Idaho Photos: Top Whitewater Rafting Rivers

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The translucent emerald water of the Main Salmon River responds to the drop and irregularities of the river bottom to create over 40 rapids. This means you have first-class whitewater each day on the river.
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Hells Canyon, on the Idaho/Oregon border, is a 7,000-foot-deep abyss forged by the mighty Snake River. The waterway offers big rapids and outstanding opportunities to view wildlife and historic and cultural sites, including Nez Percé pictographs and rough-hewn pioneer dwellings.
Check out Snake River Rafting through Hell's Canyon
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Discover 85 miles of unspoiled wilderness, world-class history, fun rapids, natural hot springs, and vast sandy beaches on the Idaho's Main Salmon River.
Check out Family Rafting Vacations on the Salmon River
Credit: Paul Richer / Sawtooth Adventure Company

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An enchanting family rafting trip on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River blends hot sun, warm water, fun rapids, and the most beautiful white sand beaches of any river in the West.
Check out Idaho Family Rafting - Salmon River Canyons
Credit: ROW Adventures

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The Snake River carves through Hells Canyon, the deepest gorge in North America.
Check out Hells Canyon Rafting on the Snake River
Credit: O.A.R.S./Aimee Madsen

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The River of No Return: The Wild & Scenic Salmon River in Idaho is the longest free-flowing river (425 miles) in the Lower 48 that flows within one state.
Check out Full Salmon River Rafting Experience
Credit: O.A.R.S./James Kaiser

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The lower part of the St. Joe River, near its end at Lake Coeur d'Alene, may be slow-moving and calm, but some 90 miles upstream, sections of the river have almost non-stop rapids.
Check out St. Joe River Rafting - Day Trip.
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The lower section of the Salmon River flows through four stunning canyons—Green, Cougar, Snowhole and Blue Canyons—as the surroundings change from sheer rock canyons to rolling mountains plated in golden grass.
Check out Lower Salmon River Rafting.
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Scenic views from a river bank on the Snake River through Hell's Canyon.
Check out Family Rafting through Snake River Hell's Canyon.
Credit: Gregg Friedman / Hell's Canyon Raft Inc.