Where to Whitewater Kayak in Canal Flats

White River - The Lower White is a longish day run, sometimes done as an overnight, through magnificent country. The top part of the run is in an open valley with mountain views and braided channels infested with log jams. The bottom part is in a canyon of white rocks and hoodoos with straightforward rapids.

Lussier River - This run begins in an open valley a short distance above the Coyote Creek confluence where the forest service road crosses the Lussier. There was not much of a trail at the put-in indicating little use, and once on the creek we understood why. It begins braided with good odds of a wood-blocked channel somewhere. Then after a low tan cliff on the right and a couple of tight bends it turns class 3 and stays that way. In June 2024 it was possible to hop over, duck under, or avoid all the woody obstacles, but not without scouting it first. A short gorge precedes the reappearance of the road high on river right. This run requires class 4 skills because of the wood and continuousness.