Salmon River ATV & Jet Boat Tour
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Dates to choose from:
June 21-23, 2024 or August 29-31, 2024
Salmon River ATV & Jet Boat Tour event covers two wildernesses, two exciting modes of adventure and two levels of elevation! Unload your personal dirtbike, UTV or ATVs in Dixie, ID and depart on an exciting summer adventure into the heart of Idaho’s backcountry! You will make your way through the Gospel Hump Wilderness Corridor and transcend down into the Salmon River Canyon to arrive at the historic Mackay Bar Ranch along the River of No Return’s shores. Enjoy luxury accommodations, meals, a full day jet boat tour into the Wild Section of the Frank Church Wilderness along the Salmon River, history, and a good time
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The waters of the legendary River of No Return - Salmon River - traverse through the largest wilderness in the lower 48 - The Frank Church Wilderness. But above the shores of the river, another magnificent Idaho Wilderness resides: The Gospel Hump Wilderness. ATV along the Gospel's edge and Jet boat through the Frank! The old timers may be long gone, but you are still able to experience the sites, sounds, and special places that helped them carve out a living among the rugged, remote and illusive canyon walls. Enjoy three days and two nights luxury accommodations at the historic Mackay Bar Ranch along the mighty Salmon River. Our Coast Guard Certified Jet Boats will take you through the heart of it all. Stopping to explore many of the historical ranches along the way! See the heart of Idaho with this Mackay Bar special event.
RATES
$885 per person– Private Room (min 2 person required to book)
$990 per person– Private Cabin (min 2 person required to book)
$1200 per person – 2 room River Suite (min 2 person required to book)
3 day/2 night
GET TO KNOW YOUR IDAHO WILDERNESS: Includes 2 nights lodging, all meals and 1 full day jet boat tour from Mackay Bar Ranch. Get to know your Idaho Wilderness from the mountain tops to the mighty Salmon River Canyon! (bring your own ATV or side-by-side from Dixie)
UTV/ATV & Jet Boat through TWO of Idaho's Wildernesses!
Day 1
Unload your personal ATVs or side-by-sides in the historic Dixie, ID and ride the 26 mile FS#222 road from the mountain peaks along the Gospel Hump Wilderness Area to the Frank Church “River of No Return” Salmon River Wilderness down below. Enjoy two nights lodging, all meals and a full day jet boat tour once at Mackay Bar. Get to know your own backyard!
Day 2
Today will be an exciting journey! After enjoying breakfast at Mackay Bar, we will reload the jet boats and continue upriver to Campbells Ferry Homestead. Stops include: Buckskin Bills, Painter Mine, Reho Wolfe’s Place, China Bar, and Campbells Ferry. We will cover 30 miles of river today (round trip). A sack lunch will be provided. Dinner and social hour back at Mackay Bar Ranch to follow . . .
day 3
After a warm breakfast at the Lodge at Mackay Bar, the group will reload the ATVs and side-by-sides and venture the 26 mile journey back to Dixie – departing the Ranch around 10 am. You can travel with the group or venture on your own.
UTV/ATV To Mackay Bar &get to Know your Idaho Wilderness
Visit your own backyard! Idaho’s multiple wilderness’s and rivers holds nooks and crannies to explore. Beautiful accommodations and homemade meals all add to it. Treat yourself, your parents, or your loved ones to an exciting and once in a lifetime opportunity!