2. Colt Creek Cabin to White Sand CampgroundClass III-IV
12 Miles
An Idaho Roadless Gem
An Idaho Roadless Gem Photo by Kevin Colburn taken 2007-06-17 @ Medium River DescriptionLower White Sands Creek is a great run for people who seek a long, remote, and beautiful day on a small river without dealing with super hard rapids. The rapids range from Class II to Class IV without any big/steep drops, and some paddlers take their playboats for this run. It is generally runnable whenever the Lochsa has a medium flow in it.
The Creek flows through a large inventoried Forest Service roadless area, which means 1) there are no roads, 2) it could qualify for Wilderness designation, and 3) it could be carved up and logged at any time depending on the political pendulum of protection for roadless lands. For now, it is a remarkably beautiful and wild place. The water quality is superb, and paddlers have seen lots of wildlife on this run including cougars.
Idaho, the Whitewater State, G. Amaral (Watershed Books; 1990) StreamTeam Status: unverified
Last Updated: 2005-02-02 19:32:34
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2007-05-03 08:24:04 (579 days ago)
Michael French
Brian, Great idea on early take out and hike back, one I wish we had thought of, as the first 1/3 of the run is the best, the remaining 6-8 miles to regular take out at the bridge is long, not much excitement, but scenery is worth it.
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2005-07-15 03:46:12 (1236 days ago)
Brian Mattingly
Whitesands is a really fun run. Don't worry if you don't have 2 vehicles to run shuttle. We were able to leave our truck at the put-in, paddle the first four miles then take out at the Storm Creek pack bridge river right. The hike back was tough but do-able for sure. Great Idaho mini-adventure. The strainer was easily portaged.
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