Rattlesnake Creek (Naches trib.)

North Fork to Nile Road Bridge

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May 19, 2023

Trip Report

ReporterBrian Luisi
Gauge Reading4300 cfs at Naches Near Cliffdell
FlowHigh Flow
  • This trip was amazing, after the bridge where you put in at, you'll get 3 right turns to warm up, the river drops to the left and you limbo under wood, get right because a log blocks the bottom of the rapid. After you get back on river 2 miles of pool drop class 3 rapids come fast and hard.    You'll pass by a fire station on river left and 1/2 mile after is another log jam,  (possibly to limbo on right)another 1/2 mile stay left, the river is jammed, but a small path on river left is clean, class 4 moves are needed for getting around, under, over  wood. The river goes through 2 miles of a beautiful gourge with 1 under then 1 over and a portage (the right is clean at high level's) all and all I got out of the boat 3 times for a 3 3min walks, which gives the legs a break. This run is amazing and nothing on this side of the passes is like it.