Not far away is Cotton Candy Wave, on the Willamette River. It is perfect for surfing, flat-spinning, shuvits, and blunts, but is dependent on water levels. Flanked by stone seats for spectators on each bank, Widow Maker is the place for cartwheeling and enders. Spin Cycle is, as the name implies, the place to spin. A third play spot, located a quarter mile below the slalom course, features a smooth, dark surfing wave.
Boulder Creek is within the ability of low-intermediate to advanced paddlers at normal flows.
At high flow, it's experts-only time. More than beer flows through Golden, the home of Coors. The park features seven new drops over a 25-gate slalom course. There's superb sidesurfing potential in one of two drops on the lower part of the course. A full menu of rodeo moves can be found in the other drop.