Bacon Creek

What an enchanting little river! All the twists and turns through forested constrictions and open braided sections with mountain views will keep you wondering what's around the riverbend. The approachable class 3 nature of the run makes it suitable for many. But as always, with small, forested rivers, be prepared for wood.

Thanks to whoever cut the trail down to the river! Well done.

The run was pretty clean of wood. There was one log jam the current pushes towards with passage on the right. Alternatively you could just portage it via a cobble bar. There was one small log spanning a channel a couple hundred yards above the take out that we portaged around. Current was calm above the log.

We did encounter a black bear swimming across the river! I guess he wanted some Bacon too!

Flow was low at 450 cfs, but only bumped rock a couple times on some of the cobble bar braids. Could probably run it a bit lower without much dragging. Easy first time flow for the run.

This is a great run for anyone that enjoys exploring intimate little rivers!