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The Flathead Rivers Alliance has published an access sheet for this launch, and it says the engineering statistics are not available yet. Read FRA's description and view the site photographs in the linked access sheet below.
Cedar Flats River Access
Below Meadow Creek Gorge, a strenuous quarter-mile trail descends to the river through four stair sections with 219 steps. Sand and large cobbles border the water. The small roadside pullout has limited room for cars and trailers.
FRA access sheet
August 2026Flathead Rivers Alliance's sheet includes three site photographs and its full access description. Engineering statistics are not available yet.
View the access sheet and photographsAccess concerns
From Flathead Rivers Alliance- The steep approach has four stair sections. At low water, reaching the river also requires carrying or dragging a boat across uneven cobbles and pebbles. FRA describes this as a highly strenuous access site.
Getting there
From the intersection of the West Side Reservoir Rd (#895) and the Meadow Ck Rd (#2826), follow the Meadow Ck Rd south for 10.1 mi to the dirt pull off on the left. Forest Road 38 closes between mileposts 37 and 53 from December 1 to May 14 for winter wildlife.
The map point marks the parking area, a small pull off beside the road, not the river. The river is at the bottom of a quarter-mile trail with 219 steps.
Upstream and downstream access points
The river flows this way →The river system flows through the traditional homelands of the Ql'ispe (Kalispel or Pend d' Orielle) Ktunaxa/Ksanka (Kootenai), and Séliš (Salish or "Flathead") Nations, who have long cared for this landscape, and the Amskapii Pikuni (Blackfeet) Peoples who often traveled in the river corridor.
About the homelands