Canyon Creek (Skagit trib.)

Slate Creek to Granite Creek

DifficultyIV-V
Length7.6 mi
Avg Gradientn/a
GaugeRuby Creek Below Panther Creek Near Newhalem, Wa
Flow Rate as of 31 minutes
2040 cfsabove recommended
Reach Info Last UpdatedAugust 5, 2015

River Description

Logistics:

This is a hike-in run located in the Upper Skagit River drainage. You can access the take-out and the
trailhead for the hike in at Highway 20 mile 141.2. From the trailhead it's about a six mile hike up to the
put-in. In theory you could access the put-in for this run from Hart's Pass, but in practice you will
probably end up doing just as much hiking to get in from the top and a whole lot more driving.


River Features

Put In

Distance: 0 mi

Take Out

Distance: 6.7 mi
Take Out

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Hale Hanaway

Mar 1, 2005


After having an awsome day on Granite Creek, we decided to give the six mile hike in to canyon creek a try.

Afterwards we decided it would be better to do granite both days.

The hike in was not bad, but the rapids were meager and only one notable class V drop that was manky and not worth running.

If you like to look at old mining wreckage, and pretty scenery. Maybe its worth doing.