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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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UTV/ATV & Jet Boat through TWO of Idaho's Wildernesses!

"This trip is adventurous, educational and unlike any other weekend getaway you typically get to do with your ATV's! Idaho is so unique in that it holds multiple wilderness segments, public land access, and grandfathered ranches and homesteads (as well as backcountry airstrips) that the public is still allowed to venture through via jet boat. Explore whats in your own backyard - all in one adventure packed weekend with awesome accommodations!
Joni Dewey

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!

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Mackay Bar Outfitters & Guest Ranch
PO Box 340
Grangeville, Idaho 83530
208.413.2109

Reviews

Mackay Bar Ranch maintains a 5 star overall rating among satisfied customers.
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Trip Advisor Reviews

Valarie P.
Easter Celebration
Joni and Buck are excellent hosts to their ranch. Suzie, Jason and Aubry and Ky were absolute pleasures and not a task they could not accomplish readily and cheerfully. The Jetboat ride is exciting with the realization of mother natures forces of water, absolutely spell binding. Buck Captains the Jetboat and wild water with the skill and judgement of a well seasoned Seaman. His "eagle eye" was quick to point out the natural inhabitants to the nearby mountains (Continue review)
Todd H
Amazing Experience
What an amazing fishing trip. This was my third trip to Mackay Bar and loved every minute of it. Buck and Joni are awesome hosts. The food is excellent, accommodations are clean and comfortable, and the ranch location is beautiful. Thank you again for another great year!! Be back soon.
Gerald Feenstra
Great accommodations, great food, great people
We had a great time at Mackay Bar. From the time we got there we felt at home. Stayed in nice rooms, had great food, good company. The lodge always had a fire going and was cozy. I highly recommend staying here for hunting, fishing, or even just a getaway to a remote spot in the mountains. Views are incredible!
Getaway33338925724
Exceptional in every way.
Buck and Joni were born to do exactly what they're doing by running Mackay Bar Outfitters. They're attentive and driven to make your trip more than you came hoping for and they make you feel like and old friend. Great food, incredible boats and guides and the best spot for a lodge on the river. We had a group of 24 and every single one of us had a blast.
Stacy B
Multi Generation Family Adventure
We cannot say enough about how much we enjoyed our stay at Mackay Bar! From the moment we were met at Vinegar Creek Boat launch we were treated like family and launched into our weekend adventure. We enjoyed fishing, horseback riding, hiking, swimming, bridge jumping, trips to Buckskin Bill's for beer and ice cream (try the Porter Float), exciting jet boat rides and delicious home cooked meals. (Continue Review)
Bear L.
Great Venue for a wedding
Close friends were married here in early May 2014. It was just perfection. The owners and staff did everything within there power to make sure we (14 people) were happy and satisfied at all times. Buck and his family work so hard they seem to never stop moving. The cabins are clean comfortable and secure. The grounds are very well kept. The food is fantastic. The runway is in good shape with plenty of room for parking. The resorts jets boats are in great condition and are expertly piloted. (Continue Review)
Valarie P.
Easter Celebration
Joni and Buck are excellent hosts to their ranch. Suzie, Jason and Aubry and Ky were absolute pleasures and not a task they could not accomplish readily and cheerfully. The Jetboat ride is exciting with the realization of mother natures forces of water, absolutely spell binding. Buck Captains the Jetboat and wild water with the skill and judgement of a well seasoned Seaman. His "eagle eye" was quick to point out the natural inhabitants to the nearby mountains (Continue review)
Todd H
Amazing Experience
What an amazing fishing trip. This was my third trip to Mackay Bar and loved every minute of it. Buck and Joni are awesome hosts. The food is excellent, accommodations are clean and comfortable, and the ranch location is beautiful. Thank you again for another great year!! Be back soon.

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Frank Church River of No Return Salmon River Wilderness.

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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)