Pine Creek to Buena Vista

Arkansas River • CO, KS, OK, AR

Length

8.5 mi

Difficulty

Class III-IV

Current flow

132 cfs (low water)

Arkansas River at Granite · about 4 hours ago

Shuttle

10 mi / 15 min

🟢 Put-in: Pine Creek Launch 🔴 Take-out: Railroad Bridge (Buena Vista)

Classic commercial Class III-IV reach below Pine Creek. Highlights include
Staircase, Screaming Right Hand Turn, Frog Rock, and Seidel's Suckhole.
Heavily run by Buena Vista outfitters.

✓ Real river route loaded

🌊 Rapids (4)

Staircase Class IV • Mile 1.0 Screaming Right Hand Turn Class III+ • Mile 2.5 Seidel's Suckhole Class IV • Mile 4.0 Frenchman Falls Class III • Mile 6.0