John River Points

There is a grav­el strip at the Allen Riv­er and Six­ty-Mile Creek area, and is at the start of an easy Class I float

The most pop­u­lar start­ing point for most trips down the John Riv­er is Bet­tles, Alas­ka where flight oper­a­tors are based and where fly­ing in to Hunt Fork Lake above the Hunt Fork Riv­er in a float­plane can be arranged.

Take out is a sim­ple process of float­ing to the town of Bet­tles, which sits on the banks of the Koyukuk 5 miles above the John Riv­er confluence.