Access Site
CA
Take Out
City: CA
County: Mariposa
Type: Whitewater Take Out
Location: 37.71910000, -119.67800000
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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
III-IV
Take-out
Merced - 2) El Cap Meadow to Highway 120 / 140 junction.
40 ft/mi
Current Conditions
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• 400.00-2400.00 cfs
Merced River a Pohono Bridge near Yosemite CA
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
V
Put-in at this location
3) Routes 120-140 Junction to Park Boundary
6.8 mi
242 ft/mi
III-IV
Take-out at this location
2) El Cap Meadow to Highway 120 / 140 junction.
3.3 mi
40 ft/mi
IV-V
Downstream from here (6.4 mi to put-in)
4) Park Boundary to Redbud
3.8 mi
IV
Downstream from here (10.2 mi to put-in)
5) Redbud to Briceburg
14.3 mi
40 ft/mi
IV
Downstream from here (21.4 mi to put-in)
6) Briceburg to Bagby
13.8 mi
20 ft/mi
I
Downstream from here (46.4 mi to put-in)
7) Merced Falls to Snelling Diversion Dam
3.5 mi
2 ft/mi
I
Upstream from here (3.2 mi from take-out)
1) Stables to El Capitan Meadow
5.8 mi
2 ft/mi
IV-V(V+)
Upstream from here (10.6 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
This is a take-out access point on the Merced River in Mariposa County, California, designed for whitewater paddlers completing river trips. As a take-out site, it serves as the exit point for kayakers and canoeists finishing their runs on this section of the Merced. The location at coordinates 37.71910000, -119.67800000 places it in the foothills region of California's Sierra Nevada. Take-out points on whitewater rivers are critical for trip planning, as they determine where paddlers will end their journey and need to arrange shuttle logistics or vehicle recovery.