Riverpond Campground
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Payette River: Chief Parrish
Idaho
Idaho
Payette River: Chief Parrish
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Payette River: Chief Parrish
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Fee
- Parking: $5/day; or $30/Boise National Forest Annual Day Use Pass.
About this water
The Main Payette River is a classic Class III, pool-drop river cooperatively managed by the BLM and Boise National Forest. Chief Parrish is located about half way along the Main Payette River between Banks and Beehive Bend. This site is used as a launch or take-out spot primarily used by kayakers. The site is also a popular picnicking site. The facilities include a small, gravel parking area, vault toilet, and three picnic tables. This is a fee parking area - $5.00/day or $30.00 season pass for the Boise National Forest Annual Day Use Pass. Day passes are available on-site.Purchase online Boise National Forest Annual Day Use PassPayette River Maps (Boater's Guide)
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Photo: Rickmouser45, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Grimes Creek
~27 min drive
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Beehive Bend River Access
~4 min drive
Beehive Bend River Access is a boat launch in Idaho. It gives access to Payette River: Beehive Bend.
Payette River: Beehive Bend
~4 min drive
A worthwhile stop near Idaho.
Photo: U.S. Forest Service, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)Mores Creek
~36 min drive
Mores Creek is a 24-mile paddling stretch near Idaho City, Idaho. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 352 cfs and a gradient of about 79.3 feet per mile.
Banks River Access
~7 min drive
Banks River Access is a boat launch in Idaho.
Swinging Bridge
~17 min drive
A worthwhile stop near Idaho.
Sohoagaiteka’a Naokwaide
~20 min drive
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Deer Creek Boat Launch
~11 min drive
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Pine Flats
~39 min drive
A worthwhile stop near Idaho.
Shafer Creek
~23 min drive
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