This lodge is about 2 blocks away from Canyon Lodge (Lift 7, 17, 16, 8).But it is not viable to walk if you carry gears. Next time, we can find some place on the top of Lakeview dr., which is right next to Canyon Lodge.
2003 Rafting in California
- Class 3 rafting trip on Kings river with Zephyr Whitewater
We stayed in the College Motel at Reedley (on Manning Ave.), it is a nice location with McDonald, Carls' Jr, and KFC within walking distance. There are a few Chinese Restaurants in the town, but from our experience at one of them, it was not good at all. We didn't find other interesting eating places, but the lunch box from R-N market located at the intersection of Manning and Mendocino is not a bad substitute for bread if you want to take your lunch into the National parks. A plus of staying in the College Motel is that we got to see the Fourth of July Fireworks right in front of the hotel. There are also a lot of fruit stands around the town, the white meat peaches are especially tasty.
In general, the three town: Reedley, Kingsburg and Sanger are all good places to stay because it takes only 1.5~2 hours driving to get to Yosemite, Kings or Sequoia National Parks. Sanger is the closest to the national parks, but it is within several minutes' drive to the other two town. We also found a good Italian Restaraunt in Sanger on Academy Ave. It is located in the same mall as Save Mart.
- Advice from our guide on the Kings river:
Lower kern coming out of Bakersfield is a good choice for someone who has already rafted one or two times and learned the basic rafting. Lower kern is around class 4 with a combination of class 3 and class 4 rapids, but the river is mellifluous and is the best choice for transition from class 3 to class 4. The best time to go is when the flow is above 1000.
If you really want to try something more adventurous, Kaweah may be the river. According to the guide, on one trip, 53 out of 58 paddlers swimmed at least once.
No matter whichever river you are rafting on, Whitewater Voyage may be a good company to go.
- Check the flows at Dream Flows
