Howard's Plunge cliffs (North Fork Payette, Cabarton)
UnverifiedBeginner (0-30 ft)44.41000, -116.06000
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Cliffs on river left below Howard's Plunge, the 12-foot class III+ drop on the Cabarton run of the North Fork Payette south of Cascade. Rafters eddy out and jump from the rock into the tail of the wave train.
Jumps at this location
River-left cliff
20 ft
Beginner (0-30 ft)
Warnings
Whitewater below the landing; wear a PFD and have a boat waiting. Not reachable from the road.
Access
River access. Put in at the Cabarton Bridge (ID 55 milepost 106.9, then 1.7 miles west on Cabarton Road) and float about 6 miles to the rapid; commercial trips out of Cascade stop here.
Best conditions
July and August. Early season flows are too big to stop safely.
Submitted by SmartLeap Field Research