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Access Site CA

Sentinal Beach Picnic Area

Merced River

Source: american_whitewater Updated 3 months ago

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City: CA
County: Mariposa
Type: Whitewater Take Out
Location: 37.73573700, -119.60442400
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Nearby Gauge Conditions
Merced River a Happy Isles Bridge near Yosemite CA Same River 2.5 mi away
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Tenaya Creek below Tenaya Lake Outlet near Tuolumne Meadows 9.7 mi away
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Real-time data from USGS Water Services
Whitewater Run
I Take-out Merced - 1) Stables to El Capitan Meadow
2 ft/mi
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Current Conditions
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
III-IV Put-in at this location 2) El Cap Meadow to Highway 120 / 140 junction.
3.3 mi 40 ft/mi
I This location is on this run 1) Stables to El Capitan Meadow
5.8 mi 2 ft/mi
V Downstream from here (5.4 mi to put-in) 3) Routes 120-140 Junction to Park Boundary
6.8 mi 242 ft/mi
IV-V Downstream from here (11.5 mi to put-in) 4) Park Boundary to Redbud
3.8 mi
IV Downstream from here (15.4 mi to put-in) 5) Redbud to Briceburg
14.3 mi 40 ft/mi
IV Downstream from here (26.6 mi to put-in) 6) Briceburg to Bagby
13.8 mi 20 ft/mi
IV-V(V+) Upstream from here (5.5 mi from take-out) 0.5) Headwaters to Little Yosemite Valley
7.7 mi
Whitewater data from American Whitewater
About This Access Site
Sentinel Beach Picnic Area serves as a whitewater take-out on the Merced River in Mariposa County, California. This location is positioned to receive paddlers coming downstream on whitewater runs. As a take-out point, it provides access for kayakers and canoeists to exit the river after completing their run. The site appears to be a day-use picnic area, making it a functional stopping point for river users in this section of the Merced River drainage.