Piney River

550–1398 Shut in Gap Rd
Piney Park And Play
Put In And Take Out
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The Play Park features are fun below runnable levels on the normal Piney Run, often during winter base flows. This photo is a decent minimum flow, and the Park area is good up to around 2.5 when it starts to wash out.

You can walk your boat (75 yards) through the park upstream to the confluence, paddle the four rapids, then get out on river right in the big pool and follow the trail back to the picnic area and your car.

The Diving Board: this little ledge offers ideal boof practice. With multiple options for ways to run the ledge you can try the smear boof on the right, the water boof in the middle, or sneak it to the left.

Rock Garden: this rapid is the longest and shallowest. There are tons of eddies, and multiple routes to choose to navigate this class 2+ rapid. There is a fun attainment next to a pillow rock at the end of this rapid. This eddy line below the pillow rock offers a good spot for stern squirts.

South Beach: great surfing in 2 different features. The first wave/hole is the bigger of the 2 and has quick eddy access on river right. At lower flows it offers up spins to the left and the right. The second wave is well suited to introducing surfing to new people; it has big eddy access and a pool right below it. This big pool is great for working on your roll or swimming. Look for the Take Out trail on the top river right of the pool.

Decapitator: this tight chute has an intimidating looking overhanging rock (the decapitator) at the top right, most of the water pushes around it not under it. The wave train created by the chute is perfect for practicing quick peel outs and eddy turns, and with eddies on both sides of the current it is great for surf ferries.