California whitewater - Big Sulphur Creek, Coast Ranges, Lake County
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Iron Bridge to washed-out crossing section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS IV-V 9 miles
If you've been whitewater rafting and kayaking outside California you might find the rivers here a bit more challenging, so if you're not from around here don't forget that many of the sections here are not safe for beginners. The nature scenery of Lake County and the cool fresh water are reasons enough to come here and paddle. This section of Big Sulphur Creek is 9 miles long and is rated by American Whitewater as a class IV-V section. This is a pretty decent length section, good for a one day paddling trip. The put-in is not too far from Clearlake,
as you can see on the road map further down. There are some good sections to paddle in this river system, the Iron Bridge to washed-out crossing section is one of them. There are campgrounds quite near the river where you can camp. When you're paddling down a Coast Ranges river
like this one you always get great scenery along the way too. Great exercise and spending some quality time in nature will have you coming back for more. There are many good hotels to choose from, but you'd better reserve in advance because these hotels fill up quick. Whether you're whitewater rafting or kayaking this is an area with not too many other rivers for that.
Briefly about the general area: Big Sulphur Creek regularly gets a lot of rain; the month of January is the wettest with most of the rain, and the driest month is July. At Big
Sulphur Creek all through the summertime highs are in the 90's with night lows in the 50's. All through the wintertime this place gets highs in the 50's while the cold winter nights at Big Sulphur Creek are in the 30's.
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