South Fork Mills River

Info from our 3/27/2021 run at 700cfs

Put on the water at 11:30 and took out at 4:30. Put in requires ~1 mile hike in if the gates are closed. Take out requires ~.5mile hike. Strongly recommend scouting or marking the take out location. Take out at N 35 20.6217 W 082 39.9156 per my garmin. Shuttle takes about an hour. High clearance vehicle nice but not typically necessary.

The falls lie after the class IV chute. The chute runs river right and drops about 20 feet. The chute is a must scout feature, and itself is preceded by a river right chute or a right of center boof about 150 yards upstream. These features were observed just over an hour into the trip. The falls portage is on the right side of the river. It is narrow and steep.