Chilikadrotna River Float Trips

Drop Point:  Twin Lakes

N 60^o 39.83’        W 154^o 02.72’

Pick Up Point: Maribou-Mulchatna

N 60^o 23.57’        W 155^o 53.83’

River Length:  86 miles

Class of Rapids:  I-III

Average Float Time:  4 – 7 days

Round Trip Cost:

DeHavilland Beaver - $3975.00                                       Please Click Picture to Enlarge

Cessna 206 – Please Call for information

The Chilikadrotna River Float is a trip that offers amazing scenery, hiking, fishing, and floating.  We highly recommend spending a day or two hiking and enjoying the scenery of Twin Lakes before beginning your float.  This is the home of Dick Proenneke, a man made famous by the book and PBS special “One Mans Wilderness.”  Hiking in this area is some of the best in the world.  One of the real perks of the Chilikadrotna River is the extreme remoteness of the location, often you will be the only group on the river.  This pristine and untouched location also makes for great wildlife viewing along the entire river.

The Chilikadrotna River flows out of Twin Lakes with Class I-II waters for the first 8 miles.  After this there are steady Class II waters with one Class III rapid over the next 31 miles.  The next 21 miles will be Class I all the way to the Mulchatna River.  This shallow and swift river makes for an exciting float.

Float Season:  June 25^th – September 30^th

The river is floatable earlier and later that this, but this is the optimal fishing season.

Fish:  3 species of Salmon, Rainbow Trout, Grayling, Dolly Varden

Fishing Regulations: For the most up to date regulations please visit the Alaska Dept. of Fish & Game

www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/statewide/reghome.cfm

Maps: USGS Quads – Lake Clark C-3, C-4, C-5, C-6, C-7

Chilikadrotna River Facts:

·         The first American to this area was C.L. McKay of the US Signal Service

·         1898 gold prospectors began settling in the Mulchatna area

·         The region was originally occupied by Eskimos and Aleuts

·         One section of the river drops 50 feet in less than a mile