About Beaver Creek Wild and Scenic River
Those folks seeking true adventure can find it floating Beaver Creek Wild and Scenic River.Beaver Creek Wild and Scenic River is a Class I, clear water river, with only a few short sections of class II water that flows past jagged limestone peaks in the White Mountains National Recreation Area and through the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge before joining the Yukon River. Totaling more than 360 river miles, it may be the longest road-to-road float in North America.Beaver Creek Wild and Scenic River runs through a remote area of interior Alaska. Most floaters begin in the Nome Creek valley, near the Ophir Creek Campground. If launching here, take note: boat motors are limited to 15 horsepower or less. Once you put in at Nome Creek, there are no roads or services until you reach the bridge on the Dalton Highway. It usually takes six days to reach the mouth of Victoria Creek at river mile 111. Many floaters pre-arrange for a Fairbanks air-taxi service to pick them up from a gravel bar a few miles past Victoria Creek. There are other locations along the river to picked up but will require air taxi service scheduled in advance of your trip. If you continue down Beaver Creek and the Yukon River to the Dalton Highway bridge, you should plan for up to two additional weeks of travel.Many gravel bars along the river provide great camping. Also, the Borealis-LeFevre Cabin at river mile 32 is also available by reservation (check the link below for more information about cabin rentals). Use dead and down wood for campfires and pack out any trash. The BLM supports Leave No Trace camping techniques., so please remove any trace of your camp, such as fire rings, and scatter any firewood piles.New hazardous channel on Beaver Creek Wild and Scenic River.To view visit the Beaver Creek hazardous channel webpage and map. Monitoring River LevelsA stream gauge on Nome Creek near by Ophir Creek Campground provides useful information for monitoring floating conditions. Using GOES satell
