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:: The Narrows Whitewater Kayaking Trip
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The Narrows Whitewater Kayaking Trip on the Cache La Poudre River |
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The Narrows Info
Use this information at your own risk. See our legal notices. |
| Put In: |
Narrows Campground |
| Take Out: |
Steven's Gulch |
| Difficulty: |
Class IV
, Class V
+
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| Gradient: |
102 ft/mi |
| Run Length: |
3.4 miles |
| Current Streamflow: |
74 cfs @ 11/18/2011 07:45 AM - CLAFTCCO -- CACHE LA POUDRE AT CANYON MOUTH NEAR FORT COLLINS, reading taken from DWR
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| Flow Information (phone): |
Watertalk 303-831-7135, 1*, 19*. Cache La Poudre near Ft Collins, CO. This flow is usually determined by a vertical gauge at Pineview rapid. Click here to receive reports via email |
| Good Level: |
350-1800 cfs (2.0 - 4.5 ft on Pine View Rock) |
| Season Comments: |
May, June, July, August
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| Permit: |
No permit required |
| Character/Similar To: |
The Narrows can be divided into three distinct runs. For the expert boater, the Upper Narrows provides Class V water with three difficult rapids where the river constricts between the road and the canyon wall. The Middle Narrows is the most popular section with excellent Class IV-IV+ water that is slower and playful. The Lower Narrows provides Class V water that is technical and steep. |
| Hazards: |
Scouting and portage is easily done from the highway but the road is narrow and the traffic often heavy. The Lower Narrows has plenty of sharp rocks throughout it's steep drop. |
| Water Craft: |
kayak |
| Land Ownership: |
mixed |
| Wilderness: |
no |
| Camping on River: |
no |
| Location: |
In the Rocky Mtn Region (CO), 83 miles North of Denver |
| Shuttle Logistics: |
Put-in: Upper Narrows put-in is the Narrows Picnic Area and Campground near mile marker 102. The Middle Narrows put-in is at Sports Car Corner Rapid, accessed by pulling off at a bend in the road directly below the Upper Narrows, mile marker 103. The put-in for the Lower Narrows is at Kinney Bridge located at mile marker 104.1.
Take-out: Steven's Gulch Picnic Area is located near mile marker 104. |
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