Payette River

The Payette River provides white-water opportunities for boaters of all experience levels. The Main Payette offers the beginner a chance to hone their skills on Class I to III rapids.

Type

Recreation area

Town

Crouch · 3.7 mi from the town center

Run by

Bureau of Land Management

Official page

blm.gov

Location

44.06675, -115.93997 · Open map

Source

Recreation Information Database · checked October 2, 2026

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• Payette River
• Trail
• Park
• Hot spring
• Historic site
• Waterfall

Other parks, trails and things to do within 15 miles, nearest first.

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• Garden Valley Trail0.8 mi long · near Crouch
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• Weilmunster Parknear Crouch
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• Grimes Monumentnear Garden Valley
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• Skinny Dipper's Hot Springshot spring · near Crouch
  5.8 mi
• Placerville Historic Districthistoric site · near Placerville
  8.5 mi
• Jim Thorton Plazanear Placerville
  8.6 mi
• Little Fallswaterfall · near Garden Valley
  8.8 mi
• Banks Beachnear Crouch
  8.9 mi
• Big Fallswaterfall · near Garden Valley
  11 mi
• Coulter Summit Trail3 mi long · near Garden Valley
  11 mi
• Pine Flats Hot Springshot spring · near Garden Valley
  13 mi
• Pine Flat Hot Springshot spring · near Garden Valley
  13 mi
• Payette River Corridorrecreation area · near Horseshoe Bend
  13 mi