Red Canyon flows south and the stream cuts a narrow deep gorge through the
rolling plateau landscape until it joins the Owyhee River. Like the other
canyons of the Owyhee River system, Red Canyon contains basalt and rhyolite
walls. Riparian vegetation is well established and this canyon provides
outstanding hiking and backpacking opportunities. This is not a boatable
section of river.

Red Canyon flows south and the stream cuts a narrow deep gorge through the rolling plateau landscape until it joins the Owyhee River.  Like the other canyons of the Owyhee River system, Red Canyon contains basalt and rhyolite walls.  Riparian vegetation is well established and this canyon provides outstanding hiking and backpacking opportunities. This is not a boatable section of river.

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Red Canyon Wild and Scenic River

BLM manages more than 267,000 acres of public lands in the Owyhee River
Wilderness. The Owyhee Canyonlands is a huge and remote area of eastern
Oregon, southwestern Idaho and northern Nevada. Hidden within this vast high
desert plateau are deep canyons carved by the Owyhee, Bruneau and Jarbidge
Rivers. The rivers of the Owyhee and Bruneau-Jarbidge systems offer something
for nearly every level of boating experience. The Owyhee and Bruneau-Jarbidge
river systems provide visitors with unsurpassed solitude in canyons of unique
beauty and form. From placid pools to turbulent whitewater; from vertical
cliffs to steep grassy slopes; and from wildlife, such as California bighorn
sheep to wildflowers, including the Bruneau River flox, these rivers and their
canyons present visitors with challenging and extraordinary experiences.

<p>BLM manages more than 267,000 acres of public lands in the Owyhee River Wilderness. The Owyhee Canyonlands is a huge and remote area of eastern Oregon, southwestern Idaho and northern Nevada. Hidden within this vast high desert plateau are deep canyons carved by the Owyhee, Bruneau and Jarbidge Rivers. The rivers of the Owyhee and Bruneau-Jarbidge systems offer something for nearly every level of boating experience. The Owyhee and Bruneau-Jarbidge river systems provide visitors with unsurpassed solitude in canyons of unique beauty and form. From placid pools to turbulent whitewater; from vertical cliffs to steep grassy slopes; and from wildlife, such as California bighorn sheep to wildflowers, including the Bruneau River flox, these rivers and their canyons present visitors with challenging and extraordinary experiences.</p>

Owyhee River Wilderness Area

Deep Creek carves an extremely meandering, vertical walled canyon to its
confluence with the Owyhee River. Deep Creek can be kayaked or canoed in the
early spring when flows reach into the hundreds of cubic feet per second from
snowmelt. Later in the spring and again in the fall Deep Creek provides
outstanding hiking and backpacking opportunities.

Deep Creek carves an extremely meandering, vertical walled canyon to its confluence with the Owyhee River.  Deep Creek can be kayaked or canoed in the early spring when flows reach into the hundreds of cubic feet per second from snowmelt.  Later in the spring and again in the fall Deep Creek provides outstanding hiking and backpacking opportunities.

Deep Creek Wild and Scenic River

Dickshooter Creek flows south and the stream cuts a narrow deep gorge through
the rolling plateau landscape until it joins with Deep Creek. The waters of
Dickshooter cease to flow by late-spring to early summer; leaving behind only
isolated pools in the gravel streambed. This canyon provides outstanding
hiking and backpacking opportunities. This is not a boatable section of river.

Dickshooter Creek flows south and the stream cuts a narrow deep gorge through the rolling plateau landscape until it joins with Deep Creek.  The waters of Dickshooter cease to flow by late-spring to early summer; leaving behind only isolated pools in the gravel streambed.  This canyon provides outstanding hiking and backpacking opportunities. This is not a boatable section of river.

Red Canyon Wild and Scenic River

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Owyhee River Wilderness Area

Deep Creek Wild and Scenic River

Dickshooter Creek Wild and Scenic River