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Nez Perce National Forest

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More than 150 miles of the Rapid, Salmon and Selway rivers and the Middle Fork of the Clearwater River are classified as wild and scenic rivers. Elk, moose, deer, cougars, mountain goats, bighorn sheep and bears inhabit the forest, while steelhead trout, white sturgeon and small-mouth bass can be found in the rivers and streams.

The historic Magruder Corridor Road (FR 468) is open to forest visitors July through October. The primitive road, rough but passable to two-wheel-drive, high-clearance vehicles, begins at the Red River Ranger Station and ends in Darby, Mont. The wilderness areas adjoining the route together form the largest tract of roadless land in the U.S. outside Alaska. Other roads, many unpaved, lead to such mining ghost towns as Dixie, Florence and Orogrande.

Ranger stations are located in Elk City, Grangeville, White Bird and near Kooskia. For information contact the Grangeville Office, Nez Perce National Forest, 104 Airport Rd., Grangeville, ID 83530; phone (208) 983-1950.

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