California whitewater - Fresno River, Central Sierra Nevada, Madera County

Madera county, Goldside Drive off road 600 to Road 600 section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.

 

CLASS III-V     3 miles
  If you're coming from Madera it's not a long drive at all to the starting location, there's a road map further down the page with more info on that. The beautiful scenery of California and the cool fresh water will make you feel great. The rivers for whitewater rafting and kayaking here in California are often tougher than in other states, so don't forget that many of the sections here are not safe for beginners. There are a few other stretches in this river system that can be paddled as well. Whether you're whitewater rafting or kayaking in this general
    area you'll find lots of paddling places. This is a short paddling stretch so you'd better be prepared to walk your kayak back to put-in a few times. There are campgrounds quite near the river where you can camp. The beautiful Central Sierra Nevada scenery is an added bonus. The
Goldside Drive off road 600 to Road 600 section of Fresno River in California is 3 miles long and has been determined by American Whitewater to be a class III-V section. No need to look hard for hotels, but if you don’t have reservations you might end up sleeping in your car. Getting some good exercise and just hanging out with mother nature will have you coming back for more.

Briefly about the general area:
For the duration of the warm months at Fresno River highs are ordinarily in the 80's. For the period of the moonlight hours it's usually in
 
the 50's. All through the wintertime this place gets highs in the 40's; winter nights come with lows in the 20's to Fresno River. French Gulch is a good place to look at.
Fresno River is a wet place that gets a large amount of rainfall; through the month of January you get the most rain around here, and the driest of the months is July.

Fresno River, Goldside Drive off road 600 to Road 600 road map
Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked.

QUICK STATS
AW Class: III-V
Length: 3 miles
Average Gradient: 76 fpm
  
Putin Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 37.33459
Longitude: -119.70601

Takeout Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 37.34759
Longitude: -119.75141

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Current weather conditions at Fresno River, Central Sierra Nevada, California
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Local climate location: CHERRY VALLEY DAM 18 miles away


RAFTING TRIP OUTFITTERS

There are no whitewater outfitters currently listed for this river.

Americas Best Value Inn Yosemite, Oakhurst
5 miles away
The 2-Diamond AAA Approved Americas Best Value Inn Yosemite of Oakhurst, CA offers our guests the best and newest in town with 69 elegant rooms surrounded by beautiful live oaks, a creek and view of t...

Oakhurst Lodge, Oakhurst
5 miles away
Oakhurst Lodge - Yosemite National Park Lodging. Convenient Yosemite Lodging near Ahwahnee in Oakhurst, California. Oakhurst Lodge offers convenient Madera County vacation lodging and relaxing and aff...

Best Western Yosemite Gateway Inn, Oakhurst
6 miles away
The Best Western Yosemite Gateway Inn is conveniently located near the south entrance to Yosemite National Park. The property has a park-like setting nestled among live oak trees high on a hill in a t...



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OUTDOORS
These outdoors activities are available near Fresno River.
 Whitewater Near Fresno River:
Fresno River, Madera County , 4 miles away, Class IV-V(V+) - 11 miles long (Road 600 to Road 415)
Coarse Gold Creek, Madera County , 6 miles away, Class IV-V - 5 miles long (Coarsegold to Spinelli Road)
Chowchilla River, Madera County , 8 miles away, Class III-IV - 7 miles long (Road 810 to Road 800)
Big Creek, Mariposa County , 11 miles away, Class IV-V+ - 1 miles long (Chowchilla Mountain Road to South Fork Merced River)
Fresno River, Madera County , 11 miles away, Class IV-V+ - 12 miles long (Road 415 to boat ramp Close to dam at Lake Hensley)
Willow Creek, Madera County , 12 miles away, Class V - 3 miles long (Chilkoot Campground to Bass Lake)
Willow Creek, Madera County , 13 miles away, Class V - 3 miles long (Greys Mt. Campground to Chilkoot Campground)
Merced River - South Fork, Mariposa County , 17 miles away, Class V+ - 16 miles long (Upper)
San Joaquin River, Fresno and Madera County , 18 miles away, Class III - 3 miles long (5.2 Kerchoff #2 PH to Millerton Reservoir)
Merced River - South Fork, Mariposa County , 18 miles away, Class III-IV - 7.4 miles long (Snyder Gulch to Route 140 Bridge)
 Ski Areas Near Fresno River:
Badger Pass, California , 18 miles away, 540 vertical feet
Sierra Summit, California , 40 miles away, 1679 vertical feet
Dodge Ridge, California , 49 miles away, 1600 vertical feet
June Mountain, California , 50 miles away, 2580 vertical feet
Mammoth Mountain, California , 53 miles away, 3100 vertical feet
Bear Valley, California , 67 miles away, 1900 vertical feet
Kirkwood, California , 77 miles away, 2000 vertical feet
Sierra at Tahoe, California , 84 miles away, 2212 vertical feet
Heavenly, California , 89 miles away, 3500 vertical feet
 Hotels Near Fresno River:
Americas Best Value Inn Yosemite, Oakhurst , 5 miles away
Oakhurst Lodge, Oakhurst , 5 miles away
Best Western Yosemite Gateway Inn, Oakhurst , 6 miles away
Comfort Inn Yosemite Area, Oakhurst , 6 miles away
Days Inn Oakhurst Yosemite, Oakhurst , 6 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Fresno River:
Sierra Meadows Country Club, Ahwahnee, 2 miles away
High Sierra RV Park, Oakhurst, 6 miles away
Yosemite South-coarsegold Rnch, Coarsegold, 6 miles away
 Trails Near Fresno River:
Chilnualna Fall Trail, Mariposa County , 14 miles away,  7 hiking miles, 2879 feet elevation difference
Hite Cove Trail, Mariposa County , 17 miles away,  14.4 hiking miles, 1185 feet elevation difference
 National Parks Near Fresno River:
Yosemite National Park, Yosemite National Park - CA , 14 miles away
Devils Postpile National Monument, Mammoth Lakes - CA , 69 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Fresno River:
Sierra Meadows Country Club, Ahwahnee , 2 miles away
Ahwahnee Golf Course, Oakhurst , 3 miles away

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