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Boise River & South Fork
Boise River
The Boise River is an easy float down along a wooded area close to the highway, past Boise State University to Ann Morrison Park. A bus shuttle to the put-in is available at the park.Tubes and rafts are available to rent at Barber Park.
Note: This is a very popular float, so expect lots of people on hot days. The water is
cold, and the river can be very dangerous at high levels.
LOCATION: Barber Park to Ann Morrison Park
RECREATION: Rafting, Tubing, Canoeing
FACILITIES: Rest Rooms, Parking
PUT-IN: Barber Park
TAKE-OUT: Ann Morrison Park
PERIOD RUNNABLE: Summer
DIFFICULTY: Class I-II
LENGTH OF TYPICAL TRIP: 4 hours
PERMIT NEEDED: None needed
LENGTH OF SHUTTLE: 1/2 hour
SIZE: 5 miles
South Fork
This is a popular day float through a basalt canyon with good fishing. Some of this area was damaged by a huge forest fire in 1992. This is an excellent run through a magnificent canyon cut through the prairie. The water is good and the scenery some of the best. The river starts flat and mellow as it flows through a wide desert canyon. After a mile or two, sheer basalt cliffs close in on the banks. Hiking along or out of the canyon would be extremely difficult. The rapids are mostly class II-III wave trains. Both the named rapids are about halfway down the run. Raspberry is a long wave train. The other is a class III rapid called Devils Hole. Devils Hole can be spotted from upstream. Look for a big pool in the river and a tree covered gravel bar on the left. After this the river picks up and is a splashy class II-III ride almost all the way to the take-out.
There are several campsites near the put-in around Anderson Ranch Dam and Pine.
Getting There: From Boise, take I-84 east, get off at Blacks Creek Road Exit at mile 64. Follow the road to the north over the Danskin Mountains. Continue to the take-out 19 miles from here. The put-in is 21 miles up the dirt road from here.
LOCATION: West of Mountain Home
RECREATION: Fishing, Rafting, Kayaking
FACILITIES: Vault Toilets, Primitive Campsites
FISHING: Bull Trout, Rainbow Trout, White Fish
PUT-IN: Danskin Bridge
TAKE-OUT: Neal Bridge
PERIOD RUNNABLE: May-Sept
DIFFICULTY: Class III-IV
LENGTH OF TYPICAL TRIP: 1 Day
PERMIT NEEDED: None Needed
REGULATIONS: Fire pans/Waste Carry Out Encouraged
LENGTH OF SHUTTLE: 21 Miles
OPTIMAL FLOW: 1,000-2,000
SIZE: 16 Miles
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