Big Falls

This rapid has been run a handful of times by expert paddlers, but for most it is a mandatory portage. A pair of signs on river right and river left mark the approach, and a third sign marks the preferred eddy for exiting the river (kayakers sometimes continue downstream to the eddy immediately above the drop). A well-worn trail climbs to a large rock outcrop at the base of Big Falls. The rock provides a good platform for a seal launch into the pool below, where the group can regroup before continuing downstream. For those driving up the canyon, Big Falls can be seen far below from the pullout at Highway 17 mile 25.0.