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Middle Fork of the Clearwater - Idaho Rafting Day Trip

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“"You will never know how much we appreciate all of your patience, humor, talent and skill. You have touched our… ”
Idaho , Kooskia , Lowell , Syringa , River Dance Lodge , Three Rivers , rough water , Bitterroot Mountains , Selway River , Clearwater River , rainforest , Selway Falls , Goat Range , Wild and Scenic River , Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Area , Lewis and Clark Trail , National Forest , Lochsa Falls , Crooked Creek , White Sand Creek , Highway 12 , Missoula Montana , Lewiston Idaho , Spokane Washington , Middle Fork of the Clearwater River , Lower Selway River , temperate rainforest, Idaho, United States

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from $82* per person1 DaysJuly-September
Comfort accommodations Exertion level: 4
Operator: ROW Adventures 24 people max
Formed by the confluence of the raging Lochsa and scenic Selway rivers, central Idaho's Middle Fork of the Clearwater is a gentle rafting day trip. Several Class II rapids add excitement to this beautiful float down the Clearwater, one of the original eight rivers designated Wild and Scenic by Congress in 1968. Day trips on the Middle Fork of the Clearwater are a great introduction to rafting and perfect for family trips.

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Idaho , Kooskia , Lowell , Syringa , River Dance Lodge , Three Rivers , rough water , Bitterroot Mountains , Selway River , Clearwater River , rainforest , Selway Falls , Goat Range , Wild and Scenic River , Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Area , Lewis and Clark Trail , National Forest , Lochsa Falls , Crooked Creek , White Sand Creek , Highway 12 , Missoula Montana , Lewiston Idaho , Spokane Washington , Middle Fork of the Clearwater River , Lower Selway River , temperate rainforest, Idaho, United States

1 testimonial about this trip

  1. Reviewer: L. Zahodnic located in Macomb, MI USA
    "You will never know how much we appreciate all of your patience, humor, talent and skill. You have touched our hearts and the memories that you created for us will follow us to heaven."

2 testimonials about the provider, ROW Adventures:

  • Reviewer: David Lee located in Chagrin Falls, OH US
    "Having spent many days on rivers with ROW, I feel qualified to say that the entire ROW "family" past and present are some of the best people breathing air.  You are all kind, gentle, smart, caring, honest, aware, concerned, motivated, hard-working and FUN!!  It is an honor and privilege to know you and be a part of the family, even if it's only at the fringe."
  • Reviewer: Gary Pomerantz located in Kentfield, CA US
    "There are many components in making a successful trip.  ROW struck a wonderful balance.  Above all, our seven guides succeeded in forging a great sense of community.  They had a great sense of fun, cooked terrific food, taught us to appreciate a river and its history and did it all in just 5 days.  We wanted our trip to last forever."

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Special information

  • Family oriented trip.

Itinerary

In 1968 Congress passed the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act protecting eight wild rivers recognized for their outstanding wilderness, resource, and/or water quality values. The Clearwater River, along with its major tributaries, the Selway and Lochsa were among the first eight protected rivers. ROW Adventures is proud to offer whitewater rafting trips on all three of these national treasures.

One day rafting trips on the mellow Middle Fork of the Clearwater are offered from its beginning to the town of Kooskia, Idaho, some 22 miles downstream. Primarily a scenic float trip, the Clearwater can be floated in shorter stretches of 8-10 miles. With a couple of Class II rapids, the river is a perfect introduction to rafting and a great option for a family trip.

You can choose to ride in a raft or to paddle your own sit-on-top kayak, or "Daring Duckie." No previous river rafting experience is required for this gentle float trip. The option to stay at the nearby River Dance Lodge makes the Middle Fork of the Clearwater River a wonderful lodge-based family rafting adventure.

The Clearwater River is surrounded by the 1.3 million acre Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, portions of which are a temperate rainforest. Some of the plants found here are also found on Washington State's Olympic Peninsula. A rafting day trip floats you through thick cedar, fir and larch forest, and the riverbanks are overgrown with emerald ferns, spongy mosses, huckleberries and mountain spray.

As you paddle, you're likely to see osprey, bald eagles, waterfowl and maybe even a playful river otter. You'll also learn from our knowledgeable guides about the Nez Perce Tribe, the original inhabitants of this land. Traditionally these were rich fishing waters, and today you can still see salmon jumping at Selway falls early in the summer.

Your rafting or kayaking adventure begins and ends at the River Dance Lodge, Idaho's Outdoor Adventure Resort, situated on the banks of the Clearwater River. Surrounded by spectacular Rocky Mountain scenery and forests of leafy cedar and gargantuan white pine, River Dance Lodge is the perfect all-inclusive vacation resort.

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