Washington State Tourism-Press Room Home Page River Raves Melting snows in the Cascade Mountains turn rivers into raging torrents on both sides of the range.
Peak run-off occurs in late spring and early summer.
Book whitewater trips in mountain towns like Winthrop, Leavenworth, and Wenatchee. Tieton rivers swell with early season whitewater. On the Cascades western flank, glacier-fed rivers like the Skykomish, Suiattle, and Sauk offer good whitewater conditions well into the summer. Other streams like the Cedar, Green, and White show their best whitewater early in the season. Consider especially the Bogachiel, Clearwater, Hoh, Quillayute, Quinault, Queets, and Sol Duc rivers.