Cherry Creek

1. Styx Pass to Cherry Lake(Upper Cherry)

Difficulty	V+
Length	16.3 mi
Avg Gradient	n/a
Gauge	Upper Cherry Ck
Flow Rate as of 12 days	1.61 ftstale data
Reach Info Last Updated	June 8, 2022

River Description

A true classic and a three day adventure, including the 12 mile hike in through Styx Pass. This creek takes you through a granite gorge in the High Sierras.

Take Out: This run is an hour from Tuolumne City. From Tuolomne City take FS14 towards Cherry Lake where the takeout is.

Other Information Sources:

Nick Wigston's trip report on Oregonkayaking.net.

Ben Coleman has a report from 2005.

Phil Boyer trip report from 2006

Here is a video from Bobby Miller's trip back in 2005. The Upper Cherry section is from 6:57 to the end of the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxxQ8UWXGbY

River Features

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Trip Reports

Jarred Jackman

Jul 5, 2016

https://vimeo.com/33187111

This video is the quintessential video for Upper Cherry. The others are fine but this actually outlines more of the safety aspects and issues a person needs to take into account when putting onto a run such as this.