Salmon River

Alaska

Kobuk Valley National Park
Post Office Box 1029
Kotzebue, Alaska 99752

Designated Reach: December 2, 1980. The segment within the Kobuk Valley National Park.

Classification/Mileage: Wild — 70.0 miles; Total — 70.0 miles.

Located within Kobuk Valley National Park, the Salmon River is small but exceptionally beautiful, with deep, blue-green pools and many rock outcroppings. Vegetation ranges from alpine tundra to treeless bogs.