Park Creek
01. CR 80 to Park Creek Res.(Treasure Ditch/Mystery Canal)
| Difficulty | III-IV |
| Length | 1.2 mi |
| Avg Gradient | 80 fpm |
| Reach Info Last Updated | April 25, 2021 |
River Description
Waterfalls. Lots of waterfalls. The North Poudre Canal diverts water into what would normally be a dry gulch in the eastern plains near Livermore. The last mile of the diversion canal is natural stream bed and it is drop pool waterfall action. Take out above the lake.
River Features
Dead Cow Chute
The largest rapid on the river is a cleft through a hill with a near vertical slide into a toilet bowl type pool. Careful here it can get sticky at the bottom of the slide.
Mystery Meat
Many will put in below the big drop at Dead Cow Chute. There is a pool and then a ledge with a channel on the left and a vertical drop on the right.
Roadside Ledge
The biggest drop and the one you will see while driving down the dirt road.It looks like it will be more difficult that it really is.
Ground Beef
The river gets very narrow below the roadside ledge. It cuts deep into the soft red stone and creates a narrow set of slides and a very sticky hole at some flows.
There are several places to flip and get dragged down over the last few drops.
Dam #1
The first dam is not visible from the road. You could boat it but why?
The pin ledge
The ledge after the first dam is a real pin hazard.
Final Dam
The last dam is also boatable but why?
Trip Reports
Log in to add a reportJack Reed
Jan 18, 2022
Skip this one boys. Put in is on private property, private ranch property and the ditch company claims they own the water in the ditch. We rolled up and the State parks was on us before we got our skirts on. Unless access is improved expect a barrel in your face at the take out.
Will Reeves
Aug 15, 2016
Short video at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hvcl5-nizho
Will Reeves
Jul 21, 2007
This is one of the drops you can see from the road.
Just after the river emerges from a slot canyon you get this little ledge.
This dam is the one man made feature if you don't consider the artificial flows.
Will Reeves
Jan 1, 1900
The drop below the first dam looks super easy but the pinch can easily pin and hold a boat flat or vertically.
