rivers | guidebooks | forums | tips | otherHere are the known runs in El Salvador. Rivers with a write-up on this site will be link-highlighted in your browser. For the season data, best months are in green, marginal months in red. Times are average for experienced kayakers. For a different country, click here: Chiapas Guatemala Belize Honduras Nicaragua.
| region | river | class | length/time | rafts? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COAST | Chalchuapa | IV | 26km/4:30 | no |
| (listed west to east) | Paz, lower | IV+(V+) | 36km/7:00 | risky |
| season: Jun-Aug, Sep-Oct | Sonsonate | IV- | 16km/3:00 | no |
| Chiquihuat, upper | V- | 4km/2:00 | no | |
| Chiquihuat, main | IV | up to 18.5km/5:30 | no | |
| Banderas | II | 8km/1:30 | yes | |
| Jiboa | IV+ | 24km/7:30 | no | |
| NORTH-WEST | Sucio | III+(IV-) | up to 51km/7:00 | no |
| (listed clockwise) | Suquiapa | II+ | 12km/2:00 | no |
| season: Jun-Aug, Sep-Oct | Guajoyo | III+ | 6km/1:30 | yes |
| Anguiatú-Angue | III,II | 13+13km/4:00 | Angue | |
| Lempa, upper | IV | 20km/4:00 | yes | |
| Lempa, Las Pavas | V | 6km/4:00 | no | |
| Lempa, middle | III | up to 36km/7:00 | yes | |
| Nunuapa | IV- | 14km/2:30 | no | |
| Tahuilapa, upper & lower | III, IV | 8.5+7km/2:30 | no | |
| Metayate | III | up to 17.5km/2:30 | no | |
| Azampio | IV | 13km/3:00 | no | |
| Tamulasco, upper & lower | IV, III | 7+6km/3:00 | lower? | |
| Sumpul, over the top | IV | 4.5km/2:30 | no | |
| Sumpul, top | V- | 6km/2:30 | no | |
| Sumpul, upper | V | 19km/7:00 | no | |
| La Garza | IV | 4km/1:30 | no | |
| Sumpul, middle | IV | 12km/2:00 | portage | |
| Sumpul, lower | III | 17km/2:00 | yes | |
| Sumpul, lower lower | II- | 4.3km/0:30 | yes | |
| Lempa, lower | II | 54km/1-2 days | yes | |
| EAST | Titihuapa, upper & lower | IV-,III | 16+8km/5:30 | no |
| (listed west to east) | Torola, lower | III/IV | 22km/3:00 | yes |
| season: Jun-Aug, Sep-Oct | El Pueblo | III | 17km/3:00 | no |
| Yamabal | III | 17.5km/2:30 | no | |
| Guayabal | II | 23.5km/3:00 | no | |
| San Miguel, lower | IV | 6.5km/2:00 | portage | |
| Torola, middle | IV | up to 48km/7:00 | yes | |
| Torola, upper | IV | 12.5km/5:00 | no | |
| Torola, way upper | III+ | 9km/2:00 | no | |
| Anamorós | III | up to 24km/4:00 | no | |
| Las Piñas-Pasaquina | III | up to 19km/3:30 | no |
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