Treasure Creek
01. Horsethief Park to Stunner CG
| Difficulty | V |
| Length | 5.1 mi |
| Avg Gradient | 170 fpm |
| Reach Info Last Updated | November 22, 2020 |
Thanks go out to Rick Stohlquist and crew for cleaning and probing this high quality creek run. At 325 cfs, this was a very fun and manageable class V creeking adventure. Most rapids come in the form of pool-drop, many being a double drop combination. Due to the newness of the run, be sure to scout everything you can't see. There is wood and there are definite portages. These inconveinences aside, this run is positively worth checking out.
PUT-IN: Horsethief Park
TAKE-OUT: Stunner Campground
DIRECTIONS: From Monte Vista, head south on 15. Turn right (west) towards Terrace Reservoir on FR 250. After about 25 miles on 250, the road will fork. Take the right fork (FR 380), and shortly thereafter, turn left into Stunner Campground. This works well for a take-out. To get to the put-in, continue west on 380 about 4-5 miles to a a large meadow (Horsethief Park). You can put-in at the bridge and run a sketchy 10 footer or put-in further downstream (recommended).
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FIRST DESCENT BY: Rick Stohlquist, Brent Toepper, Johnny Banker, Conor Finney, & Todd Gillman (photographed by Ben Horton) - June 2004.
The First Gorge consists of a class IV rapid in the upper and a class V rapid in the lower. There are eddies. A manky rock in the entrance to the bottom class V has serious pin potential at lower water levels.
Undercut on right. Wood on left.
Fun double drop around the corner a bit from Twizzler.
Read and run till the take-out. Be heads up. In June 2005, there was one river wide log and one river wide barbed wire, both able to be ducked, but be aware.
