Alaska whitewater - Lakina River, Wrangell Mountains, Valdez-Cordova Census Area Borough
Valdez-Cordova Census Area
county,
Mill Creek to McCarthy Road Bridge section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS III-IV 17 miles
The wonderful Alaska scenery and the water flowing gracefully down Lakina River make the trip here worthwhile. If you have the time you can make this a two day trip, so go ahead and pack your sleeping bag. Great exercise and just being out on the river for a while have people coming from far and near. You might have to settle for a hotel a bit away from the river if you want to stay the night, but if you don’t have reservations you might end up sleeping in your car. Since you're on this site you are probably into whitewater rafting or kayaking, either
way there are not so many other good spots for that around here. You can pitch a tent or park your RV at a nearby campground. The Mill Creek to McCarthy Road Bridge section of Lakina River in Valdez-Cordova Census Area Borough is 17 miles long and has been rated as a class III-IV
section by American Whitewater. This river system has a few good paddling sections and the Mill Creek to McCarthy Road Bridge section is one of them. When you're paddling down a Wrangell Mountains river like this one you always get great scenery along the way too. Whitewater rafting and kayaking spots in Alaska are harder than the national norm, so don't forget that rivers here are less forgiving.
Briefly about the general area: For the duration of the summertime highs here at Lakina River get into the 60's, and during the night it cools down to
the 40's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 0's while Lakina River night low temperatures through the winter are in the-20's. Lakina River is a location that is quite dried out frequently; the month with most of the rain is July; April is the month with the least moisture.
30 miles away
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