Mile 687.0 — Mhoon Bar

You can find good camping on Mhoon Bar (at the inside of Mhoon Bend) at almost any water level up to flood stage.  At low and medium water levels camp anywhere you see a good spot around the entire four-mile perimeter.  In high water the choices narrow to the last prominent hump of sand (near RBD 686) makes a terrific campsite with mature willows, cottonwoods and sycamores standing tall above for protection.  At high water you can cut the corner by staying tight bank right as you exit Peter’s Bend (the bend above Mhoon Bar), and swirling around the last big eddy at Ashley Point, and then following the receding line of trees downstream.  This will cut several miles off your distance, and also bring you close to the wildlife.  Watch sharp for bankside beaver and treetop bald eagles (which are known to nest in this area).   Paddle behind the isolated hump of mature trees (described above) which becomes a separate island at higher water levels, and then return to main channel.