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Rapid CO Class III

Rocky Falls ("Devils Staircase")

Cache La Poudre - 07. Dead Deer to Poudre Park (CO)

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Gauge Conditions
Cache LA Poudre River at Fort Collins, CO Downstream Primary
Runnable: ? – ? CFS

Approximate - nearest available gauge. Use as general reference only.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Rocky Falls ("Devils Staircase")
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

A jumble of rocks and small holes where the river cascades over a large cobble bar with a slight left-right-left S-turn. The smoothest line is a diagonal from center-left to center-right. This rapid is recognizable by the large boulder at the bottom right (in Ansel Watrous campground).

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class III
Mile Marker
0.6 mi
Directions
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07. Dead Deer to Poudre Park
Cache La Poudre
III 2.1 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater