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.
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