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El Dorado County
Parks and Recreation
Division,
360 Fair Lane,
Placerville, California
95667;
+1 916 621 5353,
fax +1 916 621 7433.
California Division of
Tourism,
801 K Street,
Sacramento, California
95814;
+1 916 322 2881
800 862 2543,
fax +1 916 322 3402.
Location: Northern
California, in the heart of
gold rush country (about 40
miles northeast of
Sacramento).
Length of trips:
21 miles in one or two days.
Shorter trips are also
available.
Season: April
through October. The water
flow is controlled by
upstream reservoirs, so it
fluctuates.
Weather:
Temperatures can reach 105°F
on summer days, then drop
into the 60s and 70s at
night. In May and September
temperatures range from 85°
to 100° during the day, 60°
to 75° at night. It rarely
rains during rafting season.
Bring insect repellent to
ward off wasps and
mosquitoes, and keep an eye
out for rattlesnakes.
Lodging:
Campsites in groves of trees.
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Boats: Kayaks, oar boats,
paddle rafts.
Rapids: Class III. Clear,
cold water (50° to 60°). |
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attractions
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Special features:
- Within an easy drive of Sacramento and San
Francisco.
- California’s most popular white-water
river, attracting tens of thousands of boaters each year.
- Cuts through a steep, lightly forested
canyon and a broad valley before heading back into wilderness
foothills.
- Swimming for the hardy.
- Good trails in Marshall Gold Discovery
State Historic Park.
- Wildflowers in spring.
- Black-tailed deer, beavers, river otters,
red-tailed hawks, Canada geese, mergansers, mallards, great blue
herons.
- Gentle and friendly—suitable for first-time and intermediate boaters,
families, children, seniors in good physical condition, and the physically
challenged who are comfortable in and around the water.
Nearby excursions:
- Folsom Lake State Recreation Area.
- Lake Tahoe.
- Gold rush towns of Auburn and Placerville.
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