White
1. Silver Springs Campground to W. Fork White (Upper White)
| Difficulty | III |
| Length | 11 mi |
| Avg Gradient | 73 fpm |
| Reach Info Last Updated | August 5, 2015 |
Projects
The Puyallup River drainages includes the White, Carbon, and Puyallup Rivers which originate off the slopes of Mt. Rainier, Washington’s tallest mountain. All of these rivers offer whitewater boating opportunities that serve a range of skill levels form beginners to experts. White River The White River flows off the [...]Read More
River Description
Braided channel with gravel bar rapids.
Logistics
The put-in for this section is Silver Spring Campground located off Highway 410 at mile 56.5. The
take-out is at the FR FR 74 Bridge which can be reached by turning off onto FR 74 at
Highway 410 mile 46.4.
River Features
Put In
Take Out
Trip Reports
Log in to add a reportFour of us explored this section on May 25, 2026. There was a lot of wood in play and we portaged 8 logs or log jams in 6 miles between Silver Springs Campground and Skookum Falls Viewpoint, a few of which required longer bushwhacks through the floodplain woods. That was enough for us and we used the easy takeout at the Skookum highway pullout rather than completing the upper section. There was one Class III- rapid just upstream from a high bridge about halfway down, but more skills were required to get around the wood. The gradient in this section is distributed evenly as flows down-cut through loose cobble on both shores most of the way - so eddies are scarce and often you need to run your boat into a shallow area to get out above wood. Higher water would not help. In summary, I can't recommend this one.
White River from the FR 7160 Bridge
Looking upstream for the FR 74 Bridge