Fortymile National Wild & Scenic River

Fortymile River • AK

Length

38.0 mi

Difficulty

Class II-III

Current flow

8,610 cfs (medium water)

Fortymile River near Steele Creek · about 2 hours ago

Shuttle

45 mi / 70 min

🟢 Put-in: South Fork Bridge (Taylor Highway) 🔴 Take-out: O'Brien Creek (Taylor Highway)

Multi-day float through a historic gold-mining river corridor. Mostly
Class II-III with the bigger Canyon and The Kink (a hand-dug mining
channel) reaching Class IV. BLM National Wild & Scenic River; classic
eastern-Interior wilderness.

✓ Real river route loaded

🌊 Rapids (4)

Deadman Riffle Class II • Mile 8.0 The Canyon Class IV • Mile 18.0 The Kink Class IV • Mile 24.0 The Chute Class III • Mile 28.0