Jackson Hole 2nd Week of June?

[Badazws6]

I'm going to be in Jackson Hole the 2nd week fo June and I'm looking for some suggestions on where to boat. I'm a new paddler but I have a realiable roll so I'm looking for a nice class III run. Also, do they have a play park around there somewhere?

[WyoPadlr1]

Originally Posted by Badazws6

I'm going to be in Jackson Hole the 2nd week fo June and I'm looking for some suggestions on where to boat. I'm a new paddler but I have a realiable roll so I'm looking for a nice class III run. Also, do they have a play park around there somewhere?

You'll want to run the Snake River Canyon. It could be at fairly good flows by then, won't get too high this year (68% snowpack). The Hoback will probably be about done, but it could still prove fun for you. The Snake is our "play park," and it's eight miles long.

[Badazws6]

Originally Posted by WyoPadlr1

You'll want to run the Snake River Canyon. It could be at fairly good flows by then, won't get too high this year (68% snowpack). The Hoback will probably be about done, but it could still prove fun for you. The Snake is our "play park," and it's eight miles long.

Nice, thanks for the tip. Is there an active forum somewhere I can try to find a trip or two that I can tag along on? If I just show up at a put in would I have trouble finding a group to go with?

[FatmanZ]

The popular class II/III run on the Snake River is often referred to as Lower Canyon. The run is 8.5 miles long, with put in at West Table Boat Ramp and take out at Sheep Gulch Boat Ramp. Sheep Gulch boat ramp is only about 3 miles up the canyon from the town of Alpine, WY.
On weekends the run tends to get really busy with a lot of commercial raft trips and usually plenty of kayakers. The weather in early June might be iffy - which could lessen the crowding. It's easy to find a group to join w/ on weekends, less so on weekdays. If you don't run into anyone at the put in or take out, you may find a group at Lunch Counter or Kahuna parking/playing. This is easy to spot, a good sized pull off/parking lot on river side of the road about 1/2 way between the take out and put in, w/ a trail down to the river. If there are a few cars there - likely a few kayakers down at the river.

FS website listed below for some additional basic info.

Bridger-Teton National Forest - Teton Division