Great for day hikes or backpacking trips, the National Geographic Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness topographic map will help you explore the largest contiguous wilderness in the Lower 48.
- Includes both nonmotorized and motorized trails, snowmobile routes, Idaho's Game Management Units and backcountry facilities
- Also includes landing strips, lookout towers, whitewater access sites, river camps and mile markers along major rivers
- Every Trails Illustrated map is printed on "backcountry tough" waterproof, tear-resistant paper
- A full UTM grid is printed on the map to aid with GPS navigation
- Every map purchase helps support the National Geographic Society
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From the publisher:
National Geographic's Trails Illustrated map of the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness maps the largest contiguous wilderness in the Lower 48 in its entirety. The area is filled with steep, rugged mountains, deep canyons, and wild, whitewater rivers. The Salmon River Canyon runs through the northern edge of the wilderness and is one of the deepest gorges in North America—deeper even than the Grand Canyon.
"The River of No Return" name comes from the early days when boats could navigate down the river, but could not get back up through the fast water and numerous rapids.The map includes both nonmotorized and motorized trails, snowmobile routes, Idaho's Game Management Units, backcountry facilities and landing strips, lookout towers, whitewater access sites, river camps, and mile markers along major rivers. A large stretch of the Idaho Centennial Trail runs through the center of the map.
Other features found on this map include: Beartrap Ridge, Bighorn Crags, Bitterroot National Forest, Blue Joint Wilderness Study Area, Boise National Forest, Burgdorf Summit, Clearwater Mountains, Custer Town Site and Motorway, Magruder Corridor Road, Middle Fork Salmon River, Mount McGuire, Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, Panther Creek, Payette National Forest, Red River Ranger Station, Salmon-Challis National Forest, South Fork Salmon River, and Yellowjacket Mountains.
View the National Geographic Trails Illustrated Product LineView all National Geographic Mountain West MapsNational Geographic's Trails Illustrated map of the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness maps the largest contiguous wilderness in the Lower 48 in its entirety. The area is filled with steep, rugged mountains, deep canyons, and wild, whitewater rivers. The Salmon River Canyon runs through the northern edge of the wilderness and is one of the deepest gorges in North America—deeper even than the Grand Canyon.
"The River of No Return" name comes from the early days when boats could navigate down the river, but could not get back up through the fast water and numerous rapids.The map includes both nonmotorized and motorized trails, snowmobile routes, Idaho's Game Management Units, backcountry facilities and landing strips, lookout towers, whitewater access sites, river camps, and mile markers along major rivers. A large stretch of the Idaho Centennial Trail runs through the center of the map.
Other features found on this map include: Beartrap Ridge, Bighorn Crags, Bitterroot National Forest, Blue Joint Wilderness Study Area, Boise National Forest, Burgdorf Summit, Clearwater Mountains, Custer Town Site and Motorway, Magruder Corridor Road, Middle Fork Salmon River, Mount McGuire, Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, Panther Creek, Payette National Forest, Red River Ranger Station, Salmon-Challis National Forest, South Fork Salmon River, and Yellowjacket Mountains.
| Best Use | Backpacking Hiking |
|---|---|
| State / Province | Idaho |
| Folded Dimensions | 9.25 x 4.25 inches |
| Unfolded Dimensions | 37.75 x 25.5 inches |
| Map Scale | 1:126,720 |
| Double Sided | Yes |
| Waterproof | Yes |
| Publisher | National Geographic |
| Copyright Year | 2024 |
| Map Number | 873 |