Cispus

Despite the low flow we found we had plenty of water to enjoy a good day on the water. Tom O'Keefe and Tim Palmer started from the Forest Road 28 Bridge and we linked up with Michael Deckert and Paul Butler at Twin Cedars who joined us for the second half of the run.

Launching from the Forest Road 28 Bridge we had enough water to enjoy this incredibly scenic section of river that passes under Tower Rock and through impressive forested stands as you enter the National Forest. We encountered a some wood in play, particularly with the engineered log jams in the first 1/4 mile below the bridge. All of it was navigable although there were a couple spots where the moves were tight. In these locations a short carry around was an option. Several of the gravel bars were inviting campsites and one could imagine a launching in the late afternoon to a camp a mile or two downstream of the bridge. It took us about two hours to reach the Twin Cedars access where Paul and Michael were waiting.

The run down from Twin Cedars has more distinct rapids. At this flow everything was navigable with plenty of water. We even found a couple spots to surf. Not much was in at Paul's Play Pen and we continued on down to Bobcat as our lunch spot.

The float from Twin Cedars down to Scanwea Reservoir was another two hours for a run that was four hours of total float time.

While I most typically put in at Twin Cedars, I would definitely recommend the full run for the scenic beauty of the start. It would of course go faster at higher flows but even at this flow it was still an enjoyable section of river.