Nisqually

Float trip from Mashel River to McKenna with American Whitewater, National Park Service, and Nisqually River Council. We accessed the river through the locked gate at the Mashel Confluence and floated down to McKenna, portaging the rafts at the Centralia Dam.

This was a land-based tour to investigate potential access points to this upper portion of the river.

We gained access to the locked gate at put in at the Mashel River confluence to assess potential access points that might be developed as part of a future State Park. We also assessed the character of the river down to McKenna. The first few miles were very scenic and forested before we passed through a rural landscape with views of Mt. Rainier.

A float trip as part of a study of wood transport along this reach.