Washington whitewater - Sauk River, Northern Cascade Range, Snohomish County

Snohomish county, Clear Creek to Darrington section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.

 

CLASS II-III     4 miles
  Whitewater rafting and kayaking in Washington is often more difficult than elsewhere, so keep in mind that the rivers in this state are less manageable. The beautiful scenery of Snohomish County and the cool fresh water are reasons enough to come here and paddle. This stretch of Sauk River is 4 miles long and has been determined by American Whitewater to be a class II-III section. Since you're on this site you are probably into whitewater rafting or kayaking, either way this area has a large number of paddling rivers. There are plenty of other sections
    in this river system that can be paddled as well. No need to look hard for hotels, but if you don’t have reservations you might end up sleeping in your car. This stretch is mid length, good for a one day paddling trip. For all you camping people there are campgrounds nearby. Getting
some good exercise and just hanging out with mother nature have a lot of people coming here. The Northern Cascade Range scenery is wonderful.

Briefly about the general area:
During the warm months at Sauk River highs are mostly in the 70's. Throughout the dark hours of summer temperatures sink down into the 50's. During the wintertime the highs are usually in the 40's; night lows during the winter for Sauk River tend to be in the 30's.
Sauk River gets a lot of water; November is the wettest month with most rain, and July meanwhile is the driest month.
 

Sauk River, Clear Creek to Darrington road map
Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked.

QUICK STATS
AW Class: II-III
Length: 4 miles
  
Putin Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 48.21872
Longitude: -121.56872

Takeout Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 48.2619
Longitude: -121.59416

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Current weather conditions at Sauk River, Northern Cascade Range, Washington
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Local climate location: CONCRETE PPL FISH STN 9 miles away


RAFTING TRIP OUTFITTERS

There are no whitewater outfitters currently listed for this river.

Cascade Mountain Lodge, Concrete
19 miles away

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32 miles away
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Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington, the metro area neareast to Sauk River. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
 

   

OUTDOORS
These outdoors activities are available near Sauk River.
 Whitewater Near Sauk River:
Clear Creek, Snohomish County , 3 miles away, Class IV - 2 miles long (Eightmile Creek to Asbestos Creek Falls)
Squire Creek, Snohomish County , 4 miles away, Class V - 3 miles long (Squire Creek Road to dowstream)
Sauk River, Snohomish/Skagit County , 4 miles away, Class II - 14.6 miles long (Darrington to Sauk River Park)
Sauk River, Snohomish County , 5 miles away, Class III+(IV) - 7 miles long (Whitechuck River to Clear Creek)
Stillaguamish River - North Fork, Skagit/Snohomish County , 7 miles away, Class V - 8 miles long (Confluence with South Branch to bridge below Moose Creek)
Stillaguamish River - South Fork, Snohomish County , 8 miles away, Class II - 6.5 miles long (Deer Creek to Mallardy Creek)
Sauk River, Snohomish County , 11 miles away, Class II-III - 8.3 miles long (Bedal Campground to Whitechuck River)
Whitechuck River, Snohomish County , 12 miles away, Class IV - 6 miles long (Bridge above Crystal Creek to Sauk River confluence)
Illabot Creek, Skagit County , 13 miles away, Class V - 5 miles long (to Rockport-Cascade Road)
Stillaguamish River - South Fork, Snohomish County , 13 miles away, Class III+ - 9 miles long (Mallardy Creek to Verlot)
 Ski Areas Near Sauk River:
Mt.Baker, Washington , 29 miles away, 1500 vertical feet
Stephens Pass, Washington , 32 miles away, 1800 vertical feet
Alpental, Washington , 38 miles away, 2280 vertical feet
Snoqualmie, Washington , 40 miles away, 1100 vertical feet
Crystal Mountain, Washington , 61 miles away, 3100 vertical feet
White Pass, Washington , 75 miles away, 1500 vertical feet
Mission Ridge, Washington , 93 miles away, 2200 vertical feet
Echo Valley, Washington , 106 miles away, 900 vertical feet
Loup Loup Ski Bowl, Washington , 116 miles away, 1240 vertical feet
Cooper Spur, Oregon , 130 miles away, 500 vertical feet
 Hotels Near Sauk River:
Stagecoach Inn, Darrington , 2 miles away
Totem Trail Motel, Rockport , 14 miles away
Eagles Nest Motel & RV Park, Concrete , 17 miles away
Cascade Mountain Lodge, Concrete , 19 miles away
Steven's Pass Motel, Gold Bar , 19 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Sauk River:
Cascade Kamloops Trout Farm and RV Park, Darrington, 2 miles away
Deer Creek Campground, Snohomish County, 7 miles away
Dick Sperry Campground, Snohomish County, 8 miles away
 Trails Near Sauk River:
Finney Peak Trail, Skagit County , 14 miles away,  6.2 hiking miles, 2658 feet elevation difference
Gee Point Trail, Skagit County , 19 miles away,  2.8 hiking miles, 1343 feet elevation difference
 National Parks Near Sauk River:
Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, Sedro-Woolley - WA , 43 miles away
North Cascades National Park, Sedro-Woolley - WA , 43 miles away
 Lakes Near Sauk River

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