South Silver, California

Conor getting a handful of silicon on Plastic Surgery

On Monday we met up with legend Macy Burnham, Ben, and Ryan for a little run on South Silver. If you’ve never been there, then you are missing a classic California amusement park.

South Silver lies in between Lake Tahoe and Sacramento, and it houses one of the best miles of whitewater in the world. The best indicator of the creek is that the put in is a 200 foot slide dubbed Autobahn for the speed paddlers reach at the bottom. Past that paddlers are treated to rapids such as Skyscraper, Off Ramp, and Plastic Surgery.


Conor taking the Off Ramp

If you’ve never been to South Silver then you are truly missing one of California’s classic runs.

Unfortunately good things never last long enough, and South Silver access is being threatened. While we where there the Forrest service approached us about the increasing number of kayakers coming to South Silver. They don’t want to restrict access (even though the portage is on private land), but they are concerned with the safety of everybody if the numbers continue to increase.

So stay safe, and remember to be good stewards to the river, the environment, and everybody else around you. We’re all out there to have a good time.


Karl on Plastic Surgery