Otter Sports

Lower Lion Creek
River:	Lion Creek
City:	Priest River, Idaho
Gradient:	High
Season:	March - July
Volume:	50 - 300 cfs
Grade:	IV - V
Type:	Creek
Length:	1 - 3 miles
Time:	1 - 2 hours
Shuttle:	1 - 3 miles
Description:	Lower Lion Creek looks all together different from the granite slides and cascades of the upper run. Expect technical ledge drops in a broken slate bed with some committed moves and sticky holes. Just like the upper run, wood is a serious hazard but the road is close so scout it out before hand.
Location:	Lion Creek is located at the far North East end of Priest Lake just a 1/2 mile South of Lion Head Camp Ground. The runs takeout is just up stream of the East Side Road bridge at a unofficial camping spot. To find the take out, cross the East Side Road bridge and look for a road to the right. Just up Lion Creek Road is another fork to the right leading to a unofficial camping spot and takeout. The bulk of the good whitewater is just upstream of this takeout and can be easily scouted. To find the putin, travel upstream a couple miles always staying to the right untill you come across another bridge over Lion Creek. Put in here.