Payette National Forest
Come experience the solitude of seldom traveled trails within the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness Area!
Photo credit: USDA Forest Service
Welcome to the Payette National Forest! Adjacent to the Boise, and Salmon-Challis National Forests, the Payette National Forest offers visitors over 2.3 million acres to enjoy. Dry desert grasslands compliment heavily forested acres. Visitors can experience the solitude of seldom traveled trails at the gateways to the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness Area. Then, to the west, is the Hell's Canyon National Recreation Area, the deepest river gorge in North America where visitors can stand on the canyons east rim and in some places gaze down 8,000 feet to the Snake River that has carved this canyon. Wildlife viewing opportunities are endless with over 300 different species making their home on the Payette National Forest. Some are common and easily spotted from roads and trails, while others are more reclusive and require perseverance to see. Seven Devil Mountains and the Upper Salmon River Canyon are excellent places to see Mountain Goats while Boreal Owls are found at elevations above 6,000 feet in spruce-fir forests. The Payette National Forest also provides visitors a spot to indulge in their recreational interests.
Wilderness Areas/Wild & Scenic Rivers
Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness - Portions of this 2.4 million acre Wilderness are located on 5 different National Forests—the Boise, Bitterroot, Nez Perce-Clearwater, Payette, and Salmon-Challis.
Hells Canyon Wilderness - The Hells Canyon Wilderness is composed of 217,927 acres of high mountain peaks, ominous canyon rim-rocks, breathtaking vistas, and quieting solitude.
Invasive Species
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