Conditions:Sardine Creek-20200628220451

Latest:	27 Jun 2020 (4 yrs, 11 mos ago)

Reported by:	Wade (15 reports)
Quality:	Great
Waterflow:	Moderate Low
Wetsuit:	Full wetsuit
Water temperature:
Difficulty:	Normal
Time:	8 hours

Team: 4 people

Trip report URL:

Comments: Little bit of a walk without a shuttle but it's pretty easy. Lots of multi-tier drops make for a fun day. The creek was one of the slickest I've encountered.

All condition reports

Date	Quality	Waterflow	Wetsuit	Difficulty	Time	Team	Reported by
31 Jul 2020	Poor	Very Low	Thin wetsuit	Easy	5 hours	2 people Advanced	Blueshade (55 reports)
Comment: Very low water. Not very exciting. Many different combinations of rappelling and downclimbing possible depending on water level and skill. 5:50 for both Upper and Lower.
27 Jun 2020	Great	Moderate Low	Full wetsuit	Normal	8 hours	4 people	Wade (15 reports)
Comment: Little bit of a walk without a shuttle but it's pretty easy. Lots of multi-tier drops make for a fun day. The creek was one of the slickest I've encountered.
28 Jul 2019	Great	Low	Thin wetsuit	Normal		2 people	K arc (376 reports)
Comment: First descent of the upper main fork. This is hands-down the best section of creek in the Sardine complex. Lots of waterfalls in quick succession and beautiful bedrock features. Found a cow skull tied to a tree at the exit which made the whole experience that much nicer. :-) Con: the upper section takes more effort to reach. Would have been nice if the flow was higher... Sardine is probably solidly "in" somewhere in June timeframe. The upper and lower sections could be combined for a full day with a fast-moving experienced team. Took us 1.5hrs to hike up to the top. Arguably hiking beats a shuttle on time.
1 Oct 2017		Moderate	Thick wetsuit		5 hours	2 people Intermediate to Beginner	Isaacman 01 (8 reports)
Comment: We did the main fork. It was a lot of fun. We only did 3 rappels, R2, R4, and R6. We easily went around the other ones. I would say neoprene socks are close to a necessity at this time in the year. we didn't have them and we froze our feet off.
21 Aug 2016	Ok	Low	Thin wetsuit	Normal		3 people Intermediate to Advanced	K arc (376 reports)
Comment: Descended the lower part of the main fork. Channel completely dry from where we dropped in, but picked up further down. Must be flowing underground / under rocks for a long section. Maps show more waterfalls farther up the main fork.
17 Oct 2015	Ok	Shallow wading	Thin wetsuit	Normal	4 hours	11 people Brand new to Intermediate	Mbradley5 (12 reports)
Comment: We ran a group through the East fork. There wasn't much water, even with a small overnight rain. Because some of the group was new to rappelling, we "rappelled" two drops at the start of the canyon: a slide on canyon left and immediately ~25 ft off bolts canyon left. Not quite as incredible as my first time through, but still a great way to spend a Saturday! I wonder how much longer that dark green webbing will be in such great shape... Rumor has it the webbing was placed two or three seasons ago—still looks new today! The East fork portion took 2 hours, then the rest of the canyon (including lunch) took the other 2.5.
16 Aug 2015	Good	Significant	Full wetsuit	Special challenges	4 hours	4 people Brand new to Intermediate	Mbradley5 (12 reports)
Comment: No need to worry about where you park (at least not much), just pull off when it's convenient.
25 May 2015	Great	Significant	Full wetsuit	Normal	6 hours	9 people Beginner to Expert	Tiffanie (139 reports)
Comment: This TR is for the first descent of the East Fork of Sardine Creek. The East fork has significantly more interesting drops than the Main Fork. The rappel sequence is mighty fun as it features 4 drops back to back and the canyon makes several turns. Water levels were perfect for the intermediate canyoneer.
9 May 2015	Great	Significant	Full wetsuit	Normal	8 hours	5 people Intermediate to Expert	Tiffanie (139 reports)
Comment: This is a canyon that can be run during Spring. R2 in higher flows should be rappelled without a pack on and the rope likely will pinch. The last pothole was not dangerous and easily escapable.