Cariboo River - Upper Run

Contributed by David Wortley
What It's Like
Big waves, big holes, continuous, mellower towards the end, Large Volume.
Class
III+ to IV- (IV in high water)
Time
1-2 hours
When to Go
Summer and Fall
This beta is from Claudia's book so may be out of date now.

Getting there:
From Likely take Keithley Creek Road east until you get to the bridge over the Cariboo River, this is the Take-out.  To get to the put-in continue to the 15km sign (the signs don't start at the bridge) and then turn right onto a side road.  This road ends at Cariboo River Falls, but it may be gated before that. Follow the road past the gate until you see a sign or cairn and walk down a foot trail to the put-in below Cariboo Falls (this are no the Cariboo Falls near the Bowron lake Chain).

Description:
The Upper Cariboo starts with a bang. The first 2km are the most difficult. After a short class III warm-up you get to "Bubbleyum" (IV) with big waves and even bigger holes (actually 2 separate drops), followed by "McGirrigator" (III) with two big midstream holes, "Best Western" at an S-bend and "Fluffy Bunny" (III).

There is another section downstream from here which ends at Quesnel Forks which is a fine place to camp and explore the old buildings.