Deal of the Week: Dog Days in Idaho

Posted by Mary Anne Potts on July 29, 2009
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Text by Christian Camerota

If an escape to a secluded Idaho riverside lodge sounds like a good cure for those dog day doldrums of late summer, then we know the spot for you. Row Adventures, celebrating their 30th year in the hospitality/adventure business, is offering a few deals that should get you up and out of that leather armchair you're stuck to at home. 

From now until September 1, you can buy a two-night or longer stay at their River Dance Lodge and get a free float trip on the adjacent Clearwater River. The trip includes a riverside lunch, a guide, and runs from about 9 a.m. to 3 or 4 p.m. There's also a number of other activities to wile away the time, including guided fishing tours and some hefty cutthroat trout waiting to be caught (and released, per the lodge's policy). "One of the things that we try to emphasize on all of our trips are meaningful natural and cultural history interpretations," says Peter Grubb, Row's President, Founder, Head Honcho, etc., "guides that are trained in the local flora and fauna and local culture and will bring that to you."

The Catch: The private cabins at the River Dance run around $229/night total and officially sleep four people, though six is possible depending on how well-acquainted everyone is beforehand or plans on getting. The trip, itself, is worth $320, so getting it gratis is nothing to shake a fly fishing pole at. Row Adventures also has a four-day Middle Fork of the Salmon rafting trip on August 25th that they're offering for $995/person (usually, they only do six day trips at $1,700+).

I'm In: Go to Rowadventures.com or call 1-800-451-6034.

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  1. Zach Everson
    July 29, 2009, 6:48 pm

    Idaho is beautiful. I was near the Clearwater River this winter when I visited kin in Kamiah. One of the best kept secrets in the country.

  2. victorian inn bed and breakfast
    July 31, 2009, 6:55 am

    No doubt, Idaho riverside is beautiful. previously summer, I get two weeks of vacation. I stayed harpster riverside RV park is located on Highway 13 between Kooskia and Grangeville in north central Idaho on the beautiful and historic south fork of the clearwater river.

  3. Cape Town Hotels
    September 16, 2009, 10:40 am

    Thanks for the great information. A valuable tip for my new destinations-list.

  4. JimmyTH
    February 4, 2010, 12:22 pm

    There’s a lot to be said for guided adventures, especially where fishing is part of the trip. Fishing the good spots is just an accident otherwise — there’s always too much to learn on your own, on one vacation.

  5. posturepedic
    March 23, 2010, 1:24 pm

    Seems like a nice relaxing place to sleep.

  6. Hund Labber
    April 2, 2010, 4:44 pm

    Very interesting. I could have used some nice photos in this post too:)

  7. smartbrains
    June 28, 2010, 8:23 am

    I think this is better for us. There’s a lot to be said for guided adventures, especially where fishing is part of the trip. A valuable tip for my new destinations-list. I stayed harpster riverside RV park is located on Highway 13 between Kooskia and Grangeville in north central Idaho on the beautiful and historic south fork of the clearwater river.
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  8. jamesmatthew363
    August 5, 2010, 11:19 pm

    thanks a lot the information was very valuable for me and i appreciate the interest taken to promote it.
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  9. Joseph Kyut
    July 24, 2011, 3:21 am

    Great ideas, the information is very helpful, Idaho is truly a place to be