Kern, N. Fork

This is one of the best stretches of whitewater in the state! I wanted to note that, since this entire stretch is roadside, you can put-in and take-out at dozens of locations. Therefore every paddler you talk to may have a different way of breaking this up into smaller sections. I thought I would leave a comment on how I have found the Kernville locals most commonly break up sections and my interpretation of difficulty (if I have time, I'll edit the description too):

1. Limestone Run (IV)
2. Fairview Run (II-III). Class IV if you add sidewinder and bombs away rapid directly below Fairview Dam
3. Chamise Gorge (IV)
4. Salmon Falls (V)
5. Ant Canyon (IV)
6. Thunder Run (V-)
7. Cables Run (III-IV)
8. Lickety Run (II)

I realize this doesn't give much info on the put-ins and take-outs, but I just wanted to point out that I never hear anyone in Kernville refer to 'Gold Ledge Run' or 'Calkins Flat Run'; these are always subdivided into smaller sections that have a more uniform difficulty

Great run! You can usually meet up with other local boaters at Riverside Park on weekend mornings around 10am. When there's enough water to hit up some of these sections they are super fun! We ran Chamise Gorge and Limestone sections, one in a kayak and the other in a raft. Here's a video of it - https://youtu.be/H\_0fs413dcw

Macy Burnham cleaning the troublesomely serious Upper Salmon Falls (V+), between Chemise and Ant Canyon
Keith Kishiyama boofing into the meltdown, Lower Salmon Falls, NF Kern