Explore Riggins, Idaho, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Riggins, Idaho. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Idaho or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Riggins.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Riggins |
| State | Idaho (ID) |
| County | Idaho County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Boise) |
| Latitude | 45.42211 |
| Longitude | -116.315411 |
| Population | 372 |
| Density | 360.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 83549 |
| Area Code | 208 |
| County Seat | Grangeville |
| School District | Salmon River School District 243 |
Riggins commands a rugged corridor where the Salmon River carves a deep, serpentine path through the landscape. It lies 76.6 miles south-southeast of Lewiston, ID (from Lewiston, ID: bearing 154°T), and is situated 36.9 miles north-northwest of McCall. The air here holds the dry, sharp scent of sage and bunchgrass, clinging to the steep slopes that rise abruptly from the water’s edge. Only a mile away, the jagged topography of Egbert Gulch cuts into the earth, a reminder of the relentless forces that shaped this terrain. While the distant, snow-dusted peaks of the Salmon River Mountains loom on the far horizon like silent sentinels, the immediate environment is defined by the canyon’s relentless, vertical intensity. Even the light seems to catch differently here, bouncing off the dark, basaltic rock to cast long, violet shadows across the canyon floor as the afternoon wanes.
Riggins serves as a vital gateway for those drawn to the wild currents of the Lower Salmon River, a protected expanse that dictates the rhythm of the local economy. Beyond the seasonal influx of rafters and travelers seeking the solitude of the riverbanks, the lifeblood of the region remains tied to the land and the endurance of its inhabitants. Seven miles away, the quiet stillness of Crater Lake offers a contrast to the kinetic energy of the nearby riverbed, providing a brief respite from the arid intensity of the canyon. Historical echoes of prospectors and early settlers still linger in the dusty tracks and weathered structures that dot the landscape, grounding the modern pace of life in a legacy of resilience. The economy relies on this delicate balance, favoring the rugged independence of those who make their living in these deep, sun-baked folds of the earth.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Riggins, Idaho. Coordinates: 45.42211, -116.315411. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Riggins includes the ZIP code (83549), telephone area code (208), county seat of Idaho County (Grangeville), and school district assignment (Salmon River School District 243).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |