Licensed outfitters offer guided trips ranging from scenic family excursions to advanced whitewater adventures. Guests of all ages ride in rafts, dories, kayaks, canoes, paddle boats, sweep boats, and jet boats on a dozen different rivers. A full Main Salmon run begins near Salmon, floats through the second deepest canyon in North America, and ends 79 miles later near Riggins.
Shorter trips are available with departures arranged by jet boat and back country airplane.
Twelve-mile day trips are also available on the Main Salmon near Stanley, Idaho. Hot springs and historic sites abound on the Main Salmon. The Buckskin Bill Museum, the preserved home of the famous river hermit, welcomes river visitors at Five Mile Bar. Combine the Main with the Middle Fork or Lower Salmon for longer expeditions. The Middle Fork begins at 5,640-feet as a tight alpine stream.