(NO FIRES)(PICK UP YOUR TRASH) Some of the areas are definitely four-wheel drive areas with big ruts and tons of rocks there are several camping areas with great sun set views and others for groups of 10 big and small areas (NO LIVE BAIT OR BOBBER FISHING IN RIVER) YOU CAN RENT RAFTS, PONTOON BOATS, CANOES etc. TO FLOAT DOWN THE RIVER (Not sure on all details) YOU WILL GO PAST ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE JUMPING OFF CLIFFS THERE'S CLIFF DIVING AND I BELIEVE IT'S 55 FT (JUMP AT YOUR OWN RISK ) AND THERE'S ALSO A 25-FT ONE THEY ARE BOTH HARD TO GET TO ONE IS A EXTREME HIKE AND THE OTHER ONE IS IF YOU RAFT DOWN THE RIVER THEN YOU CAN CLIMB OUT AND CLIMB UP THE MOUNTAIN AND JUMP OFF THE 25-FOOTER (BRING TONS OF WATER) AND TRAIL MIX EVEN SOME OXYGEN !! THE WARM SPRINGS IS JUST BELOW THE 55FT CLIFF EASIER TO GET TO BY RAFT!! ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN!! THE HIKE IS VERY STEEP AND NARROW !!!!!!!!!!!!! THERE WERE A HEARD OF RAMS HANGING OUT BY OUR CAMP SO ALWAYS KEEP YOUR GUARD UP WE HEARD COYOTES AND AT NIGHT FIELD MICE CAME UP AND WERE NOT AFRAID TO COME RIGHT UP TO YOU ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE FOOD THE BUGS WERE ALSO HEAVY SO BRING CAMPING FOG AND A BUG CANDLE HELPS WITH MOTHS (ALSO I USE A SWITCH LED LIGHT AND SET IT ABOUT 15 FT AWAY FROM CAMP KEPT MOST OF BUGS AWAY) Water was Cold, Fishing was OKAY, THE PEOPLE...
   Read moreLoved the mini ponies, named Bärbel and Utta, who frolicked with some lost cattle near the camp site. Couldn't find the campsite at night because we were there at 1 am and it was snowing.
Checkout the mendicant hole, a nice storm pipe we found on the side of the road.
We couldn't find the trail either (at 2 am) but we highly recommend taking the treacherous cliff edge that takes about 2-3 hours and making your own path through the brambles.
Got great help from some campers (that were still awake??) that told us to go down the cliffs we were on.
Shivered happily in the "hot" springs to the light of the passing trains and slow sinking realization that it wasn't going to stop snowing.
**Remember to bring a towel, especially in a blizzard, none are provided on site. Also remember that phones die when they get...
   Read moreVERY busy. Fairly it was Labor day weekend but there were upwards of 50 people at any given time. A huge docking point for rafters and kayakers. Probably 20+ guided raft tours floated by. Huge cliff next to springs and a smaller cliff down the river with people jumping constantly. Dogs everywhere jumping in and out of the hot springs. Kids everywhere, turned into a kiddy pool. Water is luke warm, definitely not hot and people were saying it was "so much warmer than last time." Several people camping along the ridge above the springs. Really nice to jump in the river - then get in - feels much warmer. Hike is not bad, 1mile-ish from Mugrage campground, then a short scramble down to the pool. Super beautiful backdrop. Beautiful clear river. People were all nice. Great if you want to party not...
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