American River, Washington <<< Back to American River main page QUICK STATS AW Class: III-IV Length: 4.7 miles Average Gradient: 82 fpm    Putin Location Coordinates: Latitude: 46.96514 Longitude: -121.26658 Takeout Location Coordinates: Latitude: 46.97792 Longitude: -121.16763 Paddling Rivers Near American River, Washington:    American River, YakimaCounty, 3 miles away       Class III-IV - 4.7 miles long (Hell's Crossing to American Forks)    American River, YakimaCounty, 3 miles away       Class II+ - 5 miles long (American Forks to Sawmill Flat)    Little Naches River, Yakima/KittitasCounty, 4 miles away       Class II-III+(IV) - 9.5 miles long (Matthew Creek to Little Naches Campground)    Bumping River, YakimaCounty, 7 miles away       Class II - 10.5 miles long (Bumping Reservoir to American River)    Naches River, YakimaCounty, 8 miles away       Class II-III - 34 miles long (Sawmill Flat to bl. Town of Naches)    American River, -blank-County, 12 miles away       Class II-III+ - 7.5 miles long (Lodgepole Campground to Hell's Crossing)    Rattlesnake Creek - Naches Tributary, YakimaCounty, 13 miles away       Class III - 7.7 miles long (North Fork to Nile Road Bridge)    Tieton River, YakimaCounty, 16 miles away       Class III+ - 11.5 miles long (Rimrock Reservoir to Windy Point Campground)    Cle Elum River, KittitasCounty, 16 miles away       Class II - 7.8 miles long (Cle Elum Dam to confluence with Yakima River)    Tieton River - South Fork, YakimaCounty, 18 miles away       Class IV(V+) - 5.7 miles long (Grey Creek Campground to Rimrock Lake)    Box Canyon Creek, KittitasCounty, 19 miles away       Class III-IV+(V) - 2 miles long (to Kachess Reservoir)    Cooper River, KittitasCounty, 22 miles away       Class IV-V - 1.5 miles long (Waterfall to Cle Elum River) Hotels near American River, Washington: Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum 18.6 miles away Stewart Lodge, Cle Elum 21 miles away BEST WESTERN PLUS Snowcap Lodge, Cle Elum 21.2 miles away Timber Lodge Inn, Cle Elum 22.1 miles away Econo Lodge Cle Elum, Cle Elum 23 miles away Hampton Inn Ellensburg, Ellensburg 43.4 miles away Cedar Inn Ellensburg, Ellensburg 43.7 miles away BEST WESTERN PLUS Lincoln Inn & Suites, Ellensburg 46 miles away The Inn at Goose Creek, Ellensburg 46.3 miles away Holiday Inn Express ELLENSBURG, Ellensburg 46.4 miles away The Old Hen Bed & Breakfast, North Bend 46.4 miles away Nites Inn Motel, Ellensburg 46.5 miles away * Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different. Campgrounds near American River, Washington:    Pine Needle Campground, Yakima County, 1 miles away    Soda Springs Campground, Yakima County, 2 miles away    Cougar Flat Campground, Yakima County, 3 miles away    Hells Crossing Campground, Yakima County, 3 miles away    Cedar Springs Campground, Yakima County, 4 miles away    Longmile Meadows Campground, Kittitas County, 5 miles away    Indian Flat Campground, Yakima County, 5 miles away Trails near American River, Washington:    Fifes Ridge Trail, Yakima , 0 miles away       13 hiking miles, 4581 feet elevation difference    Goat Creek Trail, Yakima , 3 miles away        8 hiking miles, 3879 feet elevation difference    Nile Ridge Trail, Yakima , 4 miles away       5.6 hiking miles, 3162 feet elevation difference    South Fork Trail, Yakima , 5 miles away       5 hiking miles, 2365 feet elevation difference    Mount Cliffty Trail, Kittitas , 6 miles away        9.8 hiking miles, 3795 feet elevation difference Public Lands Near American River, Washington:    Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA, 54 miles away    Lake Easton State Park, Washington, 14 miles away    Iron Horse State Park, Washington, 16 miles away    Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington, 20 miles away    Federation Forest State Park, Washington, 34 miles away    Olallie State Park, Washington, 37 miles away Lakes Near American River, Washington:    Granite Lake, Yakima , 12 miles away    Rimrock Lake, Yakima , 16 miles away    Lost Lake, Kittitas , 18 miles away Current weather conditions at American River, Washington Local climate location: GREENWATER 12 miles away   Wind River Range Whitewater Complete list of all the whitewater kayaking and rafting spots in the Wind River Range. 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