Access Site
CA
Stables Bridge
State: California
County: Mariposa
Type: Whitewater Access
Location: 37.73975, -119.56489
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Location
Interactive access map
Loads when you reach this section.
Nearby Gauge Conditions
Real-time data from USGS Water Services
Whitewater Run
I
Merced - 1) Stables to El Capitan Meadow
2 ft/mi
Current Conditions
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• 200.00-2000.00 cfs
Merced River a Happy Isles Bridge near Yosemite CA
Whitewater Runs on Merced River
9 runs (7 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
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I
Put-in at this location
1) Stables to El Capitan Meadow
5.8 mi
2 ft/mi
III-IV
Downstream from here (4.7 mi to put-in)
2) El Cap Meadow to Highway 120 / 140 junction.
3.3 mi
40 ft/mi
V
Downstream from here (8.1 mi to put-in)
3) Routes 120-140 Junction to Park Boundary
6.8 mi
242 ft/mi
IV-V
Downstream from here (14.2 mi to put-in)
4) Park Boundary to Redbud
3.8 mi
IV
Downstream from here (18.1 mi to put-in)
5) Redbud to Briceburg
14.3 mi
40 ft/mi
IV
Downstream from here (29.3 mi to put-in)
6) Briceburg to Bagby
13.8 mi
20 ft/mi
IV-V(V+)
Upstream from here (2.8 mi from take-out)
0.5) Headwaters to Little Yosemite Valley
7.7 mi
These whitewater runs are on the same river but located more than 50 miles from this access site.
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater
About This Access Site
Stables Bridge is a whitewater access point on the Merced River in Mariposa County, California. Located at coordinates 37.73975300, -119.56488800, this site provides access to the river for paddlers interested in whitewater activities. The Merced River in this region offers dynamic water conditions typical of foothill rivers in California's Sierra Nevada region.