley, Ketchum, Eagle / Boise, Salmon
Idaho wilderness
Plan a Main Salmon trip with Corn Creek access, Carey Creek / Vinegar Creek takeout options, White Bird flows, shuttles, rentals, and Idaho town stops.
Access: Corn Creek to Carey / Vinegar Creek
Services: Stanley, Salmon, Riggins, McCall
Idaho canyons
Plan a Lower Salmon trip with Hammer Creek access, Salmon River Canyons flows, Heller Bar logistics, jet boat shuttles, and Idaho town stops.
Access: Hammer Creek to Heller Bar
Services: Riggins, White Bird, Grangeville, Lewiston, Clarkston
Idaho / Oregon canyon
Plan a Hells Canyon Snake River trip with Hells Canyon Creek access, Heller Bar logistics, Snake River flows, shuttles, rentals, and nearby services.
Access: Hells Canyon Creek to Heller Bar
Services: Oxbow, Cambridge, Halfway, Lewiston, Clarkston
Idaho desert canyon
Plan a Bruneau River trip with spring flows, BLM access, shuttle notes, Mountain Home services, and desert-river packing.
Access: Bruneau River Launch Site to Bruneau River Take-Out
Services: Mountain Home, Bruneau, Grand View, Boise
Idaho wilderness
Plan a Selway River trip with Paradise access, Race Creek takeout, Lowell flows, shuttles, services, and wilderness packing notes.
Access: Paradise to Race Creek
Services: Missoula, Hamilton, Darby, Lowell, Kooskia
Owyhee desert-canyon planning with Rome flow, BLM access, and practical staging towns.
Oregon desert canyon
Plan an Owyhee River trip with Rome flow, BLM access, shuttle notes, Jordan Valley services, fishing basics, and desert-river packing.
Access: Rome Launch to Birch Creek
Services: Jordan Valley, Ontario, Vale, Boise
Green and San Juan river planning for permits, flows, shuttle corridors, and desert-river packing.
Utah desert canyon
Plan Desolation Canyon with Sand Wash access, Swasey's takeout, Green River flows, shuttles, rentals, and town stops before the long dirt road.
Access: Sand Wash to Swasey's
Services: Price, Duchesne, Vernal, Roosevelt, Green River
Utah tailwater
Plan Sections A, B, and C of the Green River below Flaming Gorge Dam, from the Spillway launch through Browns Park.
Access: Flaming Gorge Dam to the Utah-Colorado line
Services: Dutch John, Manila, Browns Park, Vernal
Utah desert canyon
Plan the San Juan's 102-mile managed corridor, including Sand Island-Mexican Hat, Mexican Hat-Clay Hills, and the full Sand Island-Clay Hills run.
Access: Sand Island to Clay Hills
Services: Bluff, Mexican Hat, Blanding
Long-form expedition planning for Grand Canyon and Gates of Lodore permits, flows, outfitting, food, and takeout logistics.
Arizona · Grand Canyon National Park
Plan the Colorado River through Grand Canyon from Lees Ferry to Diamond Creek or Pearce Ferry, with permits, flows, food packing, rentals, shuttles, maps, and crew logistics.
Access: Lees Ferry to Diamond Creek / Pearce Ferry
Services: Flagstaff, Marble Canyon, Peach Springs, Meadview
Colorado / Utah · Dinosaur National Monument
Plan the 44-mile Green River trip from Gates of Lodore through Dinosaur National Monument to Split Mountain.
Access: Gates of Lodore to Split Mountain
Services: Vernal, Jensen, Split Mountain
Additional full guides with official permits, flow sources, access, shuttle planning, staging towns, and service contacts.
Colorado / Utah
A free-flowing, permit-controlled expedition through Yampa Canyon, Echo Park, Whirlpool Canyon, and Split Mountain. Its short snowmelt season and assigned camps make early coordination essential.
Access: Deerlodge Park Boat Ramp to Split Mountain Boat Ramp
Oregon
A classic wilderness multiday with pool-drop rapids, abundant camps, lodge options, and a long vehicle shuttle through the Siskiyou backcountry.
Access: Grave Creek / Almeda corridor to Foster Bar
Utah
An expedition-scale desert river trip combining long flatwater approaches with 14 miles of powerful, flow-sensitive whitewater and a changing Lake Powell exit.
Access: Potash, Moab, Green River, or Mineral Bottom to North Wash (usual current takeout)
Utah
A compact, year-round permitted canyon with a serious Class IV core, popular as either a long day or an overnight trip.
Access: Westwater Ranger Station to Cisco Landing
Oregon
A free-flowing desert river with flexible section choices, long wilderness miles, excellent camps, and a trip calendar governed by runoff, heat, and wind.
Access: Service Creek or Clarno to Clarno or Cottonwood Bridge
Arizona
A remote spring desert expedition through saguaro country with sustained Class III–IV whitewater, tribal jurisdiction, and a tightly controlled permit season.
Access: First Campground below the Highway 60 bridge to Below the Highway 288 bridge
California
A steep, remote Sierra river with Class IV+ whitewater, demanding access roads, and a compact one-to-three-day wilderness itinerary.
Access: Merals Pool Ramp to Wards Ferry Bridge
Colorado
A highly accessible day run through granite canyon scenery and continuous Class III whitewater, supported by the rafting and outdoor-service hubs of Buena Vista and Salida.
Access: Ruby Mountain Recreation Site to Hecla Junction Recreation Site
Colorado / Utah
A long, remote desert river whose rare boatable releases make flow alerts, flexible crews, and staged shuttle plans unusually important.
Access: Bradfield Bridge to Mountain Sheep Point, Slickrock, Gypsum Valley, Bedrock, or Gateway by itinerary
Utah
A long flatwater expedition through two immense canyon systems, linking the Green River town corridor to Canyonlands and a jet-boat exit from the Confluence.
Access: Green River State Park or Ruby Ranch to Spanish Bottom / Confluence by licensed jet-boat shuttle