Salmon (Oregon Coast)

1,000 cfs on the Salmon below Slick Rock gauge. The run was mostly clean, with two log hazards. The first was early on (visible from the porch of Zeller's Bar and Grill) and could be snuck by on the left.

The Second was below Slick Rock Creek. There are three class II-III rapids not far below Slick Rock Creek that have cliff walls on one side of the river. The first is a cliff on the left, the second on the right, the third the cliff is back on the left. This third cliff rapid is where the log is and should be portaged on the right from the downstream end of the second cliff before entering the third rapid. Confident boaters can eddy out just above the log in the middle of the rapid, but a mistake would be bad news. There was orange tape marking the portage when we were there.

Other than those two logs, it was good fun with lots of beginner friendly surf features and some fun small creek lines in the first mile.

Some photos of rapids on the Salmon River.