Access Site
CA
Swinging Bridge
State: California
Type: Boat Ramp
Location: 37.54041, -119.62311
Air Temp: --
Location
Interactive access map
Loads when you reach this section.
Nearby Gauge Conditions
Merced River a Pohono Bridge near Yosemite CA
12.4 mi away
NF Willow Creek near Bass Lake CA
18.1 mi away
Real-time data from USGS Water Services
Whitewater Runs on Merced River
9 runs (8 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
Downstream from here Upstream from here
III-IV
This location is on this run
2) El Cap Meadow to Highway 120 / 140 junction.
3.3 mi
40 ft/mi
V
This location is on this run
3) Routes 120-140 Junction to Park Boundary
6.8 mi
242 ft/mi
IV-V
Downstream from here (13.5 mi to put-in)
4) Park Boundary to Redbud
3.8 mi
IV
Downstream from here (16.1 mi to put-in)
5) Redbud to Briceburg
14.3 mi
40 ft/mi
IV
Downstream from here (24.1 mi to put-in)
6) Briceburg to Bagby
13.8 mi
20 ft/mi
I
Downstream from here (48.2 mi to put-in)
7) Merced Falls to Snelling Diversion Dam
3.5 mi
2 ft/mi
I
Upstream from here (12.7 mi from take-out)
1) Stables to El Capitan Meadow
5.8 mi
2 ft/mi
IV-V(V+)
Upstream from here (14.7 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
Amenities
parking