Snyder Creek (Upper)

Snyder is a major creek that played a role in the town of Klickitat’s logging operations. The creek portion of this trip is mostly on DNR/ SDS land and there aren’t any restrictions for when this creek is runnable. Title makes you think there is a lower section. There isn’t one.

Drive up on Klickitat- Appleton Road to the intersection of Fisher Hill. Take a right and drive to you reach Brewer Rd. There is a nice camping spot on the left .5 up. You can also camp where the road crosses Simmons Creek. Walk the old logging road along Simmons Creek until just before the confluence. R 1, which we did not run awaits. Looks to be a two tiered 40 foot drop. We were interested in the bigger stuff. Went back, upper stuff is brushy af. Not worth the squeeze.

R1- 40ish foot two tiered drop into a small gorge. R2- 40” from a tree DCL R3- 80” from a bolt DCL, if anyone wants this adventure a bolt station DCR could be a much better and safer route as DCL puts you either in the brunt of the flow or hanging from a very sharp rock.