page_title: Hells Canyon Wilderness (Oregon and Idaho)
section_title: Wild and Scenic Rivers
hierarchical_section_title: Hells Canyon Wilderness (Oregon and Idaho) / Wild and Scenic Rivers
caption_attribution_description: English: US Forest Service Raft capsizing at Granite Creek Rapids on the Wild and Scenic Snake River, within the Hells Canyon Wilderness of Idaho and Oregon.
context_page_description: The Hells Canyon Wilderness is a wilderness area in the western United States, in Idaho and Oregon. Created 45 years ago in 1975, the Wilderness is managed by both the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service and contains some of the most spectacular sections of the Snake River as it winds its way through Hells Canyon, North America's deepest river gorge and one of the deepest gorges on Earth. The Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984 added additional acreage and currently the area protects a total area of 217,927 acres. It lies entirely within the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area except for a small 946-acre plot in southeastern Wallowa County, Oregon which is administered by the Bureau of Land Management. The area that is administered by the Forest Service consists of portions of the Wallowa, Nez Perce, Payette, and Whitman National Forests.
context_section_description: Three National Wild and Scenic Rivers run through the Wilderness - the Snake, Imnaha, and Rapid rivers.
caption: Rafting the Wild and Scenic Snake River.
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