Photo: A peaceful but pretty piece of Peshastin Creek. Sometimes when fear, self doubt, or laziness undermines your desire to tackle a trip on your bucket list, the simple ability to say, “I’ve done that one,” can be an effective...Read More...
Upper Nason Creek from Berne to Merritt: Distance: 8 miles Difficulty: Class IV-V Skill: 4 (expert) Fitness: 3 (advanced) Average Gradient: 84 fpm Gauge Information. There is a Department of Ecology gauge on Nason Creek. The USGS gauge Wenatchee at...Read More...
Lower Nason Creek (Merritt to the Wenatchee River) Attraction. A lush, green stream with cellophane-clear water, abundant birdlife, and piles of driftwood that make this waterway feel more like a West Side creek than an East slope river. Lower Nason Creek offers...Read More...
Photo: If these distinguished geezers can make it down the river in one piece, we bet you could, too. Methow River – Shooting the Lower Section (McFarland Access to Pateros) Attractions: The lower Methow is not only beautifully scenic, it’s interestingly...Read More...
Methow River – Middle Section (Carlton to Burma Road) Attractions: The middle portion of the Methow River between Carlton and the Burma Road delivers a variety of class 2 and some easy class 3 rapids that are good fun for...Read More...
Little Wenatchee River: Fall Creek to Lake Creek Campground Attractions: The Little Wenatchee boasts a wide range of desirable flows, long season, crystal clear water, great class IV/V rapids, beautiful scenery, an easy shuttle, and close proximity to other runs....Read More...
Rock Island Campground to Ida Creek — Upper Icicle Creek This is not a very commonly run section of river–partly because it’s a short stretch of water for the grade and, for class III boaters, involves a portage. As of the spring of 2008,...Read More...
Icicle Creek from Ida Creek To Snow Creek Trailhead Attractions: The middle section of Icicle Creek is somewhere between an expert creek run and an expert river run. Parts of it were pioneered in the 1960’s but the most challenging sections have...Read More...
Lower Icicle Creek: Snow Creek Trailhead to Leavenworth Hatchery Attractions: The Lower Icicle Creek is a great short run that can be paddled as a warm up for those thinking about running the middle Icicle Creek section or as a...Read More...
Option 1: Cottonwood Run of the Upper Entiat – Cottonwood Campground to Road 5605. Distance: 6.7 miles. (Exit above Box Canyon) Maps: See map below for more information. Difficulty: Class III+ and IV (exit before Box Canyon). Fitness: 3 (advanced) Average...Read More...
