Middle Fork Salmon
100 miles, 300 rapids, six days.
The river
The Middle Fork is the crown jewel — a hundred miles of cold, fast water and three hundred named rapids through the Frank Church wilderness.
The beta
length 100 mi class IV season Jun–Aug gauge check before you go
How to run it
Six days is the standard. Snowmelt peaks in June and drops through summer. Book a permit, bring a dry bag, and scout Velvet Falls.