Siletz, North Fork

This is a beautiful run with some fun whitewater. Since it is on private forest land the run is only accessible on weekends when the roads are open to the public. The significant rapids can be seen from the road and easily portaged.

The trip can start with a short walk through the Valley of the Giants, putting in at the foot bridge.  With 7' or more on the gauge, paddlers will find splashy, continuous III+/IV rapids down to Boulder Creek.  Below 7' this section is more rocky and less continuous.

Starting out from Boulder Creek the river flows through fun pool-drop rapids before you reach the ledge drop about a mile into the run. Pick your route depending on flows. At low flows there are a couple slots. At high flows this thing forms a massive river-wide hole.

More fun rapids take you down to Bombshell, a short gorge with an entry rapid and three additional rapids in the gorge. This one is easy to scout from the road.

Further downstream you will reach Go Reit, mann, a narrow chute that drops into a narrow slot in the bedrock ledge. This drop is often portaged or you can also use this as an alternate take-out. It is about another mile with some splashy class II down to the confluence of the North and South Forks.

See the North Fork Siletz description at Oregon Kayaking for pictures and description of the run at high water.

Trip Report at low flows from Into the Outside.

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Logistics: At Highway 411 mile post 7.8 in Logsden (15 miles from Nashville or 8 miles from Siletz) turn on to Moonshine Park Road which heads up along river left. At mile 3.5 on Moonshine Park Road the county maintained road ends and the start of the gravel roads marks the entrance to Toledo Forest, private commercial timberland owned b

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