Waptus River, Washington
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QUICK STATS AW Class:
II-III+(IV)
Length:
4
miles
Average Gradient: 64 fpm
Putin Location Coordinates: Latitude: 47.43572 Longitude: -121.1124 Takeout Location Coordinates: Latitude: 47.40293 Longitude: -121.09755
Paddling Rivers Near Waptus River, Washington:
Cle Elum River, Kittitas County , 1 miles away Class II - 4 miles long (Salmon La Sac Creek to Cle Elum Reservoir)
Waptus River, Kittitas County , 1 miles away Class II-III+(IV) - 4 miles long (Waptus Lake trail to Salmon La Sac)
Cooper River, Kittitas County , 3 miles away Class IV-V - 1.5 miles long (Waterfall to Cle Elum River)
Cle Elum River, Kittitas County , 5 miles away Class IV-V - 8.5 miles long (Scatter Creek to Salmon La Sac Creek)
Cle Elum River, Kittitas County , 9 miles away Class II - 7.8 miles long (Cle Elum Dam to confluence with Yakima River)
Box Canyon Creek, Kittitas County , 11 miles away Class III-IV+(V) - 2 miles long (to Kachess Reservoir)
Deception Creek, King County , 12 miles away Class V+ - 6.5 miles long (Fisher Creek to Tye River)
Tye River, King County , 14 miles away Class V - 3.25 miles long (Surprise Creek to Alpine Falls)
Teanaway River - North Fork, Kittitas County , 15 miles away Class III+ - 3.9 miles long (Johnson Creek to Stafford Creek)
Icicle Creek, Chelan County , 16 miles away Class II-III+(V) - 3.5 miles long (Rock Island Campground to Ida Creek)
Tye River, King County , 16 miles away Class IV+ - 7.2 miles long (Alpine Falls to Beckler River)
Martin Creek, King County , 16 miles away Class V+ - 3 miles long (along FR 6710)
Hotels near Waptus River, Washington:
* Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different.
Campgrounds near Waptus River, Washington:
Salmon La Sac - Wenatchee National Forest, Chelan , 1 miles away
Salmon la Sac Campground, Kittitas County , 1 miles away
Cayuse Campground, Kittitas County , 1 miles away
Hour Creek Campground, Kittitas County , 1 miles away
Red Mountain Campground, Kittitas County , 2 miles away
Red Mountain, Easton , 2 miles away
French Cabin Sno-Park, Easton , 3 miles away
Trails near Waptus River, Washington:
Davis Peak Lookout Trail, Kittitas , 1 miles away 7.4 hiking miles, 4439 feet elevation difference
Red Mountain Trail, Kittitas , 2 miles away 4 hiking miles, 3318 feet elevation difference
Jolly Mountain Lookout Trail, Kittitas , 4 miles away 10.4 hiking miles, 4410 feet elevation difference
Lake Michael Trail, Kittitas , 4 miles away 20 hiking miles, 2568 feet elevation difference
Sasse Mountain Trail, Kittitas , 4 miles away 12 hiking miles, 4012 feet elevation difference
Public Lands Near Waptus River, Washington:
Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA , 68 miles away
Iron Horse State Park, Washington , 8 miles away
Lake Easton State Park, Washington , 10 miles away
Wenatchee National Forest, Washington , 15 miles away
Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington , 32 miles away
Lake Wenatchee State Park, Washington , 32 miles away
Lakes Near Waptus River, Washington:
Tucquala Lake, Kittitas , 5 miles away
Spectacle Lake, Kittitas , 12 miles away
Bonnie Lake, King , 13 miles away
Lake Victoria, Chelan , 19 miles away
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