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If you're willing to put up with some shallow portages around wood, this can be a fun overnight (combined with the downstream portion to the mouth) or a daytrip. Class II with a Class III rapid at the old dam site, with steelhead aplenty (thanks to that dam being removed). Other Information Sources: California Creekin Carmel River Watershed Conservancy Carmel River Steelhead Association The Loma Prieta Paddlers club is centered in the San Jose area, but they have members in the Santa Cruz and Monterey/Carmel area.