| 2. Fish Hatchery to Snuffin Road |
Eagle Creek (Clackamas Drainage)
Class III (IV+)
6Miles
Avg Gradient 62 fpm
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AccessTo get to the Eagle Creek area: From I-205 (east of Portland) take exit 12 and head east on Hwy 212/224, in a few miles stay right on Hwy 224. Just past the little town of Eagle Creek look for a left turn onto Wildcat drive (just before the bridge over Eagle Creek). After a couple miles turn right onto Eagle Fern Road. |
Putin DetailsAt the take out, Eagle Fern Road forks into Snuffin Road and SE George Road. Go left and head up SE George Road for a few miles and turn right on Rainbow Road, and continue down to the Fish Hatchery, the put-in. |
Takeout DetailsContinue on Eagle Fern Road a few miles to the take-out either at Eagle Fern Park or 1/2 mile further up at the Snuffin Road bridge.
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Fun FactsSuper clean waterfall about halfway through the run! |
Run Description [Season: Rainy]This creek is usually running in the rainy season after a good rain when the Clackamas is up to at least 3000 cfs.
The creek is quite small at the put-in. The first few miles is pool drop class 2-3 stuff. Mostly pretty easy, just watch for wood since the creek is quite narrow. Also watch for fishermen. In the winter this is a popular steelhead stream. About halfway through the run eddy out in the pool above the fishladder at the falls. The falls is in the 12-15 foot range and has clean lines down the right and center right. The hole at the bottom can get big at higher levels, but otherwise the drop is pretty straightforward. If it weren't for the pain of carrying your boat up the fishladder it would be a fun falls to huck a few times.
A mile or so below the falls the action picks up with a fun series of class 3 to 3+ boulder gardens.
You can extend this trip by continuing through the next section.
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