WASHINGTON RIVER RUNS

Last Updated: April 20, 2026

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	3660	III-IV
Headwaters To Upper Goodell Campground (Rm 0.5)	361	III-IV
Begins Below Gorge Powerhouse To Ross Lake National Recreation Area Boundary	3660	III-IV
Headwaters To Ends Upstream Of The Diversion Dam (Rm 1)	324	III-IV
Upper Goodell Campground (Rm 0.5) To Confluence With Skagit River	3660	III-IV
Headwaters To U.S./Canadian Border	522	NONE
Headwaters To Mouth At Diablo Lake	668	III-V
Headwaters To Confluence With Thunder Creek	1300	III-V
Ross Lake National Recreation Area Boundary To Slack Water Of Ross Lake	361	III-IV
Headwaters To North Cascades National Park Boundary	522	III-IV
Begins 1/4 Mile Upstream From Confluence With Stehekin River To Confluence With Stehekin River	1810	NONE
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Ends 1/4 Mile Upstream Of The Confluence With The Stehekin River	1810	NONE
Begins 1/4 Mile South Of Box Canyon To Southern Boundary Of Mount Rainier National Park	1310	NONE
Headwaters On The Southeast Flank Of Mount Rainier At An Elevation Of 5500 Ft To Confluence With Chinook Creek	1310	III-IV
Confluence With Chinook Creek To Southern Boundary Of Mount Rainier National Park	1310	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	1810	NONE
Begins 1/2 Mile Upstream From Confluence With Stehekin River To Confluence With Stehekin River	1810	NONE
Headwaters And Includes Tributaries To Confluence With Stehekin River	668	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	1810	NONE
High Bridge Campground To Lake Chelan	1810	III
Headwaters To Ends 1/4 Mile Upstream Of The Confluence With The Stehekin River	1810	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	1810	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	1810	NONE
Headwaters In The Mystic Lake Basin On The North Side Of Mount Rainier To Northern Boundary Of Mount Rainier National Park	2550	III-IV
Headwaters At Sutherland Lake To Confluence With Elwha River	998	IV-V
Headwaters At Sutherland Lake And Includes Only The Tributaries Of Indian Creek To Confluence With Indian Creek	998	III-IV
1.4 Miles Upstream From Confluence With Elwha River To Confluence With Elwha River	998	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	254	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	87	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	1310	NONE
Begins 1/4 Mile North Of Box Canyon To Ends 1/4 Mile South Of Box Canyon	1310	NONE
Headwaters On The Nw Slope Of Mount Rainier At Carbon Glacier To Confluence With Ipsut Creek	2550	IV-V
Confluence With Ipsut Creek To Western Boundary Of Mount Rainier National Park	2550	III-IV
Headwaters At 5700 Ft In The Royal Basin And Includes All Tributaries Within The Park To Eastern Boundary Of Olympic National Forest	102	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	254	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	256	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	102	NONE
Confluence With Station Creek To Eastern Boundary Of Olympic National Park	256	III
Headwaters Includes All Tributaries (Upstream From Station Creek) To Confluence With Dosewallips River	256	III-IV
Headwaters To Confluence With Gray Wolf River	254	III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Bogachiel River	1460	IV-V+
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries Within Park To Confluence With Bogachiel River	1460	II-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Brush Creek	1460	III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With North Fork Bogachiel River	1460	III
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Sunday Creek	1460	III-V
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Hoh River	1460	III
End Of Upper Hoh Road And Beginning Of Hoh River Trail. To Western Boundary Of Olympic National Park	1460	III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Unnamed Tributary	1460	III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Twin Creek	1460	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	1810	III
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Bridge Creek	1810	III-IV
Boundary Of The North Cascades National Park To Ends 1/4 Mile Upstream Of The Confluence With The Stehekin River	1300	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	210	III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Grizzly Creek	1300	III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With South Fork Agnes Creek	1810	III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Agnes Creek	1810	III-IV
End Of Graves Creek Road And Confluence With Graves Creek To Western Boundary Of Olympic National Park	210	III-V
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With North Fork Bridge Creek	1300	III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries Upstream From North Fork Quinault Road To Confluence With North Fork Quinault River	210	IV-V
End Of North Fork Quinault Road To Confluence With The Main Branch Quinault River	210	III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Main Branch Kimta Creek	2030	III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Queets River	2030	III-V
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Unnamed Tributaries	2030	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	210	III-IV
Headwaters At 2800 Ft To Western Boundary Of Olympic National Park	1460	II-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With South Fork Calawah River	1460	III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries In Wenatchee National Forest To Confluence With Bridge Creek	1300	III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With South Fork Hoh River	2030	IV-V
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Boulder Creek	1810	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	35500	III-II
Confluence Of North And South Forks Of Twisp River To Lake Chelan Sawtooth Wilderness Boundary	1070	III-IV
Confluence Of Tye And Foss Rivers To Gold Bar	3060	V-IV
Quartz Road To Confluence With Middle Fork Snoqualmie River	1070	III-IV
Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary To Quartz Creek Road	1070	III-IV
Outlet Of Snoqualmie Lake To Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary	50	III-IV
Confluence With Taylor River To Confluence With North Fork Snoqualmie River	590	III-IV
Headwaters In Nw1/4 Of Sec 12, T24n, R13e To Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary	749	NONE
Headwaters In Se1/4 Of Sec 29, T24n, R13e To Confluence With Cle Elum River	749	NONE
Confluence With Ranier Fork To Confluence With Bumping River	283	IV
Headwaters At American Lake To Confluence With Ranier Fork	283	III-IV
Straight Creek To Confluence With Lewis River	782	III
Confluence With Rampart Creek To Pasayten Wilderness Boundary	1300	III-IV
Pasayten Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With Methow River	1300	III-IV
Headwaters In Sw1/4 Sec 28, T9n, R5e To Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Boundary	996	NONE
Headwaters In Ne1/4 Of Sec 23, T37n, R7e To Confluence With Soufh Fork Nooksack River	581	NONE
Headwaters To Confluence With Bell Creek	581	III-IV
Confluence With Brush Creek To Private Land Boundary Near Lost River In Nw1/4 Of Sec 5, T36n, R19e	1300	NONE
Outlet Of Lake Wenatchee To Wenatchee Nf Boundary	3990	III-IV
Glacier Peak Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With Wenatchee River	2780	IV+
Wagner Bridge To Confluence With Middle Fork Snoqualmie River	590	NONE
Huckleberry Creek To Confluence With Clearwater River	2550	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	299	NONE
Brothers Wilderness Boundary To Olympic Nf Boundary	256	III
Olympic Nf/Olympic Np Bounary To Brothers Wilderness Boundary	256	NONE
Usfs Road 2870 Bridge To Confluence With Dungeness River	254	III-IV
Headwaters In Sw 1/4 Of Sec 18, T9n, R9e To Confluence With Straight Creek	782	NONE
Middle Of Sec 19, T8n, R7e To Confluence With Muddy River In Se1/4 Of Sec 1, T7n, R6e	782	NONE
Trail 80 Crossing In Nw1/4 Of Sec 28, T9n, R5e To Middle Of Sec 19 T8n, R7e	782	NONE
Confluence With Smith Creek To Confluence With Lewis River	782	III
(Upper Muddy Segment) Headwaters In Se1/4 Of Sec 10, T8n, R5e To Conflence With Smith Creek	782	NONE
(Smith Creek Segment) Headwaters In Se 1/4 Of Sec 3, T8n, R5e To Confluence With Muddy River	782	NONE
Headwaters In Ne1/4 Of Sec 36,T31n, R15e To Glacier Peak Wilderness Boundary	1810	NONE
Nooksack Falls Diversion Dam To Nooksack Falls Power Plant	522	III-IV
Mt. Baker Wilderness Boundary To Nooksack Falls Diversion Dam	522	NONE
Mt. Baker Snoqualmie Nf/North Cascades Np To Mt. Baker Wilderness Boundary	522	NONE
Bell Creek To Mt. Baker Snoqualmie Nf Boundary	324	III-IV
Point On Range Line To Ruby Creek	361	III-IV
Pasayten Wilderness Boundary To Point On Range Line Between Sec 12, R14e And Sec 17, R16e	361	II-IV
Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary To City Of Leavenworth Water Intake In Se1/4 Of Sec 28, T24n, R17e	749	NONE
Headwaters At Josephine Lake To Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary	749	III-IV
Point At East Section Line Of Sec 13, T28n, R15e To Lake Wenatchee	802	III-IV
Olympic Nf/Olympic Np Boundary To Usfs Road 2870 Bridge	254	NONE
Sleepy Hollow Creek To Olympic Nf Boundary	254	III-IV
Silver Creek To Sleepy Hollow Creek	254	NONE
Forest Road 2860 Bridge To Silver Creek	254	III-IV
Confluence Of Milk Creek And Heather Creeks To Forest Road 2860 Bridge	254	III-IV
Nw1/4 Of Sec 9, T5n, R6e To Ne1/4 Of Sec 6, T5n, R5e	359	NONE
Headwaters In Sw 1/4 Of Sec 8, T4n, R6e To Gifford Pinchot Nf Boundary	665	NONE
Junction Of Muddy And Clear Forks Cowlitz To Gifford Pinchot Nf Boundary	1310	III-IV
Goat Rocks Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With Muddy Fork Cowlitz River	1310	III-IV
Headwaters In Se1/4 Of Sec 9, T14n, R11e To Goat Rocks Wilderness Boundary	1310	NONE
Mt. Ranier Np/Gifford Pinchot Nf Boundary To Confluence With Clear Fork Cowlitz River	1310	NONE
Tatoosh Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With Clear Fork Cowlitz River	1310	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	802	III-IV
Swamp Creek To Ruby Creek	1300	III-IV
Confluence Of Canyon And Granite Creeks To Ross Lake National Recreation Area Boundary	361	III-IV
South Section Line Of Sec 24, T36n, R10e To Confluence With Skagit River	4470	III-IV
Headwaters In Se1/4 Of Sec 36, T37n, R9e To South Section Line Of Sec 24, T36n, R10e	324	NONE
Mt. Baker Snoqualmie Nf/North Cascades Np Boundary To Baker Lake	223	NONE
Headwaters In Sw1/4 Of Sec 5, T29n, R14e To Glacier Peak Wilderness Boundary	802	NONE
Glacier Peak Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With White River	802	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	802	NONE
Private Land Boundary To Head Of Lake Cle Elum Reservoir	283	III-IV
Gifford Pinchot Nf Boundary To Tatoosh Wilderness Boundary	1310	III-IV
Nw1/4 Of Sec 21, T11n, R8e To Confluence With Cispus River	958	NONE
Road 2809 Bridge Crossing In Sw1/4 Of Sec 8, T10n, R8e To Nw1/4 Of Sec 21, T11n, R8e	958	NONE
Goat Rocks Wilderness Bounday To Cowlitz Falls Ferc Project Boundary In Ne1/4 Of Nw1/4 Of Sec 4, T11n, R6e	3930	NONE
Headwaters In Sw1/4 Of Sec 27, T12n, R11e To Goat Rocks Wilderness Boundary	1310	NONE
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Boundary To Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Boundary In Sw 1/4 Of Sec 32, T11n, R5e	3930	NONE
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Boundary To To Point River Reenters Mshnvm In Se 1/4 Of Sec 11, T10n, R5e	3930	NONE
Headwaters In Se1/4 Of Sec 31, T10n, R6e To Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Boundary	3930	NONE
Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary To Private Land Boundary At North Section Line Of Sec 3, T23n, R14e	749	III-IV
Pasayten Wilderness Boundary To Okanogan Nf Boundary	1300	III-IV
Confluence With Tungsten Creek To Pasayten Wilderness Boundary	87	NONE
Lake Chelan Sawtooth Wilderness Boundary To Okanogan Nf Boundary	1070	III+-IV
Confluence Of South Fork Wolf Creek To Lake Chelan Sawtooth Wilderness Boundary	1070	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	77	NONE
Glacier Peak Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With Sauk River	771	III-IV
Headwaters In Nw1/4 Of Sec 6, T29n, R14e To Glacier Peak Wilderness Boundary	771	NONE
Headwaters In Sw1/4 Of Sec 7, T31n, R9e To Boulder River Wilderness Boundary	984	NONE
Ne1/4 Of Sec 13, T40n, R46e To Nw1/4 Of Sec 5, T40n, R46e	115000	NONE
Canyon Creek To Confluence With North Fork Stillaguamish River	984	V-IV
Headwaters In Ne1/4 Of Sec 14, T29n, R10e To Confluence With Canyon Creek	984	NONE
Headwaters In Ne1/4 Of Sec 13, T28n, R12e To Bridge In Sec 21, T28n, R12e	77	NONE
Headwaters In Sw1/4 Of Sec 13, T6n, R7e To Hemlock Road Bridge In Nw1/4 Of Sec 26, T4n, R7e	1370	NONE
Gifford Pinchot Nf Boundary To Maximum Pool Of Swift Reservoir In Nw1/4 Of Sec 35, T7n, R6e	1050	NONE
Mt. Adams Wilderness Boundary To Gifford Pinchot Nf Boundary	782	III-V
Headwaters In Ne1/4 Of Sec 35, T9n, R10e To Mt. Adams Wilderness Boundary	280	NONE
West Fork Pasayten From Holman Creek To Confluence With Middle Fork Pasayten	87	III-IV
Private Land Boundary To Okanogan Nf Boundary	1300	III
Lake Chelan Sawtooth Wilderness Boundary To Private Land Boundary Near Lime Creek In Se1/4 Of Sec 18, T33n, R20e	599	NONE
Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With West Fork Miller River	50	III-IV
Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With Tye River	749	IV
Headwaters At Outlet Of Trico Lake In Sw 1/4 Of Sec 5 T24n, R14e To Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary	50	NONE
Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With West Fork Foss River	50	II-III
Headwaters In Sw 1/4 Of Sec 11, T24n, R13e To Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary	50	NONE
Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With East Fork Foss River	50	III-IV
Outlet Of Delta Lake To Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary	50	III-IV
Confluence Of East And West Forks Of Foss River To Confluence With Tye River	50	III-IV
Headwaters In Se 1/4 Of Sec 14, T26n, R13e To Confluence With Foss River	50	NONE
Lake Dorothy To Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary	50	III-IV
Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With East Fork Miller River	50	III-IV
Headwaters In Se1/4 Of Sec 31, T24 1/2n, R11e To Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary	50	NONE
Confluence Of East And West Forks Of Miller River To Confluence With South Fork Skykomish River	50	III-IV
Headwaters At Outlet Of Blanca Lake To Usfs Road 63	77	IV+
Confluence With Troublesome Creek To Confluence With South Fork Skykomish River	3060	III
End Of Usfs Road 63 To Confluence With Troublesome Creek	77	III-V
Headwaters In Sw1/4 Of Sec 19, T29n, R14e To Boundary Of The North Fork Sauk Portion Of Skagit Wsr	771	NONE
Hemlock Road Bridge To Gifford Pinchot Nf Boundary	1370	III-V
Bridge To Confluence With North Fork Skykomish River	77	III-IV
Summit Creek To Mouth Of Little Klickitat	1600	NONE
Headwaters In Se1/4 Of Sec 25, T31n, R16e To Glacier Peak Wilderness	1810	NONE
Glacier Peak Wilderness To Cottonwood Trailhead In Sw1/4 Of Sec 7, T28n,R19e	802	NONE
Cottonwood Trailhead To Private Land Boundary In Ne1/4 Of Sec 29, T28n, R19e	802	NONE
Glacier Peak Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With Skagit River	2900	V+
Usfs Road 63 To Confluence With North Fork Skykomish River	77	III
Similkameen River Segment 1	1350	III-IV
Snake River 4.01	27700	III-IV
Yakima River Segment 1	2990	II-III
Douglas Creek	79	III-IV
Rock Creek (Adams And Whitman Counties)	63	III-IV
Wilson Creek	2	IV-V
Yakima River Segment 2	2990	II-III
Salmon Creek	772	IV-V
Klickitat River	920	II-IV
Similkameen River Segment 2	529	NONE
Grande Ronde River (Lower)	27700	II-III

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