Kings, Middle Fork, CA

River Description

This reach is now being paddled by a few groups each year.    For most groups it takes a day to hike over Bishop pass to the put in and then several days of paddling on the river. 

The 7 Rivers Expedition: Middle Kings River- "Trip of a Lifetime."

The 7 Rivers Expedition: "Whitewater Classics" on the Middle Kings

ULTIMATE DOUBLE HEADER. MIDDLE KINGS vs UPPER CHERRY    Video & Story by Cody Howard
Middle Kings: 2007    Video by Chris Gragtmans

Middle Kings Free in a Day
By Grayson Schaffer       June 20, 2007 [Adventure]
Yesterday, John Grace and Tommy Hilleke became the first people to run California's Middle Kings River in one day. Their time to hike 11 miles over the 12,000-foot pass and then run 30 miles and 6,400 vertical feet of Class V water: 19 hours 53 minutes. We're impressed. Given that the Kings is in the same part of the world as Yosemite, one can't help but draw the comparison between this descent and freeing El Cap in a day.
http://thoseresponsible.com/blog/default.asp?Category=4

LVM TV: Middle Fork of the Kings River 

Blog Trip report

A ride through the ringer (MF Kings)   2008 report by Taylor Cavin

A GUIDE TO THE BEST WHITEWATER IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, HOLBEK & STANLEY, 1988

Class: V-VI

Other information:

Wilderness permits are required and can be obtained from Inyo National Forest. 

Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park

EPA: Federal Register: General Management Plan; Middle and South Forks Kings River

Middle Fork Kings River Gorge - Climber.Org Trip Report