Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | County Road 162 County road crossing | Bridge crossing | 42.55969, -110.90035 | Upstream end of the sheet, above Smoot. |
| 2 | County Road 154 County road crossing | Bridge crossing | 42.59850, -110.91511 | |
| 3 | E. L. Clark Lane County lane crossing | Bridge crossing | 42.61583, -110.93342 | |
| 4 | Bitter Creek Road County road crossing | Bridge crossing | 42.62033, -110.94115 | |
| 5 | Wyoming Highway 238 State highway crossing near Afton | Bridge crossing | 42.72165, -110.97685 | The Wyoming regulations name an “Upper Narrows Bridge (Wyoming Highway 238)” as a section limit. This is the only WY-238 crossing in OpenStreetMap and it sits 14 km south of The Narrows, so the two were not assumed to be the same place. |
| 6 | Mountain Top Outdoor Shop Afton · 390 Washington St | Bait, tackle & fly shop | 42.73992, -110.93366 | Nearest tackle and outdoor shop to the middle river. |
| 7 | Kennington-Burton Lane County lane crossing | Bridge crossing | 42.75781, -110.97314 | |
| 8 | Wyoming Highway 237 State highway crossing | Bridge crossing | 42.79402, -110.97519 | |
| 9 | Twin Peaks Outfitters Grover | Outfitter / canoe rental | 42.81469, -110.95648 | |
| 10 | The Narrows Named locality on the river | Point of interest | 42.84883, -110.98073 | The canyon reach that splits upper and lower Star Valley, and the landmark the regulations' Upper and Lower Narrows boundaries are named for. |
| 11 | County Road 125 County road crossing | Bridge crossing | 42.92448, -111.01727 | |
| 12 | Wyoming State Highway 239 State highway crossing at Thayne | Bridge crossing | 42.98253, -111.03156 | |
| 13 | Wolf Den Log Cabin Motel & RV Park Private · Thayne | Campsite | 42.99793, -111.01169 | OpenStreetMap carries this business three times under three spellings; shown once. |
| 14 | Creamery Road County road crossing | Bridge crossing | 43.04449, -111.03592 | |
| 15 | USGS 13027500 — Salt River above Reservoir, near Etna USGS gauging station | USGS gauge | 43.07972, -111.03722 | |
| 16 | McNeel Power Plant County Road 104 County road crossing | Bridge crossing | 43.11937, -111.03461 | |
| 17 | McCoy Road County road crossing | Bridge crossing | 43.12719, -111.03148 | Near the mouth. The regulations set the Palisades Reservoir limit at a McCoy Creek bridge on the Salt River arm; whether that is this crossing was not confirmed. |
| 18 | Wapiti Village RV Park Private · Alpine | Campsite | 43.13240, -111.02630 | Lowest point on the sheet, near where the Salt goes into Palisades Reservoir. |
Gauge: USGS 13027500 — Salt River above Reservoir, near Etna, WY. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Mountain Whitefish, Rainbow Trout, Snake River Fine-Spotted Cutthroat Trout
Regulations: wgfd.wyo.gov/Regulations/Fish/Fishing-Regulation
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
Upper valley bridges south of Afton: small-stream wade access on public easements.
Afton area accesses: put-ins for the meadow floats through the middle valley.
Thayne and Bridger Highway crossings: mid-valley access points, low-water boat and raft launches.
Etna Access: near the gauge, the standard lower takeout.
Alpine and the Palisades inlet: mouth-of-the-river access to reservoir run-up fish.
Respect posted private land; ask locally before assuming a crossing is open.
March through May: pre-runoff streamer window; the Salt clears before the Snake does.
June: high water, but often the only clear option in the area.
July through September: prime meadow float season, cutthroat on dries and browns in the corners.
October and November: the best big-brown month, streamers and cold mornings; winter is quiet and mostly closed water.