Please register or login . Anglers will find anadromous chinook salmon and steelhead in both the Wild and Scenic Wenaha River and the Tucannon River. Many streams support trout, especially Crooked Creek, Rock Creek and Butte Creek. Traditionally, the primary human use of this area has been elk hunting, and large numbers of hunters horsepack in every fall. Several trailheads are well equipped to handle horses including Elk Flats on the Oregon side.
Special regulations apply to horsepackers in order to maintain low impact travel and camping.
But backpacking has increased in popularity here, especially in the summer and early fall, on over 200 miles of maintained trails that seem to endlessly lead to wild waterways and scenic canyonlands. From Troy, OR, the Wenaha River Trail wanders for 31.3 miles and provides an exemplary route through the Oregon side of the area. From just south of Troy, take Forest Service Road 62 west approximately 18 miles to Elk Flats. A Wilderness map is available for two dollars from the forest ranger. Umatilla National Forest 2517 S.W. Hailey Ave.