Deschutes River - Canyon Run (Lower Bridge to Billy Chinook Res.)

See access info here.

After your flatwater paddle, the first bridge you come to is your take out.  Maybe you'll get lucky and get a motor boat to offer you a tow.  Nothing like a little kayak water skiing.

Getting to the take out by car can be challenging.  Head west from Highway 128.  You'll have to cross another inlet arm of the reservoir before arriving at the Deschutes arm of the reservoir.  See google maps for best directions.  The Billy Chinook Airport is also nearby here so you could use that as a way of finding the takeout.

Take out does not have a ramp.  A small dirt lot with walk on/off access only.

Big Falls is a mandatory portage due to the rocky nature of the riverbed here.  Going over the falls would typically not be fun.

Portage river right.

These falls are about 15 feet in height.  You can run the drop on the left hand side of the falls.  Running straight down the middle would most likely give you a beat down.  Scout or portage.

The scout and portage trail is on river right.

Up until this point the river has been running in a pool drop fashion from Steelhead falls.  Squaw creek rapid changes the game some.  The river makes a right hand turn where the creek enters on the left and the action starts.  The river narrows here and scouting is difficult.  If you are in kayaks, take the opportunity to ferry out behind a rock or in an eddy to do some boat scouting.  This rapid is very long and continous.  Several large holes exist towards the bottom portion of the rapid.

Scout from boat.