Selway River (ID)
Location: Idaho, USA Length: 47 miles Days: 1-5 Class: III-IV (IV+ at high water) Craft: kayak, packraft, IK, SUP (low water) Season:
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Lower Dolores (CO)
Location: Colorado, USA Length: 47-170 miles Permitted: Yes (free permit, no lottery) Days: 2 or more Class: II-III (IV) Craft: kayak, raft Season:
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So You Want to Try Self-Support Kayaking
Whitewater kayaking has a pretty high barrier to entry to begin with and self-support kayaking — spending multiple days living
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USGS Gauge Alerts: What Are They and How to Use Them
If you’re anything like us, you’ve spent countless hours hitting refresh on the American Whitewater river database waiting for your
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How to Fit Hikes in to a Grand Canyon Self-Support Itinerary
When you tell someone you’re self-support kayaking the Grand Canyon, or that you’re doing a 10-day trip, they usually assume
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South Fork Salmon River (ID)
Location: Idaho, USA Length: 53 miles Days: 2-3 Class: III-IV (V at higher flows) Craft: kayak, packraft, IK (low water) Season: April-October
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Shavers Fork of the Cheat River (WV)
Location: West Virginia, USA Length: 52-140 miles Permitted: No Days: 2 or more Class: I-IV Craft: kayak, raft Season: Rain dependent, most likely
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Making a Self-Support Food Plan
Many people approach their food plan for self-support kayak trips the same way they’d approach a backpacking trip — keep
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Meadow / Gauley (WV)
Location: West Virginia, USA Length: 40 miles Permitted: No Days: 2 Class: V Craft: kayak, canoe, inflatable Season: late fall-early spring; rainfall year-round
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Chattooga (NC, GA)
Location: North Carolina and Georgia, USA Length: 50 miles Permitted: Yes Days: 2-3 Class: I-V Craft: kayak Season: Dec 1-April 30 Gauge: @Burrells
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