For those who were not aware, many of the launches are closed on the American River currently. Went for a float yesterday, knowing Howe was closed I looked online and saw Watt was also closed but Gristmill was “open”. No problem then; we floated from Sunrise to Gristmill. Unfortunately, while the parking lot is open, there is a cable blocking the access to launch boats. I presume this is due to the higher (10,000cfs) flows, though completely unnecessary imo. Pretty sure it has been open before at these flows. We didn’t check, but I would guess Rossmore likely also has the launching area closed? Makes it extremely difficult to float the river below Sunrise with drift boats or larger rafts

Be sure to check if you are hoping to head out.
P.S. “no fish were harmed in the making of this post”