Buffalo Fork, North Fork

This trip report is in response in the report by Shannon Golden on June 9 2025. Thanks for your report Shannon, I do think that it may be misunderstood by some. The stretch of river that was reported as unpaddleable is actually above the normal section. I have always portaged the section reported as blown down, because it is always full of wood. The normal put-in for day trips is at Soda Fork Meadows reached on the North Fork Buffalo Trail (FS 6047), below the section reported by Shannon. There is sometimes wood in that section, but more years than not, it is clear. The section reported by Shannon is always full of wood. I have not been on the NF yet this year, so don't know if the event she reported affected the stretch below Soda Fork Meadows, but paddlers shouldn't be detered from the normal run based on her report.