Napa

St. Helena to Napa

DifficultyIII
Length21.9 mi
Avg Gradientn/a
GaugeNapa R Nr Napa Ca
Flow Rate as of 22 minutes
31 cfsbelow recommended
Reach Info Last UpdatedFebruary 6, 2023

River Description

The Schwind guidebook from 1974 described this in no uncertain terms as a 'miserable river' full of brush and trash dumping. See trip reports for those descriptions.


River Features

Put In

Distance: 0 mi

Take Out

Distance: 18 mi
Take Out

I haven't run this because of what Schwind described as a 'miserable river' (even if it was 5 decades ago). But here are excerpts from his book to scare off any potential boaters who aren't prepared for brush.