Full Day Expeditions as low as $78.00 per person.

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The Suiattle is a totally secluded river that tumbles from the base of Glacier Peak to its confluence with the Sauk River eighty-five miles northeast of Seattle, Washington.  Colberg Whitewater Expeditions guides personalize your adventure through this pristine drainage area by using small six-person paddle rafts and limiting launches to two rafts per trip.  This practice allows for flexibility and serenity while maintaining the highest safety standards.

Full Day Trips on the Suiattle River are our most popular expeditions and average about three hours on the water.  During this odyssey, we also take time for riverside exploration and swimming if conditions allow.  Guides on this expedition have completed Colberg Whitewater Expeditions Suiattle River Guide Training program. In addition to having honed their guiding skills, each is extremely friendly and knowledgeable of the area's rich foliage, wildlife, geology, hydrology, ecology, and Native American history. 
 

Suiattle River Level (If the Current Conditions Table 'Flow' figure on the Suak River guage is > 1800 cfs the Suiattle River is usually runnable)

The best whitewater rafting on the Suiattle River is during May, June, and July.  Early June is exciting if you're interested in heavier rapids.  Mid-July to Mid-August are pleasant if you would like warmer temperatures with brighter sunshine.

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Directions: Suiattle River expedition shuttles meet at the Sauk River Bridge boat ramp on the northwest corner of State Route 530 and the first (large, green metal) Sauk River Bridge crossing. Downtown Darrington is a gorgeous two-hour drive from downtown Seattle. At the corner of State Route 530/Mountain Loop Highway (near the Darrington Shell station) take a left. Note this is the Mountain Loop Highway (not the Cascade Loop) intersection in downtown Darrington. The Darrington Shell will be on the northeast corner of the intersection. The Sauk River Bridge boat ramp is about six or seven miles past this intersection after you have taken the left turn. Shuttles leave promptly at departure times. To reach Darrington, travel north from downtown Seattle on I-5. Turn east (right) at the State Route 530 Silvana/Arlington exit (exit 208). Follow State Route 530 through Arlington, past the Oso Shell station to Darrington.

Shuttle departures leave from the Sauk River Bridge boatr ramp at 10:00 a.m. sharp.  Please arrive 1/2 hour early.  Thank you.