Pigeon, West Fork
2. Garden of the Gods
| Difficulty | V+ |
| Length | 0.82 mi |
| Avg Gradient | 600 fpm |
| Reach Info Last Updated | December 17, 2025 |
River Description
Very tight, technical & steep section of the river through lots of tight slots & boulder gardens. Most of the run is no more than a couple yards from the road but doesn't mean it should be taken lightly. Chip Collins seems to have been the first person to run this section back in 2005.
Check it out in Leland's North Carolina Rivers and Creeks. If Leland and other testosterone-laden creekers don't have a good feeling about running it, very few people will.
River Features
Put In
Sunburst Falls
A very steep & tight upper drop into a pool before going under the bridge into about a 25ft drop.
Take Out
Trip Reports
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Michael Ferraro
Nov 28, 2018
Ryan Mcavoy and I did another full descent in November of 2018. We had to portage once for wood though.
Eli Peter Dowler
May 21, 2018
Pat Keller and Ryan Macavoy just did another descent of this no problems. Happened on May 19, 2018 as I believe.
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Jun 15, 2009
If anyone has pictures of this with water or any information on it please tell me.
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Jan 4, 2009
I think he did it about a dozen times, and I'm pretty sure that once you start moving, you can't get out to portage. Oh yeah, he ran it in an inflatable ducky too....
