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Waterfall CA Class V+

Rocky Gap

Redwood Creek - Bair Road Bridge to Orick (CA)

Monitor this Rapid
Gauge Conditions
Redwood C a Orick CA Downstream Primary
Runnable: 250.0 – 3,000.0 CFS

Flow range for best boatability uncertain. Please help your fellow boaters with a comment or report.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
CDEC Flow Data California
REDWOOD CREEK OKN Primary
Elevation: 850 ft
Data from California Data Exchange Center (CDEC)
Photo
Rocky Gap
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

Rocky Gap, also known as Redwood Falls, is a Class V rapid at ideal flows and seldom run. It is a 3-tiered drop, with undercut rocks and seives. Most choose to portage it on river left. Fatailities have occured in this rapid, do not underestimate the hazards. Portaging it on river left involves catching a small eddy immediately upstream of the first drop. This eddy barely has room for 2 kayaks. At lower flows, making the ferry from the beach on river right to the small eddy on river left is not difficult, but becomes a trickier manuever as flows increase. 

Location
Type
Waterfall
Difficulty
Class V+
Directions
Navigate
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Bair Road Bridge to Orick
Redwood Creek
III 36.0 mi
Hazard — Exercise extreme caution. Portage recommended — scout before running.
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater