California whitewater - Rancheria Creek, Coast Ranges, Mendocino County
Mendocino
county,
Fish Rock Road to Mountain View Road section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS II+(III) 13 miles
This section of Rancheria Creek in Mendocino County is 13 miles long and is a class II+(III) section of whitewater according to American Whitewater. The rivers for whitewater rafting and kayaking in this state are often tougher than in other states, so if you're visiting here do keep in mind that lots of rivers here are not for beginners. You can pitch a tent or park your RV at a nearby campground. The beautiful scenery of Mendocino County and the sparkling of the sunlight on the water are reasons enough to come here and paddle. If you hurry you can
run this section in a day but why not make it an overnighter, so go ahead and pack your camp stove. There are some good sections to paddle in this river system, the Fish Rock Road to Mountain View Road section is one of them. A good workout and just hanging out with mother nature
will have you coming back for more. You might have to settle for a hotel a bit away from the river if you want to stay the night, but if you don’t have reservations you might end up sleeping in your car. If you're coming from Ukiah it's not a long drive at all to the starting location, if you're not familiar with the area there's a road map further down the page. The Coast Ranges scenery is wonderful. Whether you're whitewater rafting or kayaking this is an area with not too many other places for that.
Briefly about the general area: Rancheria Creek
is a wet place that gets a large amount of precipitation; January is when you get the most rain here, and July meanwhile is the driest month. All through the warm days of summer at Rancheria Creek temperatures are generally in the 90's. Once the sun is down it drops down to
the 50's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 50's, and through the dark hours in the wintertime at Rancheria Creek temperatures fall to the 30's.
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