Conditions:Seshal Creek-20250904165003

Latest:	2 Sep 2025 (8 mos ago)

Reported by:	RFontaine (357 reports)
Location:	Seshal Creek
Quality:	Amazing
Waterflow:	Moderate
Wetsuit:	Thin wetsuit
Water temperature:
Difficulty:
Time:	8 hours

Team: 6 people with experience level Advanced

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Comments: An incredible canyon that just keeps on giving! Absolutely top notch!

Approach is up an abandoned logging road most of the way which is delightfully free of bush until the very end. The bush whack is short and dropping down to the creek is quick, approach took 1.5hr.

The creek is wide open and sculpted smooth. Most rappels are high quality and there are so many! Slides are mostly short and very chill. All jumps can be meat anchored and we had to add a few anchors for jumps (or ghosted trees) that had lower water than expected.

Near the end the canyon drops quick and the views are stunning as you can see the ocean through the trees. The final few drops are fantastic!

Water up top was cold but comfortable in my 4/3 with splash jacket. Water got slightly warmer the further down we went. Flow was moderate. This full featured descent took us 6hrs and was a blast!

Canyon ends at our campsite swimming hole where we had a bag of beers waiting for us in the pool. Perfect!

Total time 8.5hrs at a leisurely pace

With beautiful features, tons of great rappels and a very big canyon to approach ratio, this was by far our favorite route of the trip!

A couple of notes on this trip:

For a water taxi, we hired Kane who owns/operates Coastland Marine (250-937-1959) Him and his Husky Thor were wonderful, friendly, and punctual. Highly recommend going with him over the competing larger tour company.

We considered bringing hardshell ocean kayaks to help us navigate what we expected to be rough ocean current and wind. We ditched that idea last minute and were glad we did. They would have been challenging to deal with taking in/out at the rocky canyon inlets; our packrafts did just fine in the ocean and much easier to deal with being light weight.

We camped at the inlet of Seshal. The site is over grown with weeds but still habitable for camp, we even dragged an old giant rope spool up to make a table! Nearby Seshal Creek provided fresh water to filter and a temperate swimming hole to bathe in! Oceanside views of the forested mountains across the way were incredible and we sat by our propane fire pit every night and morning soaking them in!

Keep in mind, being that you dont actually have to hike your gear to camp, you are free to bring some camping luxuries you wouldnt normally have on a backpacking trip!

The peninsula is supposed to be well populated with black bears and grizzlies. Kane even told us he relocated a grizzly there months ago. We hung our food and toiletries high in the trees a ways down from camp every day/night. We never saw any bears (unfortunately) but saw plenty of bear scat.

Seshal was the 3rd canyon of our 4 day trip. Before which we ran Osgood, then Soda. We all agreed the order we did them in was perfect, saving the best for last!

All condition reports

Date	Quality	Waterflow	Wetsuit	Difficulty	Time	Team	Reported by
2 Sep 2025	Amazing	Moderate	Thin wetsuit		8 hours	6 people Advanced	RFontaine (357 reports)
Comment: An incredible canyon that just keeps on giving! Absolutely top notch! Approach is up an abandoned logging road most of the way which is delightfully free of bush until the very end. The bush whack is short and dropping down to the creek is quick, approach took 1.5hr. The creek is wide open and sculpted smooth. Most rappels are high quality and there are so many! Slides are mostly short and very chill. All jumps can be meat anchored and we had to add a few anchors for jumps (or ghosted trees) that had lower water than expected. Near the end the canyon drops quick and the views are stunning as you can see the ocean through the trees. The final few drops are fantastic! Water up top was cold but comfortable in my 4/3 with splash jacket. Water got slightly warmer the further down we went. Flow was moderate. This full featured descent took us 6hrs and was a blast! Canyon ends at our campsite swimming hole where we had a bag of beers waiting for us in the pool. Perfect! Total time 8.5hrs at a leisurely pace With beautiful features, tons of great rappels and a very big canyon to approach ratio, this was by far our favorite route of the trip! A couple of notes on this trip: For a water taxi, we hired Kane who owns/operates Coastland Marine (250-937-1959) Him and his Husky Thor were wonderful, friendly, and punctual. Highly recommend going with him over the competing larger tour company. We considered bringing hardshell ocean kayaks to help us navigate what we expected to be rough ocean current and wind. We ditched that idea last minute and were glad we did. They would have been challenging to deal with taking in/out at the rocky canyon inlets; our packrafts did just fine in the ocean and much easier to deal with being light weight. We camped at the inlet of Seshal. The site is over grown with weeds but still habitable for camp, we even dragged an old giant rope spool up to make a table! Nearby Seshal Creek provided fresh water to filter and a temperate swimming hole to bathe in! Oceanside views of the forested mountains across the way were incredible and we sat by our propane fire pit every night and morning soaking them in! Keep in mind, being that you dont actually have to hike your gear to camp, you are free to bring some camping luxuries you wouldnt normally have on a backpacking trip! The peninsula is supposed to be well populated with black bears and grizzlies. Kane even told us he relocated a grizzly there months ago. We hung our food and toiletries high in the trees a ways down from camp every day/night. We never saw any bears (unfortunately) but saw plenty of bear scat. Seshal was the 3rd canyon of our 4 day trip. Before which we ran Osgood, then Soda. We all agreed the order we did them in was perfect, saving the best for last!