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Washington Whitewater

Raft Kayak Canoe


Washington Whitewater

Raft | Kayak | Canoe


Washington state offers a plethora of exciting whitewater and kayaking opportunities for outdoor enthusiasts. One popular destination is the Skykomish River, known for its Class III and IV rapids that provide a thrilling adventure for experienced paddlers. The best time to tackle the Skykomish is typically during the spring and early summer when streamflow levels are higher, creating challenging conditions for an exhilarating ride. Other notable rivers for whitewater rafting and kayaking in Washington include the Wenatchee River, Tieton River, and the White Salmon River, each offering unique experiences for paddlers of all skill levels.

When embarking on a whitewater adventure in Washington, it is crucial to check streamflow levels and weather conditions beforehand to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience. It is also recommended to have the necessary gear, including a helmet, life jacket, and appropriate clothing for the cold water temperatures. Additionally, it is wise to paddle with a group and have knowledge of the river's features and potential hazards to navigate the rapids effectively. With its stunning scenery and diverse river options, Washington is a prime destination for whitewater and kayaking enthusiasts looking for an adrenaline-pumping experience in the Pacific Northwest.

Location Streamflow (cfs) Difficulty (class)
Begins Upstream Of The Diversion Dam (Rm 1) To Confluence With Skagit River
3100 III-IV
Headwaters To Upper Goodell Campground (Rm 0.5)
110 III-IV
Begins Below Gorge Powerhouse To Ross Lake National Recreation Area Boundary
3100 III-IV
Headwaters To Ends Upstream Of The Diversion Dam (Rm 1)
242 III-IV
Upper Goodell Campground (Rm 0.5) To Confluence With Skagit River
3100 III-IV
Headwaters To U.S./Canadian Border
311 NONE
Headwaters To Mouth At Diablo Lake
522 III-V
Headwaters To Confluence With Thunder Creek
677 III-V
Ross Lake National Recreation Area Boundary To Slack Water Of Ross Lake
110 III-IV
Headwaters To North Cascades National Park Boundary
311 III-IV
Begins 1/4 Mile Upstream From Confluence With Stehekin River To Confluence With Stehekin River
1290 NONE
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Ends 1/4 Mile Upstream Of The Confluence With The Stehekin River
1290 NONE
Begins 1/4 Mile South Of Box Canyon To Southern Boundary Of Mount Rainier National Park
986 NONE
Headwaters On The Southeast Flank Of Mount Rainier At An Elevation Of 5500 Ft To Confluence With Chinook Creek
986 III-IV
Confluence With Chinook Creek To Southern Boundary Of Mount Rainier National Park
986 NONE
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries Including Hilgard Creek And Sable Creek To Ends 1/2 Mile Upstream Of The Confluence With The Stehekin River
1290 NONE
Begins 1/2 Mile Upstream From Confluence With Stehekin River To Confluence With Stehekin River
1290 NONE
Headwaters And Includes Tributaries To Confluence With Stehekin River
522 NONE
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries Including North Fork Rainbow Creek, Bowan Creek, And Bench Creek To Ends 1/4 Mile Upstream Of The Confluence With The Stehekin River
1290 NONE
High Bridge Campground To Lake Chelan
1290 III
Headwaters To Ends 1/4 Mile Upstream Of The Confluence With The Stehekin River
1290 NONE
Headwaters Of 12 Unnamed Tributaries Between High Bridge Campground And Lake Chelan To Ends 1/4 Mile Upstream Of The Confluence With The Stehekin River
1290 NONE
Begins 1/4 Mile Upstream Of 12 Unnamed Tributaries Between High Bridge Campground And Lake Chelan From Confluence With Stehekin River To Confluence With Stehekin River
1290 NONE
Headwaters In The Mystic Lake Basin On The North Side Of Mount Rainier To Northern Boundary Of Mount Rainier National Park
891 III-IV
Headwaters At Sutherland Lake To Confluence With Elwha River
900 IV-V
Headwaters At Sutherland Lake And Includes Only The Tributaries Of Indian Creek To Confluence With Indian Creek
900 III-IV
1.4 Miles Upstream From Confluence With Elwha River To Confluence With Elwha River
900 III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With North Fork Quinault River
306 III-V
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Gray Wolf River
207 IV-V
Headwaters Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With West Fork Dosewallips River
306 NONE
Downstream Waters Of Ozette Lake To Mouth At Pacific Ocean And Does Not Include Portion Within Ozette Indian Reservation (Rm 0.7 To Rm
73 III-IV
Headwaters Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With North Fork Skokomish River
306 III-V
Headwaters Includes All Tributaries And Excludes Flapjack Lakes To Confluence With North Fork Skokomish River
306 III-IV
Headwaters At The Terminus Of The Ingraham Glacier To Ends 1/4 Mile North Of Box Canyon
986 NONE
Begins 1/4 Mile North Of Box Canyon To Ends 1/4 Mile South Of Box Canyon
986 NONE
Headwaters On The Nw Slope Of Mount Rainier At Carbon Glacier To Confluence With Ipsut Creek
891 IV-V
Confluence With Ipsut Creek To Western Boundary Of Mount Rainier National Park
891 III-IV
Headwaters At 5700 Ft In The Royal Basin And Includes All Tributaries Within The Park To Eastern Boundary Of Olympic National Forest
85 III-IV
Headwaters At About 6000 Ft. In Basins On The North Side Of Gray Wolf Pass And Includes All Tributaries Within The Park To Eastern Boundary Of Olympic National Forest
207 III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Elwha River
306 III-IV
Headwaters Includes All Tributaries Within Park To Confluence With North Fork Skokomish River
306 III-IV
Headwaters Includes All Tributaries Within Park To Olympic National Park Boundary
306 V-IV
Headwaters Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With North Fork Skokomish River
306 II-IV
Headwaters To Southern Boundary Of Olympic National Park
306 III-IV
Headwaters To Confluence With North Fork Skokomish River
306 III-IV
Headwaters Includes All Tributaries And Excludes Scout Lake And Hagen Lake To Confluence With Duckabush River
306 III-IV
Headwaters Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Duckabush River
241 NONE
Headwaters To Eastern Boundary Of Olympic National Park
306 IV-III
Begin At Headwaters To Confluence With Duckabush River
306 III-IV
Headwaters Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Dosewallips River
85 NONE
Confluence With Station Creek To Eastern Boundary Of Olympic National Park
241 III
Headwaters Includes All Tributaries (Upstream From Station Creek) To Confluence With Dosewallips River
241 III-IV
Headwaters To Confluence With Gray Wolf River
207 III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Bogachiel River
1040 IV-V+
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries Within Park To Confluence With Bogachiel River
1040 II-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Brush Creek
1040 III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With North Fork Bogachiel River
1040 III
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Sunday Creek
1040 III-V
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Hoh River
1040 III
End Of Upper Hoh Road And Beginning Of Hoh River Trail. To Western Boundary Of Olympic National Park
1040 III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Unnamed Tributary
1040 III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Twin Creek
1040 III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Graves Creek
306 IV-V
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Quinault River
306 III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Mcalester Creek
1290 III
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Bridge Creek
1290 III-IV
Boundary Of The North Cascades National Park To Ends 1/4 Mile Upstream Of The Confluence With The Stehekin River
677 NONE
Headwaters To End Of Graves Creek Road And Confluence With Graves Creek
306 III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries Upstream From Graves Creek Road And Confluence With Graves Creek To Confluence With Quinault River
228 III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Grizzly Creek
658 III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With South Fork Agnes Creek
1350 III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Agnes Creek
1350 III-IV
End Of Graves Creek Road And Confluence With Graves Creek To Western Boundary Of Olympic National Park
235 III-V
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With North Fork Bridge Creek
658 III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries Upstream From North Fork Quinault Road To Confluence With North Fork Quinault River
235 IV-V
End Of North Fork Quinault Road To Confluence With The Main Branch Quinault River
235 III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Main Branch Kimta Creek
2600 III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Queets River
2600 III-V
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Unnamed Tributaries
2600 III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries Downstream From The End Of Graves Creek Road And Confluence With Graves Creek To Western Boundary Of Olympic National Park
235 III-IV
Headwaters At 2800 Ft To Western Boundary Of Olympic National Park
1770 II-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With South Fork Calawah River
1770 III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries In Wenatchee National Forest To Confluence With Bridge Creek
658 III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With South Fork Hoh River
2600 IV-V
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Boulder Creek
1350 II-IV
The Confluence With The Grande Ronde River To Ends In The Slack Water Of The Lower Granite Reservoir, Located One Half Mile Above The Town Of Asotin, Washington
43100 III-II
Confluence Of North And South Forks Of Twisp River To Lake Chelan Sawtooth Wilderness Boundary
536 III-IV
Confluence Of Tye And Foss Rivers To Gold Bar
3270 V-IV
Quartz Road To Confluence With Middle Fork Snoqualmie River
1100 III-IV
Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary To Quartz Creek Road
1100 III-IV
Outlet Of Snoqualmie Lake To Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary
46 III-IV
Confluence With Taylor River To Confluence With North Fork Snoqualmie River
557 III-IV
Headwaters In Nw1/4 Of Sec 12, T24n, R13e To Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary
629 NONE
Headwaters In Se1/4 Of Sec 29, T24n, R13e To Confluence With Cle Elum River
629 NONE
Confluence With Ranier Fork To Confluence With Bumping River
268 IV
Headwaters At American Lake To Confluence With Ranier Fork
268 III-IV
Straight Creek To Confluence With Lewis River
1050 III
Confluence With Rampart Creek To Pasayten Wilderness Boundary
658 III-IV
Pasayten Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With Methow River
658 III-IV
Headwaters In Sw1/4 Sec 28, T9n, R5e To Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Boundary
669 NONE
Headwaters In Ne1/4 Of Sec 23, T37n, R7e To Confluence With Soufh Fork Nooksack River
596 NONE
Headwaters To Confluence With Bell Creek
596 III-IV
Confluence With Brush Creek To Private Land Boundary Near Lost River In Nw1/4 Of Sec 5, T36n, R19e
658 NONE
Outlet Of Lake Wenatchee To Wenatchee Nf Boundary
3020 III-IV
Glacier Peak Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With Wenatchee River
2280 IV+
Wagner Bridge To Confluence With Middle Fork Snoqualmie River
557 NONE
Huckleberry Creek To Confluence With Clearwater River
1130 III-IV
Mt. Baker Snoqualmie Nf/Mt. Ranier Np Boundary At North Section Line Of Sec 3, T17 N, R10e To Confluence With Huckleberry Creek
231 NONE
Brothers Wilderness Boundary To Olympic Nf Boundary
300 III
Olympic Nf/Olympic Np Bounary To Brothers Wilderness Boundary
300 NONE
Usfs Road 2870 Bridge To Confluence With Dungeness River
230 III-IV
Headwaters In Sw 1/4 Of Sec 18, T9n, R9e To Confluence With Straight Creek
1050 NONE
Middle Of Sec 19, T8n, R7e To Confluence With Muddy River In Se1/4 Of Sec 1, T7n, R6e
1050 NONE
Trail 80 Crossing In Nw1/4 Of Sec 28, T9n, R5e To Middle Of Sec 19 T8n, R7e
1050 NONE
Confluence With Smith Creek To Confluence With Lewis River
1050 III
(Upper Muddy Segment) Headwaters In Se1/4 Of Sec 10, T8n, R5e To Conflence With Smith Creek
1050 NONE
(Smith Creek Segment) Headwaters In Se 1/4 Of Sec 3, T8n, R5e To Confluence With Muddy River
1050 NONE
Headwaters In Ne1/4 Of Sec 36,T31n, R15e To Glacier Peak Wilderness Boundary
1350 NONE
Nooksack Falls Diversion Dam To Nooksack Falls Power Plant
314 III-IV
Mt. Baker Wilderness Boundary To Nooksack Falls Diversion Dam
314 NONE
Mt. Baker Snoqualmie Nf/North Cascades Np To Mt. Baker Wilderness Boundary
314 NONE
Bell Creek To Mt. Baker Snoqualmie Nf Boundary
257 III-IV
Point On Range Line To Ruby Creek
110 III-IV
Pasayten Wilderness Boundary To Point On Range Line Between Sec 12, R14e And Sec 17, R16e
110 II-IV
Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary To City Of Leavenworth Water Intake In Se1/4 Of Sec 28, T24n, R17e
629 NONE
Headwaters At Josephine Lake To Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary
629 III-IV
Point At East Section Line Of Sec 13, T28n, R15e To Lake Wenatchee
540 III-IV
Olympic Nf/Olympic Np Boundary To Usfs Road 2870 Bridge
230 NONE
Sleepy Hollow Creek To Olympic Nf Boundary
230 III-IV
Silver Creek To Sleepy Hollow Creek
230 NONE
Forest Road 2860 Bridge To Silver Creek
230 III-IV
Confluence Of Milk Creek And Heather Creeks To Forest Road 2860 Bridge
230 III-IV
Nw1/4 Of Sec 9, T5n, R6e To Ne1/4 Of Sec 6, T5n, R5e
319 NONE
Headwaters In Sw 1/4 Of Sec 8, T4n, R6e To Gifford Pinchot Nf Boundary
662 NONE
Junction Of Muddy And Clear Forks Cowlitz To Gifford Pinchot Nf Boundary
1170 III-IV
Goat Rocks Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With Muddy Fork Cowlitz River
1170 III-IV
Headwaters In Se1/4 Of Sec 9, T14n, R11e To Goat Rocks Wilderness Boundary
1170 NONE
Mt. Ranier Np/Gifford Pinchot Nf Boundary To Confluence With Clear Fork Cowlitz River
1170 NONE
Tatoosh Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With Clear Fork Cowlitz River
1170 V
Glacier Peak Wilderness Boundary To A Point Approximately 0.5 Mile Above The Tall Timbers Range At East Section Line Of Sec 13, T28n, R15e
540 III-IV
Swamp Creek To Ruby Creek
658 III-IV
Confluence Of Canyon And Granite Creeks To Ross Lake National Recreation Area Boundary
110 III-IV
South Section Line Of Sec 24, T36n, R10e To Confluence With Skagit River
4330 III-IV
Headwaters In Se1/4 Of Sec 36, T37n, R9e To South Section Line Of Sec 24, T36n, R10e
257 NONE
Mt. Baker Snoqualmie Nf/North Cascades Np Boundary To Baker Lake
338 NONE
Headwaters In Sw1/4 Of Sec 5, T29n, R14e To Glacier Peak Wilderness Boundary
540 NONE
Glacier Peak Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With White River
540 III-IV
Headwaters In Sw1/4 Of Sec 21, T30n, R15e To Glacier Peak Wilderness Boundary And Including Twin Lakes Creek In Secs 16/17, T28n, R16e
540 NONE
Private Land Boundary To Head Of Lake Cle Elum Reservoir
268 III-IV
Gifford Pinchot Nf Boundary To Tatoosh Wilderness Boundary
1170 III-IV
Nw1/4 Of Sec 21, T11n, R8e To Confluence With Cispus River
861 NONE
Road 2809 Bridge Crossing In Sw1/4 Of Sec 8, T10n, R8e To Nw1/4 Of Sec 21, T11n, R8e
861 NONE
Goat Rocks Wilderness Bounday To Cowlitz Falls Ferc Project Boundary In Ne1/4 Of Nw1/4 Of Sec 4, T11n, R6e
3790 NONE
Headwaters In Sw1/4 Of Sec 27, T12n, R11e To Goat Rocks Wilderness Boundary
1170 NONE
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Boundary To Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Boundary In Sw 1/4 Of Sec 32, T11n, R5e
3790 NONE
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Boundary To To Point River Reenters Mshnvm In Se 1/4 Of Sec 11, T10n, R5e
3790 NONE
Headwaters In Se1/4 Of Sec 31, T10n, R6e To Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Boundary
3790 NONE
Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary To Private Land Boundary At North Section Line Of Sec 3, T23n, R14e
629 III-IV
Pasayten Wilderness Boundary To Okanogan Nf Boundary
658 III-IV
Confluence With Tungsten Creek To Pasayten Wilderness Boundary
44 NONE
Lake Chelan Sawtooth Wilderness Boundary To Okanogan Nf Boundary
536 III+-IV
Confluence Of South Fork Wolf Creek To Lake Chelan Sawtooth Wilderness Boundary
536 III-IV
Headwaters In Nw 1/4 Of Sec 30, T29n, R14e To End Of Usfs Road 63 In Nw1/4 Of Sec 10, T28n, R12e
98 NONE
Glacier Peak Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With Sauk River
684 III-IV
Headwaters In Nw1/4 Of Sec 6, T29n, R14e To Glacier Peak Wilderness Boundary
684 NONE
Headwaters In Sw1/4 Of Sec 7, T31n, R9e To Boulder River Wilderness Boundary
1670 NONE
Ne1/4 Of Sec 13, T40n, R46e To Nw1/4 Of Sec 5, T40n, R46e
35000 NONE
Canyon Creek To Confluence With North Fork Stillaguamish River
1670 V-IV
Headwaters In Ne1/4 Of Sec 14, T29n, R10e To Confluence With Canyon Creek
1670 NONE
Headwaters In Ne1/4 Of Sec 13, T28n, R12e To Bridge In Sec 21, T28n, R12e
98 NONE
Headwaters In Sw1/4 Of Sec 13, T6n, R7e To Hemlock Road Bridge In Nw1/4 Of Sec 26, T4n, R7e
1390 NONE
Gifford Pinchot Nf Boundary To Maximum Pool Of Swift Reservoir In Nw1/4 Of Sec 35, T7n, R6e
1320 NONE
Mt. Adams Wilderness Boundary To Gifford Pinchot Nf Boundary
1050 III-V
Headwaters In Ne1/4 Of Sec 35, T9n, R10e To Mt. Adams Wilderness Boundary
498 NONE
West Fork Pasayten From Holman Creek To Confluence With Middle Fork Pasayten
44 III-IV
Private Land Boundary To Okanogan Nf Boundary
658 III
Lake Chelan Sawtooth Wilderness Boundary To Private Land Boundary Near Lime Creek In Se1/4 Of Sec 18, T33n, R20e
335 NONE
Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With West Fork Miller River
46 III-IV
Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With Tye River
629 IV
Headwaters At Outlet Of Trico Lake In Sw 1/4 Of Sec 5 T24n, R14e To Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary
46 NONE
Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With West Fork Foss River
46 II-III
Headwaters In Sw 1/4 Of Sec 11, T24n, R13e To Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary
46 NONE
Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With East Fork Foss River
46 III-IV
Outlet Of Delta Lake To Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary
46 III-IV
Confluence Of East And West Forks Of Foss River To Confluence With Tye River
46 III-IV
Headwaters In Se 1/4 Of Sec 14, T26n, R13e To Confluence With Foss River
46 NONE
Lake Dorothy To Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary
46 III-IV
Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With East Fork Miller River
46 III-IV
Headwaters In Se1/4 Of Sec 31, T24 1/2n, R11e To Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary
46 NONE
Confluence Of East And West Forks Of Miller River To Confluence With South Fork Skykomish River
46 III-IV
Headwaters At Outlet Of Blanca Lake To Usfs Road 63
98 IV+
Confluence With Troublesome Creek To Confluence With South Fork Skykomish River
3270 III
End Of Usfs Road 63 To Confluence With Troublesome Creek
98 III-V
Headwaters In Sw1/4 Of Sec 19, T29n, R14e To Boundary Of The North Fork Sauk Portion Of Skagit Wsr
684 NONE
Hemlock Road Bridge To Gifford Pinchot Nf Boundary
1390 III-V
Bridge To Confluence With North Fork Skykomish River
98 III-IV
Summit Creek To Mouth Of Little Klickitat
2080 NONE
Headwaters In Se1/4 Of Sec 25, T31n, R16e To Glacier Peak Wilderness
1350 NONE
Glacier Peak Wilderness To Cottonwood Trailhead In Sw1/4 Of Sec 7, T28n,R19e
540 NONE
Cottonwood Trailhead To Private Land Boundary In Ne1/4 Of Sec 29, T28n, R19e
540 NONE
Glacier Peak Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With Skagit River
2830 V+
Usfs Road 63 To Confluence With North Fork Skykomish River
98 III
Similkameen River Segment 1
1750 III-IV
Snake River 4.01
43100 III-IV
Yakima River Segment 1
1730 II-III
Douglas Creek
80 III-IV
Rock Creek (Adams And Whitman Counties)
978 III-IV
Wilson Creek
6 IV-V
Yakima River Segment 2
1730 II-III
Salmon Creek
1370 IV-V
Klickitat River
1760 II-IV
Similkameen River Segment 2
308 NONE
Grande Ronde River (Lower)
43100 II-III

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