Whitewater Run CO Class III

09. Pinnacle Rock Launch to Parkdale Launch

Arkansas

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Gauge Conditions
Runnable: 300.0 – 5,000.0 CFS

Low-moderate to high-moderate flows.

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Description
Description: This run which is located approximtely 40 miles downstream of Salida parallels Highway 50 for its entire length. Much of the run can be seen from the road. Logisitics: The put-in for this section at Pinnacle Rock is located at Highway 50 mile 258.2. The take-out, which is also the put-in for the popular Royal Gorge section, is located at Highway 50 mile 266.6. Spike Buck is an intermediate access point about a third of the way through the run. See _Colorado Rivers and Creeks II_, by Banks and Eckardt _(The Bible)_, for info on this and most of the other kewl runs of Colorado. Lat/longitude coords are approximate, from TopoZone. See also Pinecreek (Class IV/V), The Numbers (Class IV), Fractions/ Frogrock (Class III), Buena Vista (Class III), Browns Canyon (Class III), Salida (Class III), Rincon (Class III), Pinnacle Rock (Class III), Royal Gorge (Class III/IV).
Difficulty
Class III
Length
17.2 mi
Gradient
33 ft/mi
Rapids
0
Difficulty Classes
I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater