This outing starts off Big Creek Road in Valley County near the end of the first section of water from the airfield. Good camping is available along the way and a Middle Fork of the Salmon permit may be required. The trip leads into the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness and Salmon River Mountains. Expect quite a few areas with log jams, so portaging will probably be required. There are areas with large boulders and class IV rapids below Coxey Bar. Also, there may be areas where you will be jumping from eddy to eddy, trying to find the right lane to get through the maze of boulders. The best whitewater is found in the Big Creek Gorge, which is near the confluence with Middle Fork Salmon River.