Class V Owyhee Falls is the largest rapid on the river, and will be portaged by most every group who does the river. The real choice is which side of the river to portage on.

To portage the whole rapid, stop on the left shortly after the river bends left and before you can see the rapid. There is a trail that traversed the rapid high on the left bank to below the rapid.

To portage on the right, continue until you can see the beginning of the rapid, and carefully eddy out on the right. Walk down the bouldery bank on the right, over and through large boulders until you can go no further.

There is a spring coming out of the right wall here that is clean enough that some people choose to drink straight from it without a filter, an ideal spot to collect water for the evening.

Paddlers interested in paddling Owyhee Falls will be able to see everything they need to see from the right bank, large sieves define the top of the rapid, while folding ledges make up the middle of it.

The runout is manageable class III-IV, and gets paddled by anyone who portages right, just stay off the right wall to avoid pin spots against it.