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Tuolumne , United State (western)
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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: Central
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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Just west of Yosemite National Park,
an easy 140 mile drive from the San
Francisco, Bay Area, stunning
granite boulders of the Tuolumne
River showcase the blue-green waters
of this Wild and Scenic river.
The Tuolumne River is a Class IV-V
slalom course of rapids of
escalating intensity. Clear and
cool, the Tuolumne thunders and
plunges through a grand succession
of boulder gardens and spectacular
cascades, moving in patterns that
are frolicsome, tangled and
mesmerizing. The Tuolumne River is
one of California's finest and white
water rafters return to it, year
after year.
Staircase rapids, chutes, and pools
by the score make the Tuolumne the
ultimate river adventure, a thrill
ride for all including the action
packed Tuolumne Classic and North
America's most challenging white
water rafting run, Cherry Creek.
Between Meral's Pool and Ward's
Ferry bridge, no roads or other
signs of present-day civilization
penetrate the Tuolumne River canyon.
The place is an Eden of pristine
beaches and campsites rich in gold
rush and Miwok Indian history
featuring not-to-be-missed
side-canyon water slides and
swimming holes. Scan for of bald
eagle, river otter, and ring-tailed
cat. On our Classic run, raft rapids
including Sunderland's Chute,
Hackamack's Hole, Ram's Head, Grey's
Grindstone, Hell's Kitchen and the
infamous Clavey Falls, a powerful
class V drop around which many
prudent souls choose to walk.
- Yosemite National Park
- The Tuolumne-Groveland-Lake
Don Pedro-Yosemite area offers
extraordinary fishing, day
hiking, golfing, house boating,
shopping, antiquing, lodging,
dining, waterfall viewing,
vertical rock climbing, sun
worshiping, wind surfing, high
Sierra wilderness back packing,
water skiing, jet skiing, four
wheeling, hang gliding, mountain
biking, guided nature talks and
tours and live theater.
- Can you spell "Tuolumne"?
Its pronounced "too-ALL-o-me".
- Free Camping and Fee Camping
in nearby Forest Service
campgrounds on Hwy 120 .
- All runs on the Tuolumne
River are Wild & Scenic.
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