California whitewater - Mokelumne River - North Fork, Northern Sierra Nevada, Amador/ Calaveras County
Amador/ Calaveras
county,
Close to Bear River to Tiger Creek Afterbay section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS III-V 14.8 miles
Whitewater rafting and kayaking in California is often more difficult than elsewhere, so you'd better keep in mind that many of the rivers here are not very forgiving. The natural beauty of Amador/ Calaveras County and the beautiful way the water current moves down the stream beats anything. This stretch has enough mileage for an overnight trip, so pack your sleeping bag. Since you're on this site you are probably into whitewater rafting or kayaking, either way in this general area you'll find lots of paddling rivers. You can pitch a tent or park your
RV at a nearby campground. This river system is full of great paddling stretches, the Close to Bear River to Tiger Creek Afterbay stretch is just one of them. The Close to Bear River to Tiger Creek Afterbay stretch of Mokelumne River - North Fork is 14.8 miles long and is according
to American Whitewater a class III-V section of whitewater. If you're coming from Phoenix Lake-Cedar Ridge 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. 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. The beauty of the Northern Sierra Nevada is a great plus for this river. Getting your paddling muscles activated and just being out on the river for a while are sure to keep you coming back
for more.
Briefly about the general area: An average amount of rain falls at Mokelumne River - North Fork; through January this area sees the most rain, and July is when it's the driest. The beauty of mother nature reveals herself at Sugar Spring. At Mokelumne River
- North Fork through the summertime months highs are in the 90's. Summer night lows descend down to the 60's. The winter brings highs down to the 50's with winter lows in the 30's overnight here at Mokelumne River - North Fork.
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