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:: North Fork Trask River Whitewater Kayaking & Canoeing Trip
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North Fork Trask River Whitewater Kayaking & Canoeing Trip on the Trask River |
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North Fork Trask River Info
Use this information at your own risk. See our legal notices. |
| Put In: |
N. Fork of N. Fork Trask |
| Take Out: |
Steel Bridge |
| Difficulty: |
Class II
+ , Class III
Continuous
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| Gradient: |
52 fpm |
| Run Length: |
8 miles |
| Current Streamflow: |
1140 cfs @ 05/26/2012 01:00 PM - TRASK RIVER ABOVE CEDAR CREEK, NEAR TILLAMOOK, OR, reading taken from USGS
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| Good Level: |
1,600 cfs and above |
| Streamflow Comments: |
The recommended minimum flow is 1,600 cfs on the Trask River Above Cedar Creek gauge. |
| Season Comments: |
January, February, March, May, October, November, December
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| Primary Season: |
Rainy season, this river only runs after a few days of heavy rain. |
| Permit: |
None presently required |
| Character/Similar To: |
Deep valley with second-growth forest, partially roadside. The river is continuous class II with the more significant class III drops in the first 4 miles. |
| Hazards: |
The only significant rapids on this run are in the first 4 miles. Each rapid can be scouted or portaged at river level. At one point the river seperates from the road and becomes very isolated, hiking out in this area would be very difficult. |
| Water Craft: |
kayak,wwcan |
| Land Ownership: |
Mostly public forests, some private logging roads |
| Wilderness: |
no |
| Location: |
In the Pacific Region (OR), 85.6 miles (2 hours 21 minutes) Northwest of Salem |
| Shuttle Logistics: |
Take Out: From Tillamook travel south on US 101 for 1 mile and turn left onto Long Prarie Road and drive for 3.2 miles. Turn right onto Trask River road immediately after crossing over the river, continue for 10 miles. Before reaching Trask County Park turn left onto North Fork Road and continue to the fork 3.5 miles upriver. Bear right at the fork and continue for .7 miles, crossing the bridge, from here the take out is 100 yards upstream.
Put In: From the take out return to the fork and continue upriver for 7.8 miles on the left fork. At the next fork bear right, the put in is several hundred yards down this road at the confluence of the North Fork of the North Fork Trask and the Middle Fork of the North Fork Trask. |
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