California whitewater - American River - South Fork, Northern Sierra Nevada, El Dorado County
El Dorado
county,
Strawberry to Kyburz section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS IV-V 9.6 miles
If you've been whitewater rafting and kayaking outside this state you might find the rivers here a bit more challenging, so if you're not from around here don't forget that a lot of the rivers here are not suitable for beginners. The put-in location is a reasonable drive from Gardnerville Ranchos, please print out a copy of the road map further down the page so you won’t get lost. This section of American River - South Fork in California is 9.6 miles long and is a class IV-V section of whitewater according to American Whitewater. The campgrounds here
at American River - South Fork are pretty good. The natural beauty of El Dorado County and the playfulness of the water beats anything. This stretch has has enough mileage, it's perfect for a one day trip. Not too many hotels nearby, you'll have to drive a bit to get to one, but
if you don’t have reservations you might end up sleeping in your car. When you're paddling down a Northern Sierra Nevada river like this one you always get great scenery along the way too. The Strawberry to Kyburz stretch is one of many paddling stretches in this river system. Some people prefer whitewater rafting and some kayaking, either way there are lots of good places for that around here. Great exercise and spending some quality time in nature have a lot of people coming here.
Briefly about the general area: High temperatures at American
River - South Fork all through the days of summer are in the 70's. Once the sun is down it plunges down to the 40's. High temperatures during the winter are normally in the 40's while American River - South Fork nighttime low temperatures during the wintertime are in the 10's.
American River - South Fork is right by the Windmiller Trail. American River - South Fork is a relatively wet place generally with a lot of precipitation; the wettest month of the year is usually January, that's the one that snows the most; the driest of the months is July.
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