Chiwawa

3 - Huckleberry Campground (near Brush Creek) to Wenatchee R.

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June 13, 2021

Spring Trip on the Chiwawa with Kayaks and Packrafts

ReporterThomas O'Keefe
Gauge Reading1050 cfs at CHIWAWA RIVER NEAR PLAIN, WA
FlowMedium Flow

We did the run from Huckleberry down to Chiwawa Loop Road (the standard run). It was all good to go except one river-wide log portage (above Surfer's Corner). It was not too bad to portage for kayaks but required some dexterity as there was not a great eddy upstream of the log (just some slower current along the bank). It would be trickier in a raft. We encountered a few logs in play in a few other places along the run but we were able to paddle around them. We did not encounter any access issues and were able to drive to the river at the put-in and take out on river right at Chiwawa Loop Road. Flow was right around 1000 cfs which was bank full and a fun level.