American River, Washington
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QUICK STATS AW Class:
II+
Length:
5
miles
Average Gradient: 54 fpm
Putin Location Coordinates: Latitude: 46.97792 Longitude: -121.16763 Takeout Location Coordinates: Latitude: 46.97547 Longitude: -121.09767
Paddling Rivers Near American River, Washington:
American River, Yakima County , 2 miles away Class II+ - 5 miles long (American Forks to Sawmill Flat)
Naches River, Yakima County , 2 miles away Class II-III - 34 miles long (Sawmill Flat to bl. Town of Naches)
Little Naches River, Yakima/Kittitas County , 7 miles away Class II-III+(IV) - 9.5 miles long (Matthew Creek to Little Naches Campground)
Rattlesnake Creek - Naches Tributary, Yakima County , 9 miles away Class III - 7.7 miles long (North Fork to Nile Road Bridge)
American River, Yakima County , 9 miles away Class III-IV - 4.7 miles long (Hell's Crossing to American Forks)
Bumping River, Yakima County , 12 miles away Class II - 10.5 miles long (Bumping Reservoir to American River)
Cle Elum River, Kittitas County , 13 miles away Class II - 7.8 miles long (Cle Elum Dam to confluence with Yakima River)
Tieton River, Yakima County , 15 miles away Class III+ - 11.5 miles long (Rimrock Reservoir to Windy Point Campground)
American River, -blank- County , 18 miles away Class II-III+ - 7.5 miles long (Lodgepole Campground to Hell's Crossing)
Tieton River - South Fork, Yakima County , 19 miles away Class IV(V+) - 5.7 miles long (Grey Creek Campground to Rimrock Lake)
Tieton River, Yakima County , 20 miles away Class II-III - 8.5 miles long (Windy Point Campground to Naches)
Cle Elum River, Kittitas County , 20 miles away Class II - 4 miles long (Salmon La Sac Creek to Cle Elum Reservoir)
Hotels near American River, Washington:
* Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different.
Campgrounds near American River, Washington:
Indian Flat Campground, Yakima County , 1 miles away
Kaner Flat Campground, Kittitas County , 2 miles away
American Forks, Goose Prairie , 2 miles away
Crow Creek, Goose Prairie , 2 miles away
Cedar Springs Campground, Yakima County , 2 miles away
Little Naches, Thorp , 2 miles away
Little Naches Campground, Kittitas County , 3 miles away
Trails near American River, Washington:
Quartz Creek Trail, Kittitas , 4 miles away 6.6 hiking miles, 3413 feet elevation difference
Kaner Flat Trail, Kittitas , 5 miles away 7.3 hiking miles, 4400 feet elevation difference
Manastash Ridge Trail, Kittitas , 5 miles away 4.2 hiking miles, 798 feet elevation difference
Mount Cliffty Trail, Kittitas , 6 miles away 9.8 hiking miles, 3795 feet elevation difference
Fifes Ridge Trail, Yakima , 6 miles away 13 hiking miles, 4581 feet elevation difference
Public Lands Near American River, Washington:
Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA , 60 miles away
Iron Horse State Park, Washington , 14 miles away
Lake Easton State Park, Washington , 14 miles away
Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington , 26 miles away
Wenatchee National Forest, Washington , 36 miles away
Fort Simcoe State Park, Washington , 36 miles away
Lakes Near American River, Washington:
Flat Iron Lake, Yakima , 6 miles away
Lost Lake, Kittitas , 12 miles away
Rimrock Lake, Yakima , 15 miles away
Granite Lake, Yakima , 17 miles away
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