Calawah

Drive up Forest Road 29 and a stop at the old Klahanie Campground to check the access sites along the way.

We did a low water run of the Sitkum higher in the drainage but I stopped to get a few photos of the access sites for the Calawah.

Site visit to the WDFW Access site at the Highway 101 Bridge.

We ran this stretch (only to the 101 bridge) at 1170 CFS and it was great fun! In a canoe and 2 kayaks. Any lower though and it would get pretty scrapey.

Good high water option. Thomas O'Keefe, Emma Johnson, and Boris Startsev did this run over the Thanksgiving 2017 holiday and found the run clean with no hazards. The class III section is all too short but it is fun around 4000 cfs. We started our trip with a short entry on Hyas Creek.

Good times at high flow with Thomas O'Keefe, Jan Tackett, Omar Jepperson, James Girton, and Cyn Taylor. With many of the traditional creek runs on the high side we opted for a high water run on the Calwah. We put on around 11am and were off by 1:15pm completing the approximately 16 mile run in just over 2 hours. The current was very swift and rescue would have been a challenge in spots but it was a fun option for experienced boaters.

We considered a run on the Sitkum but with pouring rain and the river rising we opted for the Calawah. It is a lot of fun at this level although it was a quick trip.

Public access at Highway 101 Bridge near Forks.

This is lower than most would want to do this run but we ventured out on a cold morning over the Thanksgiving holiday and still had a good time on the water.