Cache La Poudre, CO

Horseshoe Hole

Horseshoe Hole
Photo of Will Reeves by Kraig Lund @ 3.5

River Description

Check out their description of this reach.

Lower Mishawaka is an easy stretch of III sandwiched between harder sections on the river, it's a good upgrade for beginners who want to progress beyond the Filter Plant run. The lines are easy and there are no man-made obstacles to maneuver around. However, beginners should have a guide as there are a couple of large holes to avoid.

To get there: The put in is at the Mishiwaka Inn (mile marker 108.2), if you put-in on their property you will have to pay a fee and sign a waiver. Of course you could put-in just downstream of their property to avoid the hassle. Take out at the Poudre Park Picnic Ground (mile marker 110.7) where there is a nice developed river access.

See Colorado Rivers and Creeks II, by Banks and Eckardt (The Bible), for info on this and most of the other kewl runs of Colorado.

Lat/longitude coords are approximate, from TopoZone.

See also,

Big South (Class V/VI),
Joe Wright Creek (Class V),
Spencer Heights (Class V/VI),
South Fork (Class IV/V),
White Mile Run/Upper Rustic (Class III),
Grandpa's Gorge/Lower Rustic (Class III/IV),
The Narrows (Class IV/V/V+),
Upper Mishawaka (Class III/IV),
Lower Mishiwaka (Class III),
Poudre Park (Class IV),
Bridges (Class III/IV),
Upper North Fork (Class IV/V),
Lower North Fork (Class II/III), and
Filter Plant (Class III).