Red Canyon

Idaho

Bureau of Land Management
3948 Development Avenue
Boise, Idaho 83705

Designated Reach: March 30, 2009. Red Canyon from its confluence with the Owyhee River to the upstream boundary of the Owyhee River Wilderness.

Classification/Mileage: Wild — 4.6 miles; Total — 4.6 miles.

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.