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CANYONS

Name: CANYONS
Address: 160 Commerce Street, McCall, ID, 83638, US
Telephone: +12086344303
Rating: 4.9

CANYONS CANYONS offers 6 & 12 day whitewater rafting vacations on the Middle Fork & Main Salmon rivers in Idaho. Kayak specialists since 1985.

https://canyonsinc.com/

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https://canyonsinc.com/real-life/ Team Canyons offers a chance to belong to something bigger than yourself, the wilderness and a tribe of fellow adventurers. We specialize in small crafts ranging from hard-shell kayaks and inflatable kayaks, to open boats, SUPS, rafts and even the occasional pool toys. We strive to laugh and have fun a

s much as possible, while also reveling in the beauty that surrounds us. We aim to share knowledge of the history, geology, and ecology of the Frank Church Wilderness and the Middle Fork and Main Salmon Rivers. We encourage exploration and inspiration. Join our family and feel the rivers love. Canyons River Company is operated under special use permit with the Salmon-Challis National Forest. Canyons River Company is an equal opportunity employer.

01/21/2025

Check out our Blog Post titled "Kayaking with Canyons" by !

"Canyons is unique in a multitude of ways. One that stands out in particular is the strong kayaking culture that has been a centerpiece of Canyons since its inception in 1985.

At Canyons, we cater to whitewater boaters of all types: those who kayak, canoe, row their own rafts, or even those who have no prior whitewater experience but are eager to hop in an inflatable kayak or on a stand-up paddle board!"

Follow along and read the rest in our Our Riverbeat Blog found on our website!

https://canyonsinc.com/kayaking-with-canyons/

📸 Dave Masuda

01/08/2025

💫 Will you join us for the show? ☄️

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01/07/2025

✨ Feel Her Energy ✨
On the river, it’s common to hear directions such as “Punch it!” “Smash it!” “Fight!” when someone describes the moves you should make. As a newbie Canyons guide, I remember something entirely different–Whizzy told me to run my hand through the river and “feel her energy”. There’s no ‘conquering’ a 60,000 cfs river – but you can dance with it. I like that.

12/28/2024

Often, after a long day on the river, I walk down to the boats and look out across the water flowing by. Maybe it was a big, challenging day of whitewater, or maybe it was cold, windy, raining (or even snowing!) all day long. Every day is amazing, but not every day is easy. Regardless, it’s hard not to be overcome by feelings of gratitude and awe. How lucky are we that we get to work on, travel down, and temporarily LIVE next to a free-flowing river, in the heart of the largest Wilderness area in the lower 48 states? I’d say: pretty darn lucky.

12/12/2024

Obligatory “Coffee Talk” post:

People often talk about the importance of “Community” - indeed, it is a major buzz-word. But if we just throw that word out there and expect it stick, we will fall short of building community every time. “Community” needs to be grown, nourished, and sustained - not just talked about - in order for it to exist. One way to build community is to establish and maintain traditions that allow community members to build trust, offer support, and communicate their feelings, wants, and needs (dare I say “guide-agendas”?) in a safe and open space.

At , one particular tradition that does exactly that is our daily coffee talk every morning before breakfast. Not every coffee talk looks or feels exactly the same, but purpose is constant: take a few minutes (or twenty) to enjoy and appreciate the wilderness that we are traveling through, remind ourselves to be fully in the present moment, check in with each other, make a game plan for the day, and - of course - caffeinate heavily (summer days in Idaho are LONG).

Here are a few pics from summer 2024 taken during that magic hour when the sun is just beginning to peak over the mountain ridges and into these beautiful canyons of the Middle Fork and Main Salmon Rivers that we are so fortunate to experience.

12/03/2024

Happy December! My name is Nicky, and I’ll be taking over the socials for Canyons this summer. I hope everyone is settling in to their wintertime routines and traditions. (Meanwhile, I am down in Chile chasing whitewater and eternal summer….I’ll be sending you all warm vibes!)

People often ask me what I love about working at Canyons, and why it’s different from any company I’ve ever guided for in the past. The answer is simple: the people. Of course, the Middle Fork and Main Salmon Rivers are world-class stretches of wilderness whitewater, but what sets Canyons apart is the people who work there, or who we lovingly call our “Canyons Family.” Fun, talented, intelligent, loving, supportive, and hardworking folk with a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and unique talents that they share with each other, and the guests such as yourself who we are fortunate enough to share these rivers with. Here are a few of my favorite pics of some of my Canyons Fam from the last couple of summers.

Cheers!

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160 Commerce Street
McCall, ID
83638

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+12086344303

Website

https://canyonsinc.com/

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I had the joy of working a trip this past summer with some stellar kayak guests. The water was low and looking at their qualifications, I thought ‘bummer, they would’ve loved highwater…’ Not a mile from Indian Creek, I watched them splat every rock in sight (there were a lot!), stern squirt all eddylines, surf waves of all sizes and cartwheel the flatwater for fun. They treated the river like a playground—rejoicing in each other’s successes and urging me to join with an authenticity that was impossible to resist. High or low water, there’s a lot of fun to be had on the Salmon river–and a big part of that experience is who you share it with! 🏄‍♂️Jimbo & 🏄🏼‍♀️Jessie (lucky guides on the trip!) Got questions about kayaking with Canyons? Check out this link: https://canyonsinc.com/kayak-canoe-skills/

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Surfs Up!

Canyons guides Jimbo and Jessie enjoy some much needed surf time at Cradle Camp!

One of the most exciting parts of a Middle Fork trip is landing at Indian Creek Guard Station to start our late season trips. The pilots who work with @mccallaviation and @gemairflights do incredible work flying thousands of pounds of rafting gear, guides, and guests into one of the wildest backcountry aviation scenes south of the Canadian border. I am always impressed with their ability to account for weather, smoke, and their flexibility to work around last second location changes. One of my favorite memories from my first season working with Canyons comes from the last trip of the season, when we flew into an airstrip nearly 50 miles downstream of Indian Creek, smoothly cruising down through smoky skies to land at the Bernard Creek airstrip, and our pilot was calm and collected the whole way down. Cheers to our pilots! - Hatcher #planes#pilots#flyingthesalmon#canyonsrivercompany #canyons #teamCANYONS #middlefork #middleforkofthesalmon #bestviews #morning #coffeetalk #lowergrouse #morningviews #rivertrip #rivertime #boating #idahowilderness #frankchurch #idahowhitewater #besttripever #familytrip #whitewaterrafting #idaho #salmonriver

Happy April #teamCANYONS! We are happy to announce this seasons new method of flying our guests to Indian Creek, helicopter transport!! Enjoy the scenic low-altitude views as our pilots carry you to Indian Creek guard station, our late season put in for the Middle Fork of the Salmon! Designed to be less intrusive than planes and more fuel efficient, we here at Canyons think that helicopters fit in perfectly with the wild Salmon. We hope y’all think so too! #AprilFools! #canyonsrivercompany #planforsummernow #idahowhitewater

Hello friends! Happy Monday. Drop into our freshly updated DATES and RATES for 2024. We just happen to have some spaces open on both Middle Fork and Main Salmon trips! https://canyonsinc.com/rivers/rates/ #canyonsrivercompany #velvetthedory #planahead #rivertimeawaits #middleforkofthesalmon #MainSalmonRiver 😀

Our season has its final ending when we bring all of our loved gear out of the warehouse and give it the clean love and repair it deserves! It's the final countdown, the final derig, and a final appreciation of what goes into experiencing the Middle Fork and Main Salmon Rivers. Until next year boats, we love you! #canyonsrivercompany #cleangearcleanlines #middlefork #mainsalmon #endofseasonderig #whitewater #maravia #boats #kayaks #riverlove #guidelove

A large snowpack can mean early season flights to get to the Middle Fork. This was the case in 2022, when near-constant precipitation through April and May brought the snowpack up to well above 100% of average. This flight in to Indian Creek was at the very end of May for the Canyons training trip, and forced us to load up all of our gear into the planes. The weather that week was cold, but the rain eased up and the valley bottoms sparkled with green and the first waves of wildflowers. For some guides, the trip was a long-awaited return to a place that truly felt like home. For others, it was a fast-paced and awe-inspiring first glimpse of the magic of the Salmon river From Indian Creek, we made it to the confluence with the Main in 3 days, and to the takeout at Carey Creek only 6 days after we launched. The volume of water, and the speed the river was flowing, was almost incomprehensible. It instilled an immense amount of respect in each of us for the power of the river, and incredible gratitude to see and experience a river truly in flood stage. - Ian C

Can you start to see how the Salmon River acquired its name? On the fourth of July this past year, while folks around the country watched fireworks shoot into the sky, a group of us sat atop Dagger Falls and watched these Chinook salmon launch themselves upstream. This was probably the oldest running fireworks tradition on the planet that night, and we were lucky to be there. The feat we were watching these salmon accomplish was made even more incredible knowing a bit about their journey. These particular salmon are an anomaly amongst wild creatures, even amongst their own species. To reach dagger falls, they have swam nearly 1,000 miles from the Pacific, through 8 major dams, and hundreds of miles of current-less reservoir, all without consuming any nutrition or sustenance. They are also a part of the 1% of wild salmon that remain in the Salmon River basin. For this and so many other reasons, salmon are at the heart of what makes this landscape so special. #summertime #sun #vacation #fun #travel #friends #beautiful #wilderness #exploremore #hiking #family #getaway #summer #vacay #familytime #summervacation #dreamvacation #unplug #rivertrip #whitewaterismagic #salmonriver #idaho #thisisrafting #thisiskayaking #adventure #calicollective #kayaking #sup #rafting

I learned to play guitar and sing because it's just a joy to make music with the body. But my goal was always to play on the river. I figured it was the perfect venue to be barely alright--you know... the whisper of the water, the glow of the fire, the contentment of full bellies and tired arms. Even if I flubbed all over the place--and you know I do--, people would probably be generous about it. They might even ask for another song. So, every Fall and Winter I dedicate myself to learning a couple more tunes to share with y'all. I'm no song writer yet, and I may never be, but fortunately there are enough gorgeous licks and lyrics already out there to keep me busy forever. This is my cover of "5748 km" by Lisa LeBlanc. I'm never sure if I'm singing about the river, or my cat, or if I'm actually singing for every guide whose commitment to the water takes us away from our off-river loves every summer. Whatever the case, this one's for you all. Happy January! Until the snow melts, the water rises, and the sun keeps us up past bedtime, I'll be looking forward to seeing y'all again. 😘 Auri #summertime #fun #travel #friends #beautiful #bestvacations #wilderness #exploremore #family #getaway #paradise #summer #familytime #summervacation #fireside #livethelifeyoulove #unplug #rivertrip #whitewaterismagic #salmonriver #idaho #thisisrafting #thisiskayaking #adventure #accousticguitar #makingmemories #mainsalmon #middleforksalmon #bonfiremusic #guidelife

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