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Pigeon Point Info
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| Put In: |
Pigeon Point Campground |
| Take Out: |
Big Flat Campground |
| Difficulty: |
Class III
+
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| Gradient: |
26 ft/mi |
| Run Length: |
5.2 miles |
| Current Streamflow |
580 cfs @ 10/13/2008 05:15 AM - TRINITY R NR BURNT RANCH CA, reading taken from USGS
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| Good Level: |
500 - 5,000 cfs |
| Season Comments: |
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
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| Permit: |
None required. |
| Water Craft: |
kayak,canoe,raft |
| Land Ownership: |
Mixed National Forest and private. |
| Wilderness: |
No |
| Camping on River: |
Many US Forest Service campgrounds along the river. |
| Location: |
In the Pacific Region (CA), 220 miles Northwest of Sacramento |
| Shuttle Logistics: |
Put In: Pigeon Point Campground is located about 15 miles west of the town of Weaverville on California Highway 299.
Take Out: California Highway 299 closely follows the Trinity from Pigeon Point to Cedar Flat (mile 23.6) providing many alternate accesses. For the take-out at Big Flat Campground (mile 5.2), drive west from the put-in on Highway 299 until you get to Big Flats Campground. Below Big Flats Campground the river is class II+ until Burnt Ranch Gorge (class V). Burnt Ranch Gorge begins at the China Slide Transfer Station about 1.5 miles downstream of Cedar Flat access point. |
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