Drummond Waterholes

Drummond Waterholes can be done as a loop with another unnamed canyon to the South we could call 5-Bar Canyon since it's right next to 5-Bar road. Some of the road to get here is quite gnarly. Bring a big rig such as a Jeep, Tundra or the like (No, a Subaru will not do unless you've lifted it like four inches and put light truck tires on it!). The pay to play ratio is relatively high for this canyon. Adding some of the other amazing things to do in this area is highly suggested if you're headed out this way.

There are at least two rappels into pools in the upper narrows if you want to do them. They can be avoided if you choose. These drops would be fun if you did this loop in the spring, the canyon is flowing and have wetsuits. This canyon is a 3A in the fall and assuredly a 3B or even 3C depending on how you get it in the spring. We saw signs of it sometimes flowing quite high. Make sure to bring highly protective clothing. There is a fair amount of sharp bushes that will snag wetsuits or really anything other than thick carhartt type pants. The mandatory big rappel in the lower section can be done from three different places. We chose the RDC option and still think that is the best option. It is around 120 to 130 feet and comes after dropping into a little cave like section of the canyon. This rappel is mostly free hanging. Be careful not to get your rope stuck in some of the rocks in the last 15ft of the rappel. We had to climb back up that little bit and unstick it even though it fell what appeared to be cleanly.