Sauk Creek Conservancy Footbridge

Before putting in anyplace upstream, one should ALWAYS scout the steepest gradient from this footbridge in the Conservancy property.

Parking is roadside, with a path (large-gravel) leading to a footbridge. Look upstream and downstream to check for trees in the flow. (There have been MANY trees falling into and across the creek, complicating or negating any possibiity of passage! As of 2025.08.25 passage is sketchy, but possible.)

To get a better look at the approach, cross the footbridge, turn left (north, upstream), and keep left where the trail splits. A mini-bridge (boardwalk crossing a very brief swampy area) leads to the brink of the falls. If the creek is at runnable flows, you'll need to be in wettable footgear to walk in shallow water, to get out where you can best see upstream and down, to get your 'visual markers' for where you need to be when in your boat.

Gung-ho boaters (having put-in and having run Kruger Falls) may wish to exit here to carry up for another quick run of the falls before continuing downstream. However, with the action just downstream, I generally continue down the next stretch, even though it means a longer carry for the 'park-and-huck' (or laps of this stretch before continuing to the listed/usual take-out).