This rodeo is on the National Organization of Whitewater Rodeos (NOWR) RiversLiv 2001 series . It is held the weekend between the Kern River Festival in Southern California and the Oregon Cup.

The hole can be paddled to by going up an eddy from the top of Pigeon Point Campground. No shuttles are necessary. One nice thing about this hole is that it is playful at a broad range of water levels--so go out there and have fun!

The Pigeon Hole existed prior to that as a ledge hole at low water, but the scouring action of the New Years Day Flood of 1997 greatly improved the hole. During this flood, Trinity River went over Hwy 299W. along the Pigeon Point Run in four places.

After the rodeo, participants and whitewater enthusiasts enjoy boating local runs, such as the North Fork Trinity, Class V, a 15 mile wilderness run whose take out is only a mile from the rodeo site; Burnt Ranch Gorge on the Trinity River, Class V, 23 miles downstream from the rodeo site; The New River, Class IV or V, a tributary of the Trinity whose confluence is in the Burnt Ranch Gorge section; the South Fork Trinity, Class IV above the Low-Water Bridge, Class II below the bridge; and the popular, Class III, Pigeon Point Run, which continues immediately downstream from the rodeo. The Cal Salmon is a 1 1/2 to 2 hour drive.

Proceeds from this event benefit local conservation and access issues approved by the American Whitewater Affiliation (AWA) . You can help on local issues!

Camping will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis at Pigeon Point National Forest Campground, the site of the rodeo, or at nearby private campgrounds and lodging facilities .

Second Annual Trinity River Freestyle Rodeo, April 22, 2000  Results.

Robin Stocum operates under permit by Shasta-Trinity Nat'l Forest. He is an equal opportunity service provider.