Colville River Points

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Colville River Points

You will have to fly by char­tered air­craft to the river’s head­wa­ters. There is sched­uled air­line ser­vice to Dead­horse, Kotze­bue or Bet­tles where you can char­ter flights to your cho­sen put in site. Or you can dri­ve to Cold­foot, Alas­ka where char­ter flight oper­a­tors are locat­ed and begin and end your trip roadside.

You will need to arrange a pick­up by small plane at Nuiq­sut before Har­ri­son Bay.

The riv­er below this point is, often pound­ed by head­winds and progress down­riv­er can be dif­fi­cult and rafts should not attempt it. To get back to Dead­horse, Kotze­bue, or Bet­tles, a char­tered flight will be necessary.