South Platte

Ran this in packrafts at 200. It looked really low from the road but it was fine, could be done this low in kayaks too with hitting maybe a few more rocks. The previous comment about cables and 'no trespassing' signs is correct, however, the law in Colorado is that you can float through the river here as long as your feet do not touch the ground, so you can paddle there but not fish. There are not cables or barbed wire preventing you from floating through here but there are signs. Due to the popularity of fishing close to Deckers, we decided to start a few miles down. Other than the chutes, which are awesome and can be scouted from the road, the nicest, most fun section is actually from about a mile past the chutes to a little past the next bridge. Many options to make this run longer or shorter, some of the parking lots are free, most are not. A nice, mellow class II float close to the Front Range, with one short Class III drop in the chutes. Even if you swam here, you would end up in a calm, flat pool.