As an alternative to the steep boat ramp at Paradise, you can launch right from the campground on White Cap Creek.  There is a small dirt boat ramp with no eddy right in the campground. 

If you choose this option, scout White Cap Creek carefully all the way to the confluence with the Selway.  White Cap Creek is almost the same size as the Selway before the confluence, but it is stlll fast and low volume.  At lower water levels it is continuous class III-IV, and it is probably exciting at high water.