California whitewater - Feather River - North Fork, Northern Sierra Nevada, Plumas County

Plumas county, Rock Creek Dam to Rock Creek Powerhouse section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.

 

CLASS III-V     8 miles
  The natural beauty of Plumas County and the playfulness of the water beats anything. If you've been whitewater rafting and kayaking outside this state you might find the rivers here a bit more challenging, so don't forget that rivers here are less forgiving. The Rock Creek Dam to Rock Creek Powerhouse stretch of Feather River - North Fork in California is 8 miles long and is a class III-V section of whitewater according to American Whitewater. There's camping available near Feather River - North Fork. If you're coming from Chico it's not a long drive
    at all to the put-in location, there's a road map further down the page with more info on that. Some people prefer whitewater rafting and some kayaking, either way there are lots of good spots for that around here. The nearby hotels are a bit away from the river, but you'd better
reserve in advance because these hotels fill up quick. A good workout and spending some quality time in nature will have you coming back for more. When you're paddling down a Northern Sierra Nevada river like this one you always get great scenery along the way too. On this section you do get some distance, you can easily run it on an afternoon. This river system is full of great paddling stretches, the Rock Creek Dam to Rock Creek Powerhouse stretch is just one of them.

Briefly about the general area:
Summertime highs at Feather River - North
 
Fork frequently tend to be in the 80's, and the nighttime is quite cooler of course, commonly in the 40's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 40's; nighttime lows in the 20's for Feather River - North Fork.
Lots of rain falls at Feather River - North Fork; the month with most of the snow is January while July is generally the driest month.

Feather River - North Fork, Rock Creek Dam to Rock Creek Powerhouse road map
Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked.

QUICK STATS
AW Class: III-V
Length: 8 miles
  
Putin Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.98699
Longitude: -121.28171

Takeout Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.90499
Longitude: -121.34401

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Current weather conditions at Feather River - North Fork, Northern Sierra Nevada, California
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Local climate location: MINERAL 14 miles away


RAFTING TRIP OUTFITTERS

There are no whitewater outfitters currently listed for this river.

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18 miles away
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20 miles away
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Comfort Inn Central, Paradise
23 miles away
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Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Chico, California, the metro area neareast to Feather River - North Fork. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
 

   

OUTDOORS
These outdoors activities are available near Feather River - North Fork.
 Whitewater Near Feather River - North Fork:
Feather River - North Fork, Plumas/ Butte County , 8 miles away, Class III-V - 6.5 miles long (Cresta Dam to Poe Dam)
Feather River - North Fork, Plumas County , 10 miles away, Class III-IV - 6 miles long (Caribou to East BrancHighway North Fork Feather)
Feather River - North Fork, Plumas County , 10 miles away, Class III-V - 10 miles long (Virgilia to Belden)
Feather River - North Fork, Butte County , 13 miles away, Class IV-V - 7.5 miles long (Poe Dam to Poe Powerhouse)
Big Kimshew Creek, Butte County , 14 miles away, Class V - -blank- miles long (to Confluence with West Fork of Feather)
Feather River - Middle Fork, Plumas/ Butte County , 15 miles away, Class V+ - 6.5 miles long (Milsap Bridge to Lake Oroville)
Feather River - Middle Fork, Plumas/ Butte County , 19 miles away, Class V+ - 32.5 miles long (Nelson Point to Milsap Bridge)
Feather River - South Fork, Plumas County , 22 miles away, Class IV - 8.3 miles long (Little Grass Valley Reservoir to South Fork Diversion Dam)
Indian Creek Feather Tributary, Plumas County , 26 miles away, Class V - 5.5 miles long (Close to Crescent Mills to Spanish Creek)
Butte Creek, Butte County , 27 miles away, Class II+ - 6 miles long (PGandE Powerhouse to Covered Bridge)
 Ski Areas Near Feather River - North Fork:
Soda Springs, California , 72 miles away, 625 vertical feet
Boreal, California , 74 miles away, 500 vertical feet
Donner Ski Ranch, California , 76 miles away, 750 vertical feet
Sugar Bowl, California , 76 miles away, 1500 vertical feet
Tahoe Donner, California , 79 miles away, 600 vertical feet
Squaw Valley, California , 84 miles away, 2850 vertical feet
Alpine Meadows, California , 85 miles away, 1802 vertical feet
Northstar at Tahoe, California , 90 miles away, 2280 vertical feet
Granlibakken, California , 90 miles away, 300 vertical feet
Homewood, California , 92 miles away, 1650 vertical feet
 Hotels Near Feather River - North Fork:
Bailey Creek Cottages, Chester , 18 miles away
Best Western Rose Quartz Inn, Chester , 20 miles away
Comfort Inn Central, Paradise , 23 miles away
Paradise Inn, Paradise , 25 miles away
Feather Falls Casino and Lodge, Oroville , 29 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Feather River - North Fork:
Injun Jim Campground, Plumas County, 1 miles away
James Lee Campground, Plumas County, 1 miles away
Belden Campground, Plumas County, 5 miles away
 Trails Near Feather River - North Fork:
Yellow Creek Trail, Plumas County , 11 miles away, 5.7 hiking miles, 1226 feet elevation difference
Carter Meadow Trail, Tehama County , 15 miles away, 3.6 hiking miles, 1153 feet elevation difference
Lassen Trail, Tehama County , 18 miles away, 2.2 hiking miles, 224 feet elevation difference
 National Parks Near Feather River - North Fork:
Lassen Volcanic National Park, Mineral - CA , 28 miles away
 Lakes Near Feather River - North Fork

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