Standish-Hickey swimming hole (South Fork Eel)
UnverifiedBeginner (0-30 ft)39.88212, -123.73675
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A big emerald pool on the South Fork Eel below the campground at Standish-Hickey State Recreation Area near Leggett, with a sandy family beach on one side and rocks on the other that get jumped from 10 to 20 feet.
Jumps at this location
Low rocks
10 ft
Beginner (0-30 ft)
Upper rock
20 ft
Beginner (0-30 ft)
Warnings
Check depth every year; the Eel moves its gravel bars in winter floods.
Access
Standish-Hickey SRA on US 101, 1.5 miles north of Leggett (day-use fee). Trail from the day-use lot down to the river.
Best conditions
July through September.
Submitted by SmartLeap Field Research