Middle Fork of the Smith

Gasquet Run


Difficulty: Class II+
Length: 5.0 miles
Flows: 800 to 4000 cfs
Gradient: approx. 40 ft/mi
Put-in: Panther Flat
Take-out: Mary Adams River Acess
Shuttle: 5.3 miles, along river on Highway 199

This is a great run for beginning kayakers or as a continuation of the upper Patrick Creek Run. It's also a fun run because a few miles below put in you can join the North Fork Smith and get much more flow.

To get to put in from Hiouchi, drive past Gasquet to the Forest Service parking lot at Panther Flat. You should leave a car at the new North Fork of the Smith take-out where the river meets Highway 199 at the West end of Gasquet! This is the old take-out about a mile downriver from the confluence of the Middle and North Forks on river left.