Sultan

For those thinking of paddling the upper section...our way in was fairly easy. It cuts maybe 4-5 miles of the run but prevents you from having to put on the river extremely early. We drove about 2 miles upstream from the normal river right side lower put in (lower dam) and came to the 2nd right turn (1st that is gated and is an obvious gravel road). Said another way, it is the last right before you reach the Chaplain dam. We parked there (don't block the gate)and then hiked about 3/4 or so miles to the diversion dam. Easy flat hiking until the last mile or so. Lots of wood(small firs and alder trees) in the river. It needs a big flush. Something it won't see unless the upper dam and diversion dam are removed or in the FERC process, they release once a year to flush it out.