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Montana whitewater - Flathead River - South Fork, Lewis Range, Flathead County
Flathead
county,
Mid Creek to Cedar Flats section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
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CLASS IV(V+) 4 miles
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The beautiful scenery of Flathead County and the water flowing gracefully down Flathead River - South Fork attract people from near and far. On this section you do get some distance, you can easily run it on an afternoon. Flathead River - South Fork doesn't have a lot of paddling sections, the Mid Creek to Cedar Flats section is the only one. The Mid Creek to Cedar Flats stretch of Flathead River - South Fork is 4 miles long and has been rated as a class IV(V+) section by American Whitewater. Whitewater rafting and kayaking in Montana is often easier than |
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elsewhere, so keep in mind that many of the sections here are safe for beginners. When you're paddling down a Lewis Range river like this one you always get great scenery along the way too. There are campgrounds quite near the river where you can camp. There aren’t any hotels right
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Briefly about the general area:
Around Flathead River - South Fork you don’t get a lot of rain; the month of January is the wettest with most of the snow, and the driest of the months is July. Summertime highs at Flathead River - South Fork regularly tend to be in the 80's. When the night sets | |
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in temperatures descend down into the 40's. Highs throughout the winter are usually in the 20's, and after the sun is down through the winter temperatures at Flathead River - South Fork sink into the 0's.
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QUICK STATS
AW Class:
IV(V+)
Length:
4
miles
Average Gradient: 35 fpm
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Paddler input for Flathead River - South Fork, Montana:
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