Printer Friendly Middle Fork of the Cosumnes (Upper)

Middle Fork of the Cosumnes (Upper)


Stretch: Sopiago Creek to Rocky Bar Road
Difficulty: Class V to V+
Distance: 3.6 miles
Flows: 150 - 850 cfs. Current Dreamflows gauge
Gradient: 227 fpm average (The gorge is 420 fpm)
Put-in: Sopiago Creek
Take-out: Rocky Bar Road
Shuttle: ~15 miles, bad dirt road, 4-wheel drive recommended (30-40 minutes one-way), plus 30 minutes hiking to put-in
Season: Winter from rain and a short spring season from snowmelt
Featured in Video #37 and videos by Stephen Wright, Nick Troutman and Jared Noceti

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