1966 Map of Dog Creek

About this map

Selway River carves a deep path through the protected backcountry of the Nezperce National Forest in the mid-1960s. This survey focuses on a roadless area within the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, where the only human infrastructure appears as a Landing Strip and Salway Lodge tucked near the riverbank at the southern edge of the sheet. The landscape is defined by its steep drainage systems, including Bear Creek, Dog Creek, and Pettibone Creek, which all feed into the main waterway. Travel through the high country, such as across Pettibone Ridge and past Dog Point, is facilitated by a network of Pack Trail routes. The map records a moment before modern development, preserving the isolation of river features like Rattlesnake Bar and the steep confluences of Hell Creek and Ditch Creek.