Megan-
If the Chiwawa stays in above 850 cfs, that's a nice run in the upper Wenatchee drainage. I haven't been on the Chwawa this year, so I can't give you a wood report. On PP site, I'm unsure where the Huckleberry Campground is located. But I think it is too far up. I recommend against going too far out the Chiwawa River road because of wood. Grouse Creek (not Goose Creek) Campground is about as far as I go. ( see
http://www.justgetout.net/wenatchee/16860 ) I usually put in before Grouse Creek campground and run down to the wier in the Chiwawa River Pines community. This is a long, splashy class 3- run at 1-1.5k cfs, catch on the fly surf, easy boofing and rock dodging. No hydraulics or holes of significance. Fun, continuous rapid for 1 - 1.5 miles below the Chiwawa River Bridge. Dense forest at 2200' elevation. No homes or roads until the last 2 miles. Take a playboat. Good for those in an IK.
The Upper Wenatchee, from Lake Wenatchee to the Tumwater Campground on Hwy 2, Is class 2 water. Very nice float trip, especially below Plain. Wood has never been an issue. There is really only one 2+\3- in the section, a straight forward left bending rapid.
If you continue on into Tumwater Canyon, then there is another few miles that contain several class 3 Rapids before one reaches The Wall, which at 4-5k is a class 5+. The upper section of Tumwater above The Wall is ok boating. But I enjoy the Chiwawa and the Wenatchee Play Run more.
Chris
Edited by otterend - 18 May 2015 at 11:35am