PUT-IN: Banks
TAKE-OUT: Bee Hive Bend
PERIOD RUNNABLE: Spring, Summer, Fall
DIFFICULTY: Class III-IV
LENGTH OF TYPICAL TRIP: 1 Day
PERMIT: None needed
LENGTH OF SHUTTLE: 6-12 miles
OPTIMAL FLOW: 2500-4000
SIZE: 12 miles
DESCRIPTION: The Main Payette below Banks offers rapids of moderate difficulty and is a fine run for boaters with good basic skills.The takeout for the lower South Fork run is the normal launch point for the Main Payette. Rapids on the main are often large waves with little maneuvering required; the section rates class III. There are sizeable holes located at Bennett's Rock, Mike's Hole and AMF. Mixmaster is a large v-wave which has been known to flip rafts. The run is about seven miles long.
RECREATION: Rafting, Kayaking
FACILITIES: Vault Toilets, Boat Ramp
GETTING THERE: From Boise, drive 40 miles north on Highway 55 to Banks.
CONTACT: Bureau of Land Management,3380 Americana Terrace, Boise, ID 83706 , (208) 384-3300
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