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Main Salmon River

Salmon River, Idaho

Main Salmon

Comments: We’ve teamed up with the Sawtooth Adventure Company to bring this incredible river to our returning and future guests. Explore 85 miles of scenic river in the largest unbroken wilderness in the lower 48. 100+ fun rapids, heaps of western history, huge white sand beaches and time spent in soaking in natural hot springs make this a trip to remember.

  • Class – III/IV
  • Days – 5 to 6 days
  • Length – 85 miles
  • # of Rapids – 100+
  • Minimum age – 8
  • Meets – Stanley, ID
  • Cost – $2095 to $2295.
  • Launch Dates – See Rocky Mountain River Tours

The Main Salmon offers a rich river experience including free-flowing Class III/IV whitewater that offers an adventure seekers delight during spring run-off and, later in the summer is great for any age and experience level. Flowing west across Idaho, the Main Salmon,”River of no return” has carved the second deepest canyon in North America and drains over 14,000 square miles of land. Huge sandy beaches perfect for camping and playing, beautiful mountain scenery, abundant wildlife, and a natural hot springs make this trip perfect for familes, the first timer or seasoned river runner.

Rates & Dates

Please check with Rocky Mountain River Tours

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Reservations are HIGHLY recommended! Many dates sell out far in advance!
A refundable payment is due to guarantee your reservation.

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Full Day & Half Day Trips

Payments
  • A deposit of 50% is due at the time of reservation.
  • 7 days prior: 100% of the trip total is due and will be charged to the card on file.
Cancellation
  • 8 days or more prior to departure: Full refund!
  • 7 days or less to departure: 100% of the trip total is nonrefundable and cannot be rescheduled.

Large Groups (14 or more)

Payments
  • A deposit of 50% is due at the time of reservation.
  • 14 days prior: 100% of the trip total is due and will be charged to the card on file.
Cancellation
  • 15 days or more prior to departure: Full refund.
  • 14 days or less to departure: 100% of the trip total is nonrefundable.

Clinics, Courses, and Exams

Payments
  • A deposit of 50% of the total is due at the time of reservation.
  • 30 days prior: 100% of the trip total is due and will be charged to the card on file.
Cancellation
  • 31 or more days prior to start: Full refund.
  • 30 days or less to departure: 100% of the trip total is nonrefundable.

International Trips

Payments
  • A deposit of 50% is due at the time of reservation.
  • 120 days prior: 100% of the trip total is due and will be charged to the card on file.
Cancellation
  • 120+ days prior to departure: 10% of the trip total is nonrefundable.
  • 119 - 60 days prior to departure: 50% of the trip total is nonrefundable.
  • 59 days or less to departure: 100% of the trip total is nonrefundable.

Trip Insurance

Insure Your Trip

We highly recommend using a credit card with trip protection or purchasing travel insurance. Popular credit cards with trip coverage include:

  • Chase Sapphire Preferred / Reserve
  • Capital One Venture X
  • Amex Platinum
  • BOA Premium Rewards

If your credit card doesn’t cover trip protection, consider these travel insurance providers:

  • Allianz
  • World Nomads
  • Travel Guard
  • Tin Leg

Travel insurance can cover your activity, course, clinic, or your entire trip — often at a reasonable cost. Regardless of your trip’s length or size, it’s smart to protect yourself from unforeseen changes.

⚠️ Note: Cancellations or changes for ANY reason are subject to our cancellation policy and will only be refunded as outlined. Please protect your investment by insuring your trip!


Weather Policy

Weather is part of the dynamic environment we operate in. Conditions may not always be ideal.

  • If RRA determines conditions are suitable: No refunds if you choose to cancel/discontinue.
  • If RRA deems conditions unsafe: We may shorten the route, change the venue, or cancel the remainder of your trip.

Refund Breakdown for RRA-Ended Trips

  • Less than halfway complete: 50% of the trip fee is charged.
  • Halfway or more complete: Full trip fee is charged.

General Policies

Red River Adventures (RRA) reserves the right to cancel any trip due to weather, insufficient bookings, or other circumstances beyond our control. We will make every effort to reschedule. If a reschedule isn’t possible, bookings canceled by RRA will receive a full refund.

Alcohol

Full and Half Day Raft Trips: Alcohol or drugs are not to be consumed before or during trips. No refund will be given to those drinking alcohol or using drugs prior to a scheduled trip.

Climbing/Canyoneering trips: Alcohol or drugs are not to be consumed before or during trips.

River Rafting Reviews and Red River Adventure Testimonials!

Morgan Turley
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Morgan Turley
July 3, 2025

Great experience! John was our guide and he was such chill dude. Seamless experience, would recommend!

Ethan Busch
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Ethan Busch
July 3, 2025

Really fun and the hosts were nice and very funny I’d recommend it

John Lucas
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John Lucas
July 3, 2025

Anna and the group of guides, fhe bus driver and everyone at Red River did a great job and I highly recommend Red River. We did the 6 hour trip with lunch and it was outstanding

Ronald Dunleavy
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Ronald Dunleavy
July 3, 2025

We did a half day Green River rafting adventure. Jenna was awesome! Trip was informative, entertaining and fun! Highly recommend! Red River Rocks!

Shane Donnelly
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Shane Donnelly
July 3, 2025

Our guide Emily was funny and awesome. Highly recommend booking with this company.

Sophie Squirrell
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Sophie Squirrell
July 1, 2025

I had a really wonderful time doing a half day rock climbing experience. Carl was an expert guide and explained everything really clearly as I was a beginner. I felt very safe and Carl was a great coach with made me get the most out of the experience. I will never forget the great view from the top. I would highly recommend using red river adventures

Suzie Simon
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Suzie Simon
July 1, 2025

Sam was a great guide!! Would definitely recommend. Would like to have more white water

Elizabeth Chingren NE-Omaha
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Elizabeth Chingren NE-Omaha
July 1, 2025

Our guide Nathan was great! He was so patient with the little boy in our group who was so scared on the big repel. We all made it out alive 😂 He pointed out interesting sites and taught us about the plants along the way.

Kendall Lyons
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Kendall Lyons
June 30, 2025

Awesome company and great river guides! Very satisfied with this company!

L M
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L M
June 30, 2025

Shout out to Sam! She was our guide for the afternoon and we had a blast! She was very professional and informative about the area as well as keeping us all safe. Thank you, Sam and Red River Adventures for a fun river experience. 😃🛶

Renee Anderley
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Renee Anderley
June 30, 2025

We did the Bow and Arrow Canyoneering trip. We had Nathan as our guide and the experience was fantastic. It was a highlight for my 3 teenagers.

Mark Loucks
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Mark Loucks
June 30, 2025

The family and I absolutely had a fabulous time. The folks at Red River Adventures are all friendly, witty, and fun. A big shout out to our guide Jena who made this a wonder morning float, very knowledgeable, professional and fun. we were in good hands. Would recommend Red River to anyone and would definitely do another adventure with them.

Trip Segars
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Trip Segars
June 29, 2025

A relaxing float down the river, with lots of in the water time. Our guide, Jon, made it really enjoyable.

Sean Miller
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Sean Miller
June 29, 2025

The guides were great, engaging, kind, and cute their presentations and directions. Loved our time with Genna, Savannah, Monarch Butterflies, and BIG HORN SHEEP!!

Kelly K
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Kelly K
June 29, 2025

Great staff! Fun, professional, informative. Safe transport. Great driver. Well maintained equipment. Fun experience!

Clare Ashford
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Clare Ashford
June 28, 2025

We had a wonderful time on the Colorado River! Our guides were knowledgeable, friendly and helpful. Our 10 yr old loved it and said he can’t wait to go back. I would recommend this trip to any families visiting Moab!

Crystal Anderson
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Crystal Anderson
June 27, 2025

This trip was amazing and perfect for our first time river rafting! The guides and other staff were super helpful and pleasantly entertaining!! I would highly recommend Red River Adventures to all ages and am all-around super impressed!

Aris Burcham
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Aris Burcham
June 27, 2025

Sam is an amazing guide and I had a lovely time. Thanks so much for the great afternoon adventure!

Jeremy Lindgren
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Jeremy Lindgren
June 27, 2025

Emily was an amazing guide! Very knowledgeable and super fun! Would definitely recommend!!

Paul Larsen
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Paul Larsen
June 27, 2025

Great rafting trip! Guide was fantastic and knew a ton of interesting facts about the river, wildlife and things to see. Will be back for sure!

Jacque Lake
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Jacque Lake
June 26, 2025

Red river company was wonderful! Zero complaints and the guides were great but the actual route only hit level two and the rapids are far apart. Nothing the company could do to change that and all the team was excellent and respectful, kind, genuine and will make you laugh.

Maureen Rosner
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Maureen Rosner
June 26, 2025

Beautiful rafting trip! Guides were wonderful 😁

Delice Bolotin
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Delice Bolotin
June 24, 2025

Guides were very good about explaining everything and making sure people were safe. Had a great time. Savannah was terrific.

Phoebe Schroeder
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Phoebe Schroeder
June 24, 2025

This was my girls’ (10 & 7) first rafting experience and they’re ready for more! Due to high winds it was the most I’ve ever had to paddle, but that’s obviously no fault of anyone. We did the fisher’s towers half day trip that was recommended on their website for ages 5+. It was very tame and if your kids are adventurous I would consider looking at some other sections. That being said, our guide Jonathon did a wonderful job keeping the kids entertained as he challenged them to a couple of games. They enjoyed sitting on the front of the raft and how much fun they were having was apparent in their similes. Thank you!

Juan Carlos Millon
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Juan Carlos Millon
June 24, 2025

This was our first time canyoneering and Nate made my daughters and I feel very safe during the entire process. We had some much fun, got over some fears and loved every second. Highlight our our trip to Moab. Thank you Red river adventures.

Brian Kohnlein
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Brian Kohnlein
June 23, 2025

The half day tour was so much fun! The guides were great.

Jessica Mancill
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Jessica Mancill
June 23, 2025

Our guide Savannah was fun and engaging. She was confident in leading us through the rapids. We had a great time!

Allie McIntire
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Allie McIntire
June 23, 2025

I have done the half day rafting trip twice, and have had a great experience both times! The guides know what they are doing and make it super fun!

Carla Richey
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Carla Richey
June 23, 2025

We had a great half day trip rafting! Our guide Anna was friendly and the whole staff was fun and knowledgeable. The half day trip was the right amount for our kids aged 7-15 who had never rafted before.

E J
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E J
June 23, 2025

Had an amazing trip up to the Longbow Arch with Mary as our guide. She was incredibly knowledgeable about rope systems, climbing, and the area’s history. She was very encouraging and helped one of our team fight through her fears and repel 140ft on her first time. Our whole group rated the trip as. 10-10.

Carissa S
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Carissa S
June 23, 2025

Amazing canyoneering trip with our 3 kids! Chase was so helpful & informative, and made our trip a blast.

Amy Norris
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Amy Norris
June 22, 2025

Great day and amazing staff! Was a very fun experience

Colleen Ranieri
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Colleen Ranieri
June 22, 2025

Chase guided my fiancé and I through the Rock of Ages Canyoneering hike and he was a wonderful guide! We were new to rapelling, but we felt safe with him the entire time. He was also very upbeat, polite, and provided us with great recommendations for the area for our visit. Would book again with Chase!

Robert James
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Robert James
June 22, 2025

Chase was a wonderful and informative guide. We had a phenomenal time with the difficult hike, which was a blast. We got excellent coaching throughout the process. A great time, beautiful views, but maybe not so much for the faint of heart!!

Nick Boyce
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Nick Boyce
June 22, 2025

Great family friendly trip, did the 1/2 day morning trip. All the guides were super friendly and helpful.

Bill G
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Bill G
June 21, 2025

Adam was an amazing guide funny, patient, with teaching new repellers and amazing with kids

Sheila Frost
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Sheila Frost
June 21, 2025

Great intro to white water rafting. Our 9 year old had a blast. Staff were friendly and genuine. I highly recommend!

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im_maya
June 20, 2025

We had so much fun and our guides were super chill!

MEgan Z
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MEgan Z
June 20, 2025

We had John as our tour guide, he was great! Great attention to details, he made sure we were safe and taken care of! He had a great time talking with him down the river. 10/10 recommend especially for families

Kristy Jones (Smiley)
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Kristy Jones (Smiley)
June 20, 2025

Sebastian was a great guide. We had a blast! It was a perfect first rafting trip for our family.

Stephanie Younger
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Stephanie Younger
June 19, 2025

Nate was our guide was he was amazing! He made us feel safe, comfortable and showed us a great time. He was so patient and kind and we left with having a great experience. Would recommend 100%!

Jeff Routsong
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Jeff Routsong
June 19, 2025

Red River is a smooth professional operation! Their guides are friendly and very knowledgeable. They are well trained and make the trip fun. We did a half day there were 10 souls on the raft and we all survived. The organization. Was good and the put in and take out were efficient. They are a well oiled machine.

Alan Frost
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Alan Frost
June 19, 2025

Savannah was amazing leading our boat of four bonafide nerds and two kids!!!

Jason Wauson
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Jason Wauson
June 19, 2025

Tour was great. Very safe but also some adventure on the Colorado River. Our guide Emily was fantastic. Highly Recommend.

Brian Harper
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Brian Harper
June 17, 2025

Full day white water rafting trip minus the white water, lol, which was not their fault. The guide was friendly, lunch was odd, scenery awesome. We just didn’t have any rapids which meant a fair amount of paddling.

Bruce Marion
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Bruce Marion
June 17, 2025

Great people working here- very nice easy ride down the Colorado river. I would try to figure out a rope ladder or something to make it easy to get folks back into the raft after a swim though.

Rachel Sachs
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Rachel Sachs
June 17, 2025

Our family had a blast rafting down the Colorado. The guides kept us entertained with funny stories and were great with the whole family.

Jennifer Brey
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Jennifer Brey
June 16, 2025

Our guide Sam was great!! She made the trip so interesting and fun for the kids!

Barry Lunt
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Barry Lunt
June 16, 2025

Great personal attention and care; also very friendly.

Laurent
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Laurent
June 16, 2025

Très bonne expérience, bien organisée et avec des professionnels sympathiques, pour une demi-journée fun et en toute sécurité sur le Colorado.