Alaska whitewater - Coal Creek, Talkeetna Mountains, Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Matanuska-Susitna
county,
Glacier to Matanuska River section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS IV 11.8 miles
The wonderful Alaska scenery and the sparkling of the sunlight on the water beats anything. The Glacier to Matanuska River stretch of Coal Creek is 11.8 miles long and is a class IV section of whitewater according to American Whitewater. The beauty of the Talkeetna Mountains is a great plus for this river. Getting your paddling muscles activated and a chance to spend some time outdoors will have you coming back for more. Since you're on this site you are probably into whitewater rafting or kayaking, either way this is an area with not too many other places
for that. Coal Creek doesn't have a lot of paddling sections, the Glacier to Matanuska River section is the only one. If you hurry you can run this section in a day but why not make it an overnighter, so pack your sleeping bag. Whitewater rafting and kayaking spots in Alaska tend
to be more challenging than the national average, so you'd better keep in mind that a large number of rivers in this state are not easy. You might have to settle for a hotel a bit away from the river if you want to stay the night, but you'd better reserve in advance because these hotels fill up quick. For all you camping people there are campgrounds nearby.
Briefly about the general area: Around Coal Creek you don’t get a lot of precipitation; throughout September this area sees the most rain, and the driest month of the year is March. Summer
at Coal Creek arrives with high temperatures in the 60's, and the overnight is rather cooler of course, generally in the 40's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 20's, and winter nights come with lows in the 0's to Coal Creek.
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