Golden Whitewater Park
Miss getting aggro at your local California surf break? Haven't seen a bikini since your spring break trip to Cancun? Tube rides at Water World too long? Only have an hour to get some kayak practice? You've come to the right place because Golden has it all. Any warm afternoon when the water's running you'll find Denver's best freestyle boaters hogging the playholes as you wait in line trying to figure out how to not instantly get flushed out of the hole. If the water is moderate to low and the air temperature high, hordes of people will be floating down this stretch in everything from SUP boards to blow up alligators. It's a scene, but if you go with the flow, you're bound to have a good time.
Suggested river levels for paddling this section of the Clear Creek are between a bare minimum of 100cfs and a high of 1,500cfs.
River conditions sourced from USGS 06752280, the Cache La Poudre R Ab Boxelder C
Remember only watercraft are permitted
at Golden Whitewater Park.
Run Stats
Status | Too Low |
Class Level | II+ |
Elevation | 4,871 ft |
Run Length | 0.8 Mi |
Streamflow Discharge | 366 cfs |
Gage Height | 3.6 ft |
Air Temperature | 82° |
River | Clear Creek |
Reporting Streamgage |
Cache La Poudre R Ab Boxelder C
USGS 06752280 |
Gauge | Streamflow | Stage |
---|---|---|
South Platte R At 64Th Ave. Commerce City
USGS 06714215 |
83 cfs | 2.1 ft |
Cache La Poudre R Ab Boxelder C
USGS 06752280 |
366 cfs | 3.6 ft |
Cache La Poudre River At Fort Collins
USGS 06752260 |
588 cfs | 3.2 ft |
Harvard Gulch At Colorado Blvd.
USGS 06711570 |
0 cfs | 9.5 ft |
Cottonwood Creek At Woodmen Rd Nr Colo Springs
USGS 07103980 |
1 cfs | 0.5 ft |
Ranch Creek Near Fraser
USGS 09032000 |
35 cfs | 5.1 ft |
West Monument Creek Below Rampart Reservoir
USGS 07103797 |
3 cfs | 4.5 ft |
South Platte River Below Cheesman Lake
USGS 06701500 |
186 cfs | 1.4 ft |
Boulder Creek Near Orodell
USGS 06727000 |
100 cfs | 2.3 ft |
Grand Lake Outlet Blw Chipmunk Ln At Grand Lk
USGS 09014050 |
20 cfs | 8.5 ft |
Snotel Site | Snowpack | 24hr Change |
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Campground | Campsites | Reservations | Toilets | Showers | Elevation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clear Creek RV Park | 36 | 5,684 ft | |||
Jackson Creek | 9 | 8,179 ft | |||
Buffalo | 41 | 7,321 ft | |||
Platte River | 10 | 6,333 ft | |||
Meadow Park | None | 5,349 ft | |||
Devils Head | 21 | 8,856 ft | |||
Ouzel | 13 | 6,285 ft | |||
Boulder County Fairground | None | 4,974 ft | |||
Green Mountain | 6 | 7,615 ft | |||
Indian Creek | 11 | 7,562 ft | |||
Bear Creek Lake Park | 52 | 5,693 ft | |||
Flat Rocks | 19 | 8,245 ft | |||
Osprey | 13 | 6,217 ft | |||
Kelsey | 17 | 8,035 ft | |||
Standley Lake | None | 5,530 ft | |||
Lone Rock | 20 | 6,410 ft | |||
Wigwam | 10 | 6,606 ft |
Ski Area | Snowpack | Air Temperature | 5 Day Forecast |
---|---|---|---|
Echo Mountain Park | 18" | 60° | 27.92" |
River Run | Streamflow | Length | Class |
---|---|---|---|
October Hole | 37.8cfs | None Mi | II |
Main Section | 55.3cfs | 3.0 Mi | IV+ to V |
Upper Clear Creek | 60.7cfs | 2.5 Mi | IV- to IV+ |
Lower Boulder Canyon | 42.0cfs | None Mi | IV- to V- |
Gnar Section | 405.0cfs | 1.0 Mi | V+ |
Tunnel 1 to Golden Whitewater Park | 60.7cfs | None Mi | III- to III+ |
Upper South Boulder Creek | 5.0cfs | None Mi | V+ |
Upper South Boulder Creek | 5.0cfs | None Mi | V+ |
Idledale to Morrison | 11.2cfs | 3.0 Mi | IV+ to V |
Golden Whitewater Park | 3.92cfs | 0.75 Mi | II+ |
SSV - Confluence to Picnic Grounds | 37.8cfs | 5.0 Mi | V to V+ |
NSV | 37.8cfs | 13.0 Mi | V+ |