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Access Site ID

Lake Creek Trailhead

Big Wood River • Big Wood River

Source: american_whitewater Updated 3 months ago

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City: ID
County: Blaine
Type: Whitewater Take Out
Location: 43.72775700, -114.38266000
Air Temp: --
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Nearby Gauge Conditions
Big Wood River at Sage Road Bridge near Ketchum, ID Same River 0 mi away
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Big Wood River at Ketchum, ID Same River 2.7 mi away
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NF Big Wood River near Sawtooth Nra Hq near Ketchum ID Same River 4.4 mi away
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Real-time data from USGS Water Services
Whitewater Run
II-III Take-out Big Wood River - Chocolate Gulch Bridge/Hwy 75 to Lake Creek Bridge
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Current Conditions
-- • 400.00-800.00 cfs
Big Wood River near Ketchum ID
Whitewater Runs on Big Wood River
5 runs (4 nearby)
Difficulty Classes
I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable
Position relative to this access site: Put-in at this location This location is on the run Take-out at this location
Downstream from here Upstream from here
II-III Take-out at this location Chocolate Gulch Bridge/Hwy 75 to Lake Creek Bridge
3.6 mi
II Downstream from here (2.9 mi to put-in) Ketchum's Rotary Park to Broadway Run Road
4.9 mi
I-III Downstream from here (32.9 mi to put-in) 1. Glendale Diversion to Richfield Diversion
19.5 mi
II Upstream from here (4.6 mi from take-out) Baker Creek to North Fork
9.1 mi
These whitewater runs are on the same river but located more than 50 miles from this access site.
I-III 51 mi away 2. Hwy 75 to Little Wood R.
33.6 mi
Whitewater data from American Whitewater
About This Access Site
Lake Creek Bridge is a whitewater take-out access point on the Big Wood River in Blaine County, Idaho. This site serves as an exit point for boaters completing whitewater runs on the Big Wood River. As a take-out location, it is designed to allow paddlers and boaters to safely exit the water after their journey downstream. The Big Wood River in this region typically features moving current suitable for whitewater activities, making this an important access point for managing boat traffic and supporting safe egress from the water.
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