Purjue Canyon is a beautiful place to explore in the Owyhee Canyonlands and ITA has been working on the Purjue Canyon trail, one of the few trails that access the Little Jacks Wilderness, for several years.

Throughout the year, this trail becomes thickly overgrown with sagebrush, cottonwood, willow, wild rose, and many plants and grasses. From the upper trailhead, the trail enters the canyon near the Purjue Homestead and navigates several miles down Shoofly Creek. We will work to brush and improve tread as far as we can, with another group starting at the other end and working towards us.

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Project information is subject to change. Crew leaders will communicate via email. Failure to respond to your crew leader may result in being dropped from the project. See our FAQs, reach out to your crew leader, or contact ITA staff at trails@idahotrailsassociation.org if you have questions.

Trails: Purjue Canyon Trail

Itinerary: For this one-day project, the crew leader will specify the meeting time & place in their pre-trip emails. Meet at the Shoofly Cut-Off in the morning and return to cars in the afternoon.

Food Provided by ITA: No

Crew Leader: Kristin Gnojewski

Estimated Drive Time from Closest Town: About 45 min from Grandview

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Volunteer Spots Available: 2 of 15
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