California whitewater - American River - South Fork, Northern Sierra Nevada, El Dorado County
El Dorado
county,
Peavine Ridge Road to Forebay Road section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS IV-V 9.4 miles
Whitewater rafting and kayaking in California is often tougher than elsewhere, so you'd better keep in mind that many of the sections here are not safe for beginners. The nature scenery of El Dorado County and the sparkling of the sunlight on the water have people coming here. There are so many stretches to paddle in this river system, the Peavine Ridge Road to Forebay Road stretch is just one of many. The Peavine Ridge Road to Forebay Road stretch of American River - South Fork in California is 9.4 miles long and is rated by American Whitewater as a
class IV-V section. The Northern Sierra Nevada scenery is wonderful. There are plenty of hotels here if you want to spend a night, but do book a room before you come because it is a very popular destination. A bit of exercise and spending some quality time in nature are great reasons
to come. There are campgrounds quite near the river where you can camp. Since you're on this site you are probably into whitewater rafting or kayaking, either way this area has a large number of paddling spots. This is a pretty decent length section, it's good length for a morning trip.
Briefly about the general area: If you're here, you might as well have a look at Randolph Canyon; a short spree to Deadman Spring is always worthwhile. Yeah, come up here to the Northern Sierra Nevada for a glorious time. American River - South Fork is a wet
location that gets a great deal of rain; the month of January is the wettest with most of the rain; the driest month of the year is July. All through the warm days of summer here at American River - South Fork, high temperatures frequently get into the 80's, and all through the
night it cools down to the 60's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 50's with temperatures at American River - South Fork dipping down into the 30's during winter nights.
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