Classification / Mileage
Natural habitat: 26.4 miles
Recreation: 17.4 miles
Total: 43.8 miles

From the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest on the border of Oregon and Washington, this river offers a unique landscape, floatboating, fishing for salmon and rainbow trout, the range of winter wildlife and cultural resources.

Hunting is popular in this section of the Grande Ronde River. mule deer, elk, black bears, mountain lions and bighorn sheep are the main game animals that inhabit the river corridor. Fishing is excellent end of the season after the water levels have receded. Walking along the lateral and dorsal streams offer limited tours daily, but there is no designated trails along river.

The Nez Perce, Umatilla, Walla Walla, and Cayuse Indians lived in the scope of the Grande Ronde. Evidence of cultural history can be glimpsed in the form of historic and prehistoric sites and objects on public lands. These sites of cultural resources are fragile and irreplaceable, and the law protects this cultural history.

The land is administered by various interests, including the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, the State of Oregon, and many private owners.

Due to the remoteness of the river canyon, vehicle access is often impossible and the comforts of civilization are few.

Whether away for a few hours of pampering at a spa in the city, a healthy lunch or a weekend getaway in a season of rest, this Mother’s Day spa vacation ideas to help you reconnect and celebrate.

The newest Golden Door Spa, located in the Waldorf Astoria on Park City, you can design a custom program based on healing techniques from Europe and Asia. Besides relaxing treatments, you can attend workshops and seminars on stress reduction and healthy nutrition in the Mother’s Day getaway. The Golden Door Spa design features include walls with flowing water, lush live plants and a glass bridge.

Book a treatment at Rock Resorts Spa in Miami Tempo. This elegant hotel in Miami, which opened in 2010 offers two private spa suites with breathtaking views of Biscayne Bay.

Exhale Mind Body Spa in the Loews Hotel Atlanta (also newly opened in 2010) has a Turkish bath first in Atlanta. The “Weekend of Zen” package offered in 2011 include accommodations for two nights, a fusion massage 60 minutes, access to detoxification chamber hammam, gym access in mind and body, and the unlimited kinds of body and mind during your stay.

The Inn at School Creek in northern California, offers exclusive spa treatments in an elegant and spacious tent, using a custom blend of all natural, freshly blended spa products. Try a side by side massage, aromatherapy facial or a relaxing foot treatment.

For an ultra luxurious Mother’s Day getaway, visit Amangiri complex in Utah, which has only 34 luxury suites and a 25,000 square foot spa. Aman spa is designed as a series of buildings surrounded by beautiful natural rock formations. You may be attracted to the water pavilion and stone-lined pool with spectacular views of the desert.