If You Go Directions to Leslie Gulch (About 50-60 miles from Caldwell) Take Highway 55 southwest to Marsing. Turn south on Highway 95 towards Jordan Valley. About a mile or two before the Oregon ...

Drive to the very end of Leslie Gulch Road to reach the Slocum Creek area. Here, visitors will find a wide boat ramp into the southern end of the Owyhee Reservoir, as well as a 12-site primitive ...

Leslie Gulch in the Owyhee Canyonlands is a perfect example of the wilderness area’s burgeoning popularity. A social media post of the area went viral, garnering more than 21 million views.

For the first time in many years, Owyhee Reservoir has water and the ramp at Leslie Gulch is accessible. As of the first week of June, Owyhee Reservoir was 80% full. That is plenty of water to ...

The Lower Owyhee Canyon and Lake Owyhee have seen an average of 250,000 visitors per year for the past seven years, according to the nonprofit group Friends of the Owyhee.

The reservoir is about 75% full, with Gordon Gulch, Indian Creek and Leslie Gulch boat ramps all open and usable. There are some older, larger crappie in the 12-inch range but they are elusive.

But even from the park's main Gordon Gulch Day-use Area, you can take in sublime scenery that looks straight out of a painting. Lake Owyhee is also a great destination for wildlife viewing.

Don’t worry, I always catch a cooler of crappie at CJ, Brownlee or some at Owyhee. We drove down the gulch to the lake and upon rounding the last rise my mouth dropped.

This May 30, 2015 photo shows Oregon's Leslie Gulch. Oregon's Leslie Gulch has redrock formations usually associated with the Southwest.