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Top 40 Wild Rivers
Far West Trips
Tuolumne, California
Rogue River, Oregon
Klamath, California
Skyomish, Washington
Owhyee, Oregon
Alaska Trips
Alsek/Tatshenshini
Talkeetna River
Chitina/Copper Rivers
Sixmile Creek
Hulahula
Southwest Trips
Colorado River/Grand Canyon, Arizona
Green River/Lodore Canyon, Utah
Rio Grande/Big Bend National Park, Texas
Upper Rio Grande, New Mexico
San Juan, Utah
Rocky Mountain Trips
Salmon, Middle Fork
Arkansas, Colorado
Flathead, Montana
Animas, Colorado
Selway, Idaho
Midwest Trips
Wolf River, Wisconsin
St. Croix, Minnesota
Ozark National Scenic Riverway, Missouri
Presque Isle River, Michigan
Vermilion, Illinois
Southeast Trips
Chattooga, Georgia and South Carolina
Buffalo, Arkansas
Cumberland, Kentucky
Russell Fork, Kentucky and Virginia
French Broad, North Carolina
Mid-Atlantic Trips
Youghiogheny, Maryland and Pennsylvania
New River, West Virginia
Hudson River Gorge, New York
Upper Gauley
James River Basin, Virginia
New England Trips
Allagash Wilderness Waterway, Maine
Winooski, Vermont
Deerfield River, Massachusetts
Pennobscot, Maine
Kennebec, Maine
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Rocky Mountain Trips
Top 40 Wild Rivers
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This is a region of pristine wilderness, spirited runs, and endless diversity. And like the Far West, nearly impossible to pick out the few best whitewater runs. So we made a stab, knowing we would catch hell for leaving off such exalted worthies as the Snake, the Gunnison, and the Roaring Fork. So when you finish with these, there''s more—and some would argue better—to come.
Top 40 Wild Rivers |
Far West Trips |
Tuolumne, California |
Rogue River, Oregon |
Klamath, California |
Skyomish, Washington |
Owhyee, Oregon |
Alaska Trips |
Alsek/Tatshenshini |
Talkeetna River |
Chitina/Copper Rivers |
Sixmile Creek |
Hulahula |
Southwest Trips |
Colorado River/Grand Canyon, Arizona |
Green River/Lodore Canyon, Utah |
Rio Grande/Big Bend National Park, Texas |
Upper Rio Grande, New Mexico |
San Juan, Utah | Rocky Mountain Trips |
Salmon, Middle Fork |
Arkansas, Colorado |
Flathead, Montana |
Animas, Colorado |
Selway, Idaho |
Midwest Trips |
Wolf River, Wisconsin |
St. Croix, Minnesota |
Ozark National Scenic Riverway, Missouri |
Presque Isle River, Michigan |
Vermilion, Illinois |
Southeast Trips |
Chattooga, Georgia and South Carolina |
Buffalo, Arkansas |
Cumberland, Kentucky |
Russell Fork, Kentucky and Virginia |
French Broad, North Carolina |
Mid-Atlantic Trips |
Youghiogheny, Maryland and Pennsylvania |
New River, West Virginia |
Hudson River Gorge, New York |
Upper Gauley |
James River Basin, Virginia |
New England Trips |
Allagash Wilderness Waterway, Maine |
Winooski, Vermont |
Deerfield River, Massachusetts |
Pennobscot, Maine |
Kennebec, Maine
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