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:: Pickaroon Campground to Sanger Bridge Kayak & Canoe Touring
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Pickaroon Campground to Sanger Bridge Kayak & Canoe Touring on the North Platte River |
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Pickaroon Campground to Sanger Bridge Info
Use this information at your own risk. See our legal notices. |
| Put In: |
Pickaroon Campground |
| Take Out: |
Sanger Bridge |
| Difficulty: |
Class I
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| Gradient: |
17 ft/mi |
| Run Length: |
12 miles |
| Current Streamflow: |
1200 cfs @ 05/22/2013 09:45 AM - NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR NORTHGATE, CO, reading taken from USGS
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| Flow Information (phone): |
Watertalk 303-831-7135, 6*, 9* |
| Good Level: |
1,000 to 4,000 cfs |
| Season Comments: |
May, June, July, August
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| Permit: |
No permit required |
| Character/Similar To: |
The North Platte is a shallow and muddy river that flows through braided channels across vast prairies. |
| Water Craft: |
canoe,touring,inner tube |
| Land Ownership: |
Mixed |
| Wilderness: |
Partial |
| Camping on River: |
Camping is available at Pickaroon Campground and other sites. |
| Location: |
In the Rocky Mtn Region (WY), 125 miles Northwest of Denver |
| Shuttle Logistics: |
Put-in: Take a rough four wheel drive road on the west side leading north from Hwy 230 near Big Creek Ranch.
Take-out: Sanger Bridge is private and a fee is required. Turn north off Hwy 230 onto French Creek Road, 3 miles east of Riverside, and drive north and east about 10 miles to the river. |
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Towns near Pickaroon Campground to Sanger Bridge Kayaking |
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