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Wisconsin | Northwest Wisconsin
South Fork Jump RiverLittle Falls to Big Falls
Compact South Fork Jump whitewater reach linking Little Falls, the County N bridge, and Big Falls County Park. The mileage is short, but Little Falls and Big Falls are technical Class II-III(IV) ledge and boulder features that belong to experienced whitewater paddlers.
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Put in at Little Falls and finish at Big Falls County Park, or use the named falls as park-and-play objectives. This is a short advanced whitewater card with a misleadingly quiet middle at County N and a serious Big Falls finish.
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Little Falls roadside accessScout Little Falls and Big Falls from shore before committing; the route is not adequately assessed from the County N bridge.
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Big Falls County Park accessBig Falls County Park is a real public park and campground, but use the posted park access and rules rather than inventing informal carry routes.
Road shuttle
Very short shuttle between Little Falls, the County N bridge corridor, and Big Falls County Park. Many experienced paddlers treat either falls as park-and-play rather than as a normal downriver shuttle.
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Little Falls roadside access to Big Falls County Park access is about 2.1 mi. Use the planner to compare shorter access pairs.
Additional access notes
- Poison ivy is specifically called out by American Whitewater around the falls areas.
More route and safety guidance
- American Whitewater describes Big Falls as a 0.25-mile stretch of solid Class III-IV technical action.
- Do not treat the County N bridge flatwater as representative of the route; the major drops are just upstream and downstream.
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- Exact AW reach2.7 miles; II-III(IV)
American Whitewater publishes the Little Falls to Big Falls reach as a 2.7-mile South Fork Jump route with II-III(IV) difficulty.
- Runnable range600 to 2,500 cfs
American Whitewater ties the exact route to USGS 05362000 Jump River at Sheldon and publishes a 600-2,500 cfs runnable band.
- Big Falls hazardClass III-IV technical action
American Whitewater describes Big Falls as a 0.25-mile stretch of solid Class III-IV technical action and marks it as access, portage, hazard, waterfall, and playspot.
- Endpoint and feature coordinatesLittle Falls, County N, Big Falls
American Whitewater publishes coordinates for Little Falls, the County N bridge reference access, Big Falls, and Runout Rapids.
- Camping supportBig Falls County Campground and Park
Price County describes Big Falls as a river-edge park on the South Fork Jump with a first-come six-unit campground, vault toilets, hand-pump water, picnic facilities, and hiking along the falls area.
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