The United States Congress designated the Bruneau-Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness (map) in 2009 and it now has a total of 89,777 acres. All of this wilderness is located in Idaho and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
Description
This wilderness has some of the best class V whitewater that Idaho has to offer. The Jarbidge River offers a remote and challenging 29-mile float trip taking boaters through a maze of spectacular canyons, "hoo-doo" rock spires, junipers and red volcanic cliffs.
The Bruneau River flows north from headwaters in the northern Nevada mountains and is known for its sheer-walled, rocky canyons and whitewater boating opportunities. The 50-mile long Bruneau River begins at the confluence of the Jarbidge River and the West Fork Bruneau River.
In the wilderness, plateaus are divided by deep, winding river canyons and provide habitats for bighorn sheep, redband trout, deer, cougar, coyotes, bobcats and river otters.
This wilderness has some of the best class V whitewater that Idaho has to offer. The Jarbidge River offers a remote and challenging 29-mile float trip taking boaters through a maze of spectacular canyons, "hoo-doo" rock spires, junipers and red volcanic cliffs.
The Bruneau River flows north from headwaters in the northern Nevada mountains and is known for its sheer-walled, rocky canyons and whitewater boating opportunities. The 50-mile long Bruneau River begins at the confluence of the Jarbidge River and the West Fork Bruneau River.
In the wilderness, plateaus are divided by deep, winding river canyons and provide habitats for bighorn sheep, redband trout, deer, cougar, coyotes, bobcats and river otters.
Community Trips
Gary, Buzz, and I trailered to the Sheep Creek Road-Marys Creek intersection, off-loaded, and proceeded to the White Homestead on Sheep Creek. Gary wanted to place a geocache there.Shortly after arriving, Gary encountered a rattlesnake. During the next few minutes, two more crawled out of the rocks. It was about 60 F and the rattlesnakes were leaving their den. We beat a strategic, but very careful, retreat and Gary placed the geocache...
Having gone to several
overlooks in the Bruneau
- Jarbridge Rivers Wilderness previously, including the somewhat nearby 'Austin's Trail,' Trapper42 & I decided to
explore on further south. More specifically our destination was the
overlook at the confluence of the Bruneau River and Sheep Creek (as well as an
unnamed area about 2 miles to the north). Once there of course we took
photos and he took the following videos.This is the view from the Sheep Creek overlook:
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Sunday five of us headed up to Grasmere, we turned south on Rowland Road just past the Grasmere airport and traveled 15 miles down this gravel road then turned back east 1/4 mile down this dirt, rutted out road to the campsite. The campsite was great, getting there was another thing. We unloaded and set up camp then took off south to Homer Bedal homestead and scouted around the old buildings. It is truly amazing...
Gary P. and I departed camp and traveled south on Roland Road to the "Y" and then south on Tokembamy Road to the Three Forks Road.Arriving at Sheep Creek, we discovered it was shallow enough to ford and we crossed it. ( A few days later, after some rain, Sheep Creek was 2 to 3 feet deep at this crossing.)After exploring and photographing the ruins there, we departed on the west side...
Gary B., Gary P., and I departed our camp and headed south on Roland (Rowland) Road to Cat Creek Crossing. At the crossing we turned north, on private land, passed the Cat Creek Ranch, and crossed Sheep Creek to the Cowan Place.After exploring and photographing the Cowan and Roberson Homesteads, we reversed course and returned to camp. Photos of the Arendt Homestead were taken on the way back to camp.All three of...
Gary P. and I departed our camps and drove south on Rowland Road to the Fred Hall Homestead on Cat Creek. On the way, we photographed a herd of ranch mares and foals near Sheep Creek Crossing.After exploring the Fred Hall Homestead, we returned to camp for lunch. It was getting into the 80s F.When it cooled off in the evening, I explored the Bengoechea Place on Marys Creek. Gary P. was...
On 5-7-13, Gary P., Les, Loretta and I departed our camp while it was sprinkling rain. The rain died down before we reached Dan's Place on Marys Creek and we spent some time there exploring and photographing.We then drove to the James Place overlooks where Gary P. found several bobcat trap locations along the rim. Arriving back at the Rowland Road, it started raining again and we called it a day.On 5-8-13,...
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