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Stone Bridge to Salida - Boat Launch
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| Browns Canyon, |
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Stone Bridge to Salida - This run is just below Browns Canyon. It is about 9 miles long if you take out at the Salida Whitewater Park, which has a great play hole, or about 12 miles long if you take out at Salida East (a less crowded access). Rated class II-III, the run is significantly less difficult than Browns, with the largest drop being the boat chute at the low head dam just above Salida.. |
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Salida to Canyon Trading Post - Boat Launch
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| Bighorn Sheep Canyon, |
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run is in upper Bighorn Sheep Canyon. It is just slightly less difficult than Browns. Salida to Rincon access is about 10 miles long and is rated class IIIIV. The longer run would be Salida to Canyon Trading Post. Again rated class IIIIV this run is about 23 miles long.
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Lone Pine to Pinnacle Rock - Boat Launch
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| Bighorn Sheep Canyon, |
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Lone Pine to Pinnacle Rock - This run in lower Bighorn Sheep Canyon is slightly less difficult that Browns. It is 11 miles long and is rated class III-IV. It is less crowded than other parts of the river and should allow plenty of elbowroom on weekends and holidays.. |
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Pinnacle Rock to Parkdale - Boat Launch
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| Royal Gorge, |
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Pinnacle Rock to Parkdale - This run is just upstream of the Royal Gorge and the whitewater is very comparable to Browns Canyon with lots of play waves. At 10 miles long, it is rated class III-V and can be challenging at high flows. Three Rocks and Spikebuck are two of the more significant rapids on this run. They can be scouted from U.S. Highway 50.. |
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