Colorado whitewater - Cache La Poudre River - North Fork, Medicine Bow Mountains, Larimer County

Larimer county, Cherokee Park Road to Halligan section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.

 

CLASS IV-V     9 miles
  This stretch of Cache La Poudre River - North Fork in Larimer County is 9 miles long and has been rated as a class IV-V section by American Whitewater. If you're coming from Fort Collins-Loveland 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. The rivers for whitewater rafting and kayaking in this state are often tougher than in other states, so if you're not from around here don't forget that a lot of the rivers here are not suitable for beginners. The beautiful scenery of Larimer County
    and the cool fresh water are reasons enough to come here and paddle. No matter if you're whitewater rafting or kayaking there are lots of good places for that around here. There's camping available near Cache La Poudre River - North Fork. The beautiful Medicine Bow Mountains scenery
is an added bonus. Not too many hotels nearby, you'll have to drive a bit to get to one, but you'd better reserve in advance because these hotels fill up quick. A good workout and just being out on the river for a while will have you coming back for more. This is a pretty decent length section, it's perfect for a one day trip. This is not the only paddling stretch in this river system, there are others too.

Briefly about the general area:
For the period of the warm months at Cache La Poudre River - North Fork temperatures are typically in the
 
80's. When the night sets in temperatures descend down into the 40's. High temperatures through the winter are normally in the 30's while Cache La Poudre River - North Fork overnight low temperatures throughout the wintertime are in the 0's.
It is very waterless here at Cache La Poudre River - North Fork mostly; July is the month that gets the most rain, and January is when it's the driest.

Cache La Poudre River - North Fork, Cherokee Park Road to Halligan road map
Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked.

QUICK STATS
AW Class: IV-V
Length: 9 miles
  
Putin Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 40.89138
Longitude: -105.56334

Takeout Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 40.88499
Longitude: -105.36751

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Local climate location: LARAMIE FAA AP 16 miles away


RAFTING TRIP OUTFITTERS

There are no whitewater outfitters currently listed for this river.

AmericInn Laramie, Laramie
22 miles away
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23 miles away
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Holiday Inn LARAMIE - UNIVERSITY OF WY, Laramie
23 miles away
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Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado, the metro area neareast to Cache La Poudre River - North Fork. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
 

   

OUTDOORS
These outdoors activities are available near Cache La Poudre River - North Fork.
 Whitewater Near Cache La Poudre River - North Fork:
Cache La Poudre River, Larimer County , 10 miles away, Class III-IV - 8 miles long (Indian Meadows Bridge to Narrows Picnic Ground)
Cache La Poudre River, Larimer County , 11 miles away, Class IV-V+ - 3.4 miles long (Narrows Picninc Ground to Steven's Gulch Access)
Cache La Poudre River, Larimer County , 11 miles away, Class III-IV - 9.5 miles long (Home Moraine to Indian Meadows Bridge)
Cache La Poudre River, Larimer County , 12 miles away, Class III-IV - 3.3 miles long (Steven's Gulch Access to Mishawaka Inn)
Cache La Poudre River - South Fork, Larimer County , 12 miles away, Class IV-V - 12.5 miles long (Fish Creek Trailhead to Main fork)
Cache La Poudre River, Larimer County , 14 miles away, Class III - 3 miles long (Mishiwaka Inn to Poudre Park Picnic Ground)
Cache La Poudre River, Larimer County , 16 miles away, Class IV - 2 miles long (Poudre Park Picnic Gound to below Pine View Falls)
Cache La Poudre River, Larimer County , 17 miles away, Class III-IV - 2 miles long (below Pineview Falls to Mile Marker 114.7)
Cache La Poudre River - North Fork, Larimer County , 17 miles away, Class II-III - 11 miles long (Livermore Bridge to Main Stem)
Cache La Poudre River, Larimer County , 20 miles away, Class II-III - 2.4 miles long (below Filter Plant to Picnic Rock Access)
 Ski Areas Near Cache La Poudre River - North Fork:
SolVista, Colorado , 53 miles away, 1000 vertical feet
Snowy Range, Wyoming , 55 miles away, 990 vertical feet
Winter Park, Colorado , 56 miles away, 3060 vertical feet
Loveland, Colorado , 70 miles away, 2410 vertical feet
Arapahoe Basin, Colorado , 71 miles away, 2270 vertical feet
Keystone, Colorado , 75 miles away, 2900 vertical feet
Breckenridge, Colorado , 84 miles away, 3398 vertical feet
Copper Mountain, Colorado , 86 miles away, 2601 vertical feet
Vail, Colorado , 90 miles away, 3450 vertical feet
Steamboat, Colorado , 95 miles away, 3668 vertical feet
 Hotels Near Cache La Poudre River - North Fork:
AmericInn Laramie, Laramie , 22 miles away
Comfort Inn Laramie, Laramie , 23 miles away
Holiday Inn LARAMIE - UNIVERSITY OF WY, Laramie , 23 miles away
First Gold Inn, Laramie , 23 miles away
Laramie Travelodge, Laramie , 24 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Cache La Poudre River - North Fork:
Lost Lake Campground, Larimer County, 5 miles away
Dowdy Lake - Arapaho National Forest, Fort Collins, 8 miles away
Creedmore Lakes Campground, Larimer County, 9 miles away
 Trails Near Cache La Poudre River - North Fork:
Overland Trail, Larimer County , 9 miles away
Kreutzer Nature Trail, Larimer County , 11 miles away
Overland Trail, Albany County , 11 miles away
Mount McConnel Trail, Larimer County , 11 miles away
Swamp Creek Cutoff Trail, Larimer County , 15 miles away
 National Parks Near Cache La Poudre River - North Fork:
Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park - CO , 28 miles away

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