River: Lower Cispus River (Iron Creek to Lake Scanewa)
Location: Randle, Washington
Date: Tenitive Dates: Tuesday, May 26th - Saturday, May 30th, 2026
Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.- All Day Event
Rating: Class III to III+
Length: 11.5 Miles
Contact: Scott Harvey ~ hadjimann@yahoo.com
AW River Description: Cispus - 4 - Road 28 Bridge to Scanewa Reservoir (The Lower) | American Whitewater
River Levels: Cispus River Gauge near Randle @ Cispus - 4 - Road 28 Bridge to Scanewa Reservoir (The Lower) | American Whitewater
Trip Summary:
The actual dates on boating this section of the Lower Cispus River are still tenitive at this time (depending on who's interested on rafting this section and when). I will be on the Upper Klickitat River during the Memorial weekend and will be heading to the Cispus River after spending the Memorial weekend at Glenwood, Wash. We'll be camping at the Forest Service Tower Rock Campground on the South side of the Cispus and just off NF Rd. #76 during the week. Most of the sites at this campground at first come, first get. We will be launching near Iron Creek, off NF Road #76 and take out at the left bank boat ramp on Lake Scanewa. This 11.5 mile stretch has numerous class II+ to class III rapids within this section of the Lower Cispus. Iron Gate, Rollarcoaster, Lets Make A Deal, Lion's Jaw and Double Trouble are some of the rapids we'll encounter on this section. Note: This will be an explotory trip on this section of the Lower Cispus River. However, I'm familiar with the area, scouted this section several times and I've also boated the tougher Class 4 Upper section of the Cispus several times.