Lawson to Idaho Springs (Upper Clear Creek)
Clear Creek • CO
Length
6.0 mi
Difficulty
Class IV-V
Shuttle
7 mi / 10 min
Expert steep-creek run from Lawson down through Dumont to Idaho Springs.
Continuous Class IV with named Class V drops (Lawson Falls, The Triplets,
Dumont Trough). Tight granite gorge along I-70; narrow flow window late
May through late June; signature Front Range hair-boating reach.
✓ Real river route loaded