Payette, S. Fork

We did the run from Mountain View down to Pine Flats with a big group of about 30 people including hardshell kayaks and inflatable kayaks. Although we found plenty of room to unload and stage at Mountain View Campground, which has easy river access, parking was limited to only a couple of cars. At this flow the river was fairly continuous and the current was swift with several fun class II rapids. We found one really great play wave downstream of Lowman. A few paddlers took out at the Deadwood Access while others continued downstream to Pine Flats where we were camped. This adds a couple class III rapids to the run. The access at Pine Flats is a steep climb up the bank but the trail is short and you can directly access campsites 5, 6, and 7. The kids were able to carry their boats up.