Upper Pittsburg Rapids

Upper Pittsburg Rapids: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Upper Pittsburg Rapids

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Upper Pittsburg Rapids — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.62569, -116.47235. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Upper Pittsburg Rapids

• Hells Canyon Wilderness · sanctuary · Wallowa · ~29 km · Must-see
• Hells Canyon National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Wallowa · ~35 km · Must-see
• White Bird Hill · viewpoint · Idaho · ~38 km · Must-see
• Hells Canyon · viewpoint · Idaho · ~39 km · Must-see
• Devils Tooth · viewpoint · Idaho · ~40 km · Must-see
• She Devil · viewpoint · Idaho · ~42 km · Must-see
• The Ogre · viewpoint · Idaho · ~43 km · Must-see
• Devils Throne · viewpoint · Idaho · ~45 km · Must-see
• Twin Imps · viewpoint · Idaho · ~46 km · Must-see
• Tolo Lake · lake · Idaho · ~46 km · Must-see
• St. Gertrude's Convent and Chapel · church · Idaho · ~57 km · Must-see
• Hells Canyon Dam · lake · Wallowa · ~58 km · Must-see
• Sheep Rock · viewpoint · Adams · ~63 km · Must-see
• Wallowa National Forest · sanctuary · Wallowa · ~66 km · Must-see
• Nez Perce National Forest · sanctuary · Idaho · ~67 km · Must-see
• Buckpasture Gulch · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~3 km
• Hells Canyon National Recreation Area · fort · Idaho · ~4 km
• Triangle Mountain · viewpoint · Idaho · ~6 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Upper Pittsburg Rapids

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Upper Pittsburg Rapids

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• Hog Island · river spot · Nez Perce · ~121 km
• Cascade Creek Rapids · river spot · Idaho · ~144 km
• Middle Pittsburg Rapids · river spot · Wallowa · ~1 km
• Durham Rapids · river spot · Idaho · ~1 km
• Lower Pittsburg Rapids · river spot · Idaho · ~2 km
• Pleasant Valley Island · river spot · Idaho · ~3 km
• Upper Pleasant Valley Rapids · river spot · Idaho · ~3 km
• China Rapids · river spot · Idaho · ~3 km
• Pleasant Valley Rapids · river spot · Idaho · ~4 km

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