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Rapid CO Class IV

Corner Pocket

Arkansas - 10. Parkdale Launch to Canon City (Royal Gorge) (CO)

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Gauge Conditions
Arkansas River at Parkdale, Co. Upstream Primary
Runnable: 300.0 – 3,200.0 CFS

Low-moderate to high-moderate flows.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Corner Pocket
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

Corner pocket is a great place to hang out and park a bunch of boats to regroup. There is a eddy above the corner then one just behind the rock wall on the right.

At 2000 to 3500 corner pocket can be run left or right of "Soda Fountain" which is the rock river center creating a pillow, Runing left is a more conservative line just break the large lateral and stay left of the rock you'll wash into a eddy. At 3500 and above left becomes the only reliable line due to Soda Fountain going underwater can creating a large hole river center.

Running right can be a bigger line from 2000 to 3500 but is the only line below that 2000 mark. run right and keep a hard bow right to avoid getting pushed into the wall on river right. Running right is also how you get into the eddy behind picnic rock.

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class IV
Mile Marker
5.6 mi
Directions
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10. Parkdale Launch to Canon City (Royal Gorge)
Arkansas
III-IV(V) 10.0 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater