Mullens Creek

Prentice Cooper State Park to Mullens Cove

DifficultyIV-V(V+)
Length8.1 mi
Avg Gradientn/a
Reach Info Last UpdatedApril 15, 2024

River Description

Steven Hunt says:

'There are multiple IV+ rock-garden rapids with at least one 5.1 near the beginning of the run. Combine that with the remote location and I'd call it a IV+/V- run on par with the Cain Creek / North Chick sequence in difficulty.'


River Features

typical boulder chokes

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Rapid
typical boulder chokes

Typical undercut Mullens mank

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Rapid
Typical undercut Mullens mank

This is a-typical of what you will deal with in the gorge

Typical Mullens Rapid

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Waterfall / Large Drop
Typical Mullens Rapid

Typical Mullens Rapid

Mullens Typical boogie drop

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Mullens Typical boogie drop

another typical Mullens rapid, and move with boulder mank

Put In

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Take Out

Distance: 4 mi
Take Out

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Mark Cumnock

Aug 11, 2006


I found these pictures stuck in box, the pictures were taken by Jeff Johnson in 1992 on a scouting trip he performed when the creekin scene was taking off in the S.E., he gave them to me after he decided the run might be on the tough side.

From what I remember from Mullens was that it was Manky and long and nothing stood as a killer run when compared to Henderson, Brush, or Morgan Creek.

What I do remember though that access is protected as long as it isn't Turkey season, that's when the access is limited in the park

Mark Cumnock

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Taft Sibley

Oct 5, 2005


Its a good run, expect lots of trees and some neccesary poratges. Lots of boulder garden around the corner. There are some really fun rapids in there. Put in is in Prentice Cooper State park and the take out is reached by hanging an immediate left after the Suck creek bridge.

Brad Roberts
Brad Roberts

Feb 23, 2004


from Clay Wright:

Mullens is boulder-choked 4 and some 5