Big Cedar Creek

The put in is located on Rt. 721 and parking is on private property, so stop by the house located just above the creek and ask for permission to park. After this is taken care of, you can do a seal entry from the RR bank upstream of the bridge.

Once in the water you'll encounter some small rapids before coming to your first drop. The ledge is riverwide and drops about 4 vertical feet. Use caution when running this drop at high water, a VERY nasty hole develops here and will chew up boats and bodies and spit them out in little pieces. If the water is below 2500cfs, the ledge can be ran just about anywhere, the right center provides a nice boof at these levels. At higher flows, it is best ran on the river left side.

After this you should use some caution coming into the next bend due to a large amount of wood in the creek. A sneak is possible down the left side, however this could change with the next bit of high water. After the trees the creek continues at a mellow pace for about 2 miles through some really simple rapids.

Once you start nearing the Pinnacle Natural Area the action starts picking up. You'll recognize the area by a  swinging bridge crossing the creek. After this, you'll come across some nice playspots as well as a low water bridge. This can be run almost anywhere, the hole is rather friendly and you can even surf it. Use caution above 3000cfs, as the hole could get nasty.

Once around the bend you'll notice the horizon lines that start appearing a short distance downstream. The first ledge is a quick S-turn on river right followed by a short pool that leads into the next ledge. This drop is about 6 vertical feet and is commonly run on the right of center following a small hump of water onto a tongue that takes you through the hole at the bottom. At high water you should approach this area slowly as the water picks up speed and takes you straight to the big falls in a matter of seconds.

After the second ledge, look for t

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