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Palisades Reservoir • is a picturesque body of water
in eastern Idaho on U.S. Highway 26 near the Idaho & Wyoming
border and about 25 miles west of Jackson Hole Wyoming. The reservoir
is nestled between the Snake River Range and the Caribou Range
and is a beautiful setting where wildlife thrives in abundance.
The drive between Star Valley Wyoming and Swan Valley Idaho along
Palisades Lake is a treat for the visitor and a treasure for
the resident. Access to t Palisades Reservoir, for both shore
and boat anglers, is best on the northwest side, along U.S. route
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Snake River • A blue sky overhead hosts a few cumulous clouds,
the towering Snake River Range overwhelms you on the right
but the majestic Wyoming Range balances it on the left, an
osprey plucks an unsuspecting trout from its watery home with
a quick swoop from the sky and some handy work with it's talons.
You can count your blessings when you're floating down the
mighty Snake River that divides these two mountain ranges
here in the bottom of Wyoming's Snake River Canyon. The Snake
River is a gorgeous ribbon of blue, green and white that comes
alive and deposits itself in you face on a regular basis in
this imposing canyon where towering spruce, pine and fir trees
wear rags of moss and bald eagles perch watching the parade
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The Salt River • The Salt River is a small river that originates
on the western slope of the Salt River Mountain Range just
south of the town of Afton. It flows north through scenic
Star Valley Wyoming between the Salt River Range of Wyoming
and the Caribou Range of Idaho into Palisades Reservoir at
its confluence with the Snake River. On it's way it meanders
through miles of ranch land until it reaches on Idaho-Wyoming
border. The Salt River is home to Brown, Rainbow, Brook and
Snake River Fine Spotted Cutthroat and Trout. The Salt is
a flat-water river but does offer scenic canoe, kayak, rafting
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The Greys River • The Grey's River is located just east of the Idaho/Wyoming
border near Alpine, Wyoming. The river is about 55 miles long
and flows into Palisades Reservoir. The Grey's River area
is considered by many northwest Wyoming locals to be a one
of their favorite multiple use playgrounds, the river offers
great trout fishing, kayaking, rafting and canoeing and there
are many access points along the road to access the river.
The towering Salt River Range to the west and the matching
Wyoming Range to the east, both hosting several peaks that
reach above 11,000 feet in elevation, this results in an awesome
place to be. The surrounding mountains and their many canyons
offer OHVing, horseback riding, hiking, and trophy elk and
deer hunting with many Boon and Crocket records to prove it.
This mountain valley is alive with the sweet smell of wildflowers,
the green forest floor is shared with yellow Balsamroot, red
Indian Paintbrush Yellow Arrowleaf, and purple Fireweed |
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Bridger-Teton
National Forest • The Bridger-Teton National
Forest located in Western Wyoming, offers more than 3.4 million
acres of land for your outdoor recreation enjoyment, the second
largest national forest outside Alaska. With its pristine watersheds,
abundant wildlife and immense wildlands, the Bridger-Teton
National Forest comprises a large part of the Greater Yellowstone
Ecosystem - the largest intact ecosystem in the lower 48 United
States. 1.2 million acres of the Bridger Teton is designated
Wilderness, it has over 30,000 miles of road and trail and
thousands of miles of unspoiled rivers and streams, the Bridger-Teton
offers something for everyone. No matter when you chose to
visit. The Bridger Teton National Forest offers many recreational
experiences for visitors year-round. We encourage you to experience
this unique piece of American Heritage. |
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Yellowstone
National Park • Yellowstone's South entrance is
only about a 1.75 hour drive from Star Valley. Established on March 1, 1872, Yellowstone National Park
is the first and oldest national park in the world. Preserved within Yellowstone are Old Faithful Geyser and some 10,000
hot springs and geysers, the majority of the planet's total. These geothermal
wonders are evidence of one of the world's largest active volcanoes;
its last eruption created a crater or caldera that spans almost half
of the park. An outstanding mountain wildland with clean water and air, Yellowstone
is home of the grizzly bear and wolf, and free-ranging herds of bison
and elk. It is the core of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, one of
the largest intact temperate zone ecosystems remaining on the planet. The human history of the park dates back 12,000 years. The events of
the last 130 years of park history are reflected in the historic structures
and sites associated with various periods of park administration and
visitor facilities development. |
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Grand
Teton National Park • Grand Teton National Park is a Scenic 45 minutes
away. Established in 1929, Grand Teton National
Park emerged from a complicated and controversial series
of events. The park first consisted of the mountain range
and several glacial lakes. Later the valley floor was protected
as Jackson Hole National Monument. The two areas were combined
in 1950. Today the park encompasses nearly 310,000 acres and protects the Teton
Range, Jackson Hole (mountain valley), a 50-mile portion of the Snake
River, seven morainal lakes, over 100 back country and alpine lakes,
and a wide range of wildlife and plant species. The park is also rich in a cultural history that includes seven eras
of human history: early peoples (paleo-indians), Native Americans (modern
tribes), fur trappers, homesteaders, ranchers/farmers, conservationists,
and recreationalists. Climbing, hiking and backpacking, camping, fishing,
wildlife and bird watching, horseback riding, boating on Jackson and
Jenny Lakes, rafting on the Snake River, bicycling, and photography are
all common activities in the area. About 4 million visitors enjoy the park each year, most visit between
Memorial Day Weekend and Labor Day. |
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Greater Yellowstone Wildlife • Nowhere else in the United States, including Alaska,
can the casual visitor observe such a striking diversity of "charismatic
mega-fauna" (the large mammals) that abound in this region,
Bald eagles, golden eagles, black bear, the elusive cougar, the
wolverine, the pine marten and the gray wolf. Jackson Hole and
Yellowstone are home to that most formidable icon of wildness,
the grizzly bear. The region also hosts the largest herds of
elk in North America and is one of the few remaining areas in
the lower 48 states where the grizzly bear still roams in significant
numbers, and is home to the largest free-ranging herd of bison
in the lower 48 states. |
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Big Game Hunting • The magnificent mountains of Star Valley Wyoming
are known worldwide for their excellent fly-fishing and diversity
of
big game
animals. elk, deer, bear, antelope,
moose, mountain lion, mountain goat, and bighorn sheep can all
be hunted here in the Yellowstone ecosystem. Many Boon and Crocket
records have been established here. This region has a large selection
of outfitters and guides to fulfill the dreams of any sportsman. |
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Trout Fishing • Star Valley Wyoming hosts quite a variety of fishing opportunities.
The Salt River that flows through the valley
offers great fishing for brown, rainbow and
cutthroat
trout, the Grey's River and little Greys River are home to many fine cutthroat trout
and Alpine Canyon's Snake River provides great
whitewater
adventure
fishing for cutthroats.
Star Valley is only a 20 mile drive
to the world class fly-fishery the South Fork
of the Snake. If you prefer lake fishing to
rivers
20 mile
long Palisades
Reservoir provides fishing opportunities for
all
of the
above as
well as
Kokanee Salmon.
All of these rivers are fed by small stream many of which fish well as well but some things are best left unpublished assmall streams can't take the pressure of fame. |
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Yellowstone Park Rivers 
