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template: byway.jade
id: "2048"
name: "Hells Canyon Scenic Byway - Idaho"
distance: "22"
duration: Allow 45 minutes each way.
description: "At 9,300 feet deep, Hells Canyon is the deepest river gorge in North America. The views from the roadway above these towering canyon walls, and from below on the winding Snake River, defy imagination."
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websites: 
  - url: "http://www.fs.fed.us/hellscanyon/"
    name: Hells Canyon National Recreation Area
  - url: "http://www.idahobyways.gov/byways/hells-canyon.aspx"
    name: Hells Canyon Scenic Byway
  - url: "http://www.ohwy.com/or/h/hellcany.htm"
    name: Hells Canyon Scenic Byways
  - url: "http://www.hellscanyonvisitor.com/"
    name: Hells Canyon Tourism Information
designations: 
  - Idaho State Scenic Byway
states: 
  - ID
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  - -116.855682
  - 44.97531900000001
bounds: 
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    - 44.97531900000001
  - - -116.69989799999996
    - 45.24272199999996

---

The Hells Canyon Scenic Byway winds its way along the east side
of this massive rift that separates Idaho from its neighbor,
Oregon. While the view from the road is breathtaking, a guided
float trip or jetboat tour is a must. Towering cliffs of black and green basalt hang so high above the Snake River and its sandy
beaches that boaters strain their necks to see out in places.
