(This drop would probably be a good candidate for bolting.) The last vertical is maybe 10ft high and can be a fast power slide into a shallow pool. Drop is maybe 30ft high but at least 100ft of rope is required per the horizontal distance from the tree anchor.
R8: Last rappel down a chute to the road. The second tier of the falls below is easily downclimbed.Ĭontinue through more bedrock areas below. Anchored on a thin tree atop a ledge DCL. R6: In the middle of the mini-narrows, the creek suddenly drops 20ft into a short tight slot. Staying in the water may be a challenge in higher flow and could be dangerous in some areas. Some of the obstacles can be bypassed along the sides, but please try to avoid trampling vegetation and scraping off the moss. It's possible to downclimb most of the drops, but not all. The sides are largely mossy exposed bedrock and wildflowers. The exit is blocked by a rootball / fallen tree which could be a strainer in high flow.īelow, the creek enters an interesting "mini-narrows" with lots of short drops. (It might be worth establishing another bolt station at the lip of the third tier.) The pull can be difficult try to move back as far as you can. R3: 180ft from two bolts DCL, down the second & third tier. From the tree to the bottom of R3 requires almost 200ft SRT of rope.) (In high water, you can bypass R2 DCR along a vegetated shelf up to a tree. This beautiful waterfall is composed of three tiers (R2 & R3). While perhaps 50ft high, it requires ~100ft of rope (SRT) to get down due to the horizontal distance.Ī short distance ahead is Panther Creek Falls. (There may be a shortcut that leads right to the top of waterfall alley, but it looks pretty overgrown and steep. Expect the usual Pacific NW creek walking, a little downclimbing and scrambling around obstacles. It's a long-ish walk before the action starts (~0.5mi). 
A passenger 2WD can make it if driven carefully.įrom the upper trailhead, walk to where the road crosses the creek and make your way down into the creek on the north side. Road up is a bit steep in places and rough in places.Just before the creek is a large pullout with room for 3-4 vehicles. Follow it up, staying on the main road at all junctions for ~3mi to where the road crosses Panther Creek. Gate at the bottom was open in June 2020.
The last rappel is visible.īacktrack south on Quartzville Rd for 0.7mi and take the first right on Trout Creek Rd.
The checkpoint is the view of Panther Creek right from the road. Just past Panther Creek (left) is another pullout (right) which is also a campsite. There is a good pullout for parking at the gage station with room for 5-6 cars. Watch for a water gage station and a big sign just before the creek. Deepest pool is about waist-deep.įrom Green Peter Dam, head generally northeast on the winding Quartz Creek Rd for ~12mi. If you're looking for water, don't bother after late June. Best run during the spring when it has good water. Once it starts, it's non-stop action all the way to the bottom. There is quite a bit of creek walking before you get to the technical section. This canyon has some fun rappels and some interesting sections. (log in to submit reference picture) IntroductionĪ nice tributary feeding into Quartzville Creek / Green Peter Lake, northeast of Sweet Home, OR. More reference pictures will produce a more reliable prediction. These reference pictures are used in the Waterflow analysis to predict current conditions.
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