Washington whitewater - Dungeness River, Olympic Mountains, Clallam County
Clallam
county,
Gold Creek to Dungeness Forks Campground section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS III-IV 3 miles
The put-in is not too far from Shelton, if you're not familiar with the area there's a road map further down the page. The scenic beauty of Clallam County and the sparkling of the sunlight on the water have people coming here. This section of Dungeness River in Washington is 3 miles long and has been rated as a class III-IV section by American Whitewater. Since you're on this site you are probably into whitewater rafting or kayaking, either way around here you'll find a large number of good rivers. This river system has a few good paddling stretches
and the Gold Creek to Dungeness Forks Campground section is one of them. There are plenty of hotels here if you want to spend a night, but you'd better reserve in advance because these hotels fill up quick. This stretch is short so you'd better be prepared to walk your kayak back
to put-in a few times. If you've been out of state whitewater rafting and kayaking you might find the rivers here more demanding, so don't forget that the rivers in this state are less manageable. Great exercise and spending some quality time in nature have a lot of people coming here. There's camping available near Dungeness River. The river winds through the Olympic Mountains and you get great scenery.
Briefly about the general area: Dungeness River is pretty dry generally; December is the month that gets the most rain, and July on the other
hand is the driest. You just can't picture the amount of outdoors fun stuff the Olympic Mountains has to offer. For the duration of the warm months at Dungeness River highs are commonly in the 60's with night lows in the 50's. High temperatures throughout the wintertime are
normally in the 40's; night lows all through the wintertime for Dungeness River tend to be in the 30's. Going for a hike on the Clink Trail is always a fine adventure; there are perfect places to discover along the Tubal Cain Mine Trail.
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