Thanks to this year's epic snowpack, some of the Golden State’s most popular whitewater streams will be pumping into the fall. Here's what to know as you plan your trip.
The Kern in the southern Sierra offers whitewater rafting trips from an afternoon to two days, with options for everyone from families with children to adrenaline junkies. Better yet, it’s the closest whitewater to Los Angeles.
The Lower Kern section flows from June into August, when farmers release water from the Lake Isabella reservoir and the river tumbles through a granite canyon. The 8-mile, family-friendly “Jungle Run” has gentle, Class II and more exciting Class III rapids with names like “Wasco’s Wash” and “It’s a Dilly.”
The Upper Kern, which flows into Lake Isabella, also offers Class II, III and IV rapids on shorter sections with names like “Lickety” and “Limestone” and is suitable for families with older kids. Trips offered by commercial outfitters will continue until the end of August this year because of the huge snowpack.
For those who like big-time thrills and are fit, the Forks of the Kern trip has more than 100 Class III, IV and V rapids on a two-day outing that covers 21 miles and starts with a 2.5-mile hike to the river put-in. This section of the river was closed the last two years because of dangerous burned trees overhanging the trail.If you go on the Forks adventure, be sure to hike up Meadow Creek to the Seven Teacups, where the freshet cascades into pools carved out of granite.
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