Printer Friendly Tuolumne River (Lower)

Tuolumne River (Lower)

Stretch:	Lumsden Campground to Don Pedro Reservoir
Difficulty:	Class IV (one class V-), IV+ above 4000 cfs, V above 8000 cfs
Distance:	18 miles, 1 or 2 days
Flows:	500 - 15000 cfs. Current Dreamflows gauge
Gradient:	35 fpm average, steeper at the beginning
Put-in:	Meral's Pool or Lumsden Bridge
Take-out:	Ward's Ferry Bridge
Shuttle:	30 miles, 5 on a primitive-dirt road (over an hour)
Season:	Spring, Summer and early Fall, from dam release

For information on rafting the Tuolumne please check out:

Rock Garden (IV).

Nemesis (IV).

Sunderland's Chute (IV+).

Hackamack's Hole (IV).

Ram's Head (IV-V).

India and Lower India (IV).

Stern (IV).

Evangelist (IV).

Bent Thole Pin (III+).

Clavey Falls (V).

Portage on right if needed. Also, there is a trail upstream on the left bank that leads out of the canyon if needed for an emergency.

Gray's Grindstone (IV).

Thread the Needle (IV).

Cabin (IV).

Hell's Kitchen (IV).

North Fork of the Tuolumne enters, almost done.

High water mark for the reservoir, hope it isn't this high.

Pinball (III).

-This shuttle does take at least an hour, so plan your time accordingly.

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