Merced River, California <<< Back to Merced River main page QUICK STATS AW Class: V Length: 4.8 miles    Putin Location Coordinates: Latitude: 37.7168 Longitude: -119.6652 Takeout Location Coordinates: Latitude: 37.6864 Longitude: -119.73001 Paddling Rivers Near Merced River, California:    Merced River, MariposaCounty, 2 miles away       Class V - 4.8 miles long (Routes 120-140 Junction to Arch Rock Entrance Station)    Merced River, MariposaCounty, 7 miles away       Class II-V - 29 miles long (El Portal to Route 49 at Lake McClure)    Merced River, MariposaCounty, 9 miles away       Class IV - 17 miles long (Red Bud to Bagby Reservoir)    Merced River - South Fork, MariposaCounty, 10 miles away       Class III-IV - 7.4 miles long (Snyder Gulch to Route 140 Bridge)    Big Creek, MariposaCounty, 10 miles away       Class IV-V+ - 1 miles long (Chowchilla Mountain Road to South Fork Merced River)    Yosemite Creek, MariposaCounty, 12 miles away       Class IV-V - 8 miles long (Tioga Pass Road to Yosemite Falls)    Tuolumne River - South Fork, TuolumneCounty, 17 miles away       Class IV-V - 7 miles long (Highway 120 to Rainbow Pool Picnic Area)    Tenaya Creek, MariposaCounty, 17 miles away       Class V - 1 miles long (Super Slide)    Merced River - South Fork, MariposaCounty, 19 miles away       Class V+ - 16 miles long (Upper)    Fresno River, MaderaCounty, 20 miles away       Class IV-V(V+) - 11 miles long (Road 600 to Road 415)    Fresno River, MaderaCounty, 20 miles away       Class III-V - 3 miles long (Goldside Drive off road 600 to Road 600)    Willow Creek, MaderaCounty, 21 miles away       Class V - 3 miles long (Greys Mt. Campground to Chilkoot Campground) Hotels near Merced River, California: Wawona Hotel, Yosemite National Park 5.3 miles away Housekeeping Camp, Yosemite National Park 5.3 miles away Wawona Hotel, Yosemite National Park 5.3 miles away Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite National Park 5.3 miles away Yosemite Lodge at the Falls, Yosemite National Park 7.2 miles away Curry Village, Yosemite National Park 8 miles away The Ahwahnee, Yosemite National Park 8.9 miles away Tin Lizzie Inn, Fish Camp 12.7 miles away Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite, Fish Camp 13 miles away Little Valley Inn, Mariposa 17.5 miles away Americas Best Value Inn Yosemite Westgate Lodge, Buck Meadows 19.5 miles away Days Inn Oakhurst Yosemite, Oakhurst 20.2 miles away * Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different. Campgrounds near Merced River, California:    Tamarack Flat Campground, Mariposa County, 4 miles away    Bridalveil Campground, Mariposa County, 6 miles away    Smoky Jack Campground, Tuolumne County, 6 miles away    Wawona Campground, Mariposa County, 9 miles away    Lower River Campground, Mariposa County, 9 miles away    Upper River Campground, Mariposa County, 9 miles away    Lower Pines Campground, Mariposa County, 9 miles away Trails near Merced River, California:    Pohono Trail, Mariposa , 2 miles away       11.4 hiking miles, 3527 feet elevation difference    El Capitan Trail, Mariposa , 4 miles away       14.7 hiking miles, 4758 feet elevation difference    Yosemite Falls Trail, Mariposa , 7 miles away        9.4 hiking miles, 3958 feet elevation difference    Eagle Peak Trail, Mariposa , 7 miles away        9.4 hiking miles, 3939 feet elevation difference    Hetch Hetchy Trail, Mariposa , 8 miles away       7.7 hiking miles, 3804 feet elevation difference Public Lands Near Merced River, California:    Yosemite National Park, Yosemite National Park - CA, 7 miles away    Devils Postpile National Monument, Mammoth Lakes - CA, 67 miles away    Stanislaus National Forest, California, 30 miles away    Sierra National Forest, California, 35 miles away    Echo Canyon State Park, Nevada, 39 miles away    Millerton Lake State Park, California, 39 miles away Lakes Near Merced River, California:    Givens Lake, Madera , 17 miles away    Tenaya Lake, Mariposa , 18 miles away    Bare Island Lake, Madera , 18 miles away Current weather conditions at Merced River, California Local climate location: CHERRY VALLEY DAM 12 miles away   Wind River Range Whitewater Complete list of all the whitewater kayaking and rafting spots in the Wind River Range. Wind River Range Outdoors Info Complete outdoors info for the Wind River Range. All California Whitewater Complete list of all the whitewater paddling spots in California. Books about whitewater paddling on Merced River, California List of books from Amazon.com that cover whitewater paddling on Merced River, California. Find a whitewater outfitter in California Whitewater Basics If you're new to whitewater paddling please take a look at this basic whitewater info. Outdoors Recreation Near Madera, California Outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Madera, California, the metro area neareast to Merced River. Find info on campgrounds, marinas, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater, golf courses and more.