Other Whitewater Trips on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River

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Typically, when Big Creek is running the roads are snowed in. The preferred method of transportation is an airplane ride from Salmon to the Big Creek airstrip. To get to the Salmon Airport from Cache Bar: 1. Head east on National Forest Development Rd 30/Salmon River Rd 20.9 mi 2. Turn left at National Forest Development Rd 30/Salmon River Rd 19.8 mi 3. Turn right at US-93 S/Lewis and Clark Trail 21.0 mi 4. Turn left to stay on US-93 S 0.7 mi 5. Turn right at US-93 S/S Challis St 4.2 mi 6. Turn left at Airport Rd 0.3 mi 7. Turn left 0.3 mi Lemhi County Airport (SMN) Salmon, ID 83467 To get to the put-in from Yellow Pine by car: 1. Head east on Profile St toward Johnson Creek Rd/Nat for Dev Rd 413/Yellowpine Ave 427 ft 2. Turn left at Behne Ave 0.1 mi 3. Take the 1st left onto Nat for Dev Rd 412/Stibnite Rd 4.3 mi 4. Continue onto Big Creek Rd 6.3 mi 5. Slight right to stay on Big Creek Rd 489 ft 6. Turn right to stay on Big Creek Rd 0.1 mi 7. Take the 1st right to stay on Big Creek Rd 1.8 mi 8. Turn right to stay on Big Creek Rd 0.9 mi 9. Turn left to stay on Big Creek Rd 0.8 mi 10. Slight right to stay on Big Creek Rd 8.9 mi Big Creek Airport The take-out is the same as the Middle Fork of the Salmon.