Spot report

🇺🇸South Fork of the Snake, Idaho

updated 04:30 local · open-meteo

🎣 Fishing· tailwater river canyon · base: Swan Valley / Idaho Falls

One of the West's great cutthroat rivers below Palisades Dam, with a famous salmonfly hatch and a full lodge economy.

Heads up · Flows dictated by irrigation releases; canyon stretch requires a float

Season · suits every level

JFMAMJJASOND
Source ↗
Wind
1 km/h
gusts 7 · from NW
Water
flat
inland — lakes and rivers
Road
dry
dry — 2 °C
Daylight
07:38 → 18:43
2 °C air · 0.0 mm · UV 0

What's rideable right now

Wind

Water

Mountain

River

🏄

SUP

RIDEABLE

glassy — 1 km/h, prime

Best windows this week

  • Thu 7am–6pmRIDEABLE

    glassy — 2 km/h, prime · 12 h

  • Fri 7am–6pmRIDEABLE

    glassy — 6 km/h, prime · 12 h

  • Sun 7am–6pmRIDEABLE

    glassy — 6 km/h, prime · 12 h

This week

Today

26 km/h

2–11 °C

⛵Sailing

Thu

12 km/h

2–15 °C

🛶Kayak & canoe

Fri

9 km/h

5–20 °C

🛶Kayak & canoe

Sat

13 km/h

5–20 °C

🛶Kayak & canoe

Sun

10 km/h

7–18 °C

🛶Kayak & canoe

Mon

11 km/h

7–20 °C

🛶Kayak & canoe

Tue

9 km/h

8–21 °C

🛶Kayak & canoe

bars: daily max wind · best sport each day

Pack list

  • No water temp inland → judge by air — 2 °C. Lakes run colder than they look.
  • UV 0 — low → no sun worries today
  • 2 °C → softshell over a mid-layer
  • Daylight 07:38–18:43 → golden hour from 17:43

Spots within 40 km

Stories near South Fork of the Snake, Idaho

No stories here yet — be the first to roll it

Log a ride and claim the spot

Log a ride hereRoll out. Share the story.