Connecticut whitewater - Salmon River, Tolland County
Tolland
county,
Old Route 2 to covered bridge at Highway 16 section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS II 4.6 miles
You may wish to add the following link from the Salmon River page: http://www.ctxguide.com/ctxguide_117.htm Says Bryan McFarland
THe fishermen aren't nice here, especially in the Fly fishing area, we caught a lot of heck from them last year. MAde the trip no fun, I won't return. Try the Farmington instead....it's just bigger withmore room for everyone. Says Kaykay2
The put-in is not too far from Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, there's a road map further down the page with more info on that. The Old Route 2 to covered bridge at Highway
16 stretch of Salmon River is 4.6 miles long and is rated by American Whitewater as a class II section. The wonderful Connecticut scenery and the water flowing gracefully down Salmon River are reasons enough to come here and paddle. Whitewater rafting and kayaking in this state
is often easier than elsewhere, so better not forget that rivers here are not as hard as elsewhere. Some people prefer whitewater rafting and some kayaking, either way this is an area with not too many other places for that. Getting your paddling muscles activated and a chance to spend some time outdoors are great reasons to come. This is a pretty decent length section, good for a one day paddling trip. The nearby hotels are a bit away from the river, and if you make reservations in advance you're all set. And of course, there are campgrounds nearby.
Salmon River doesn't have a lot of paddling stretches, the Old Route 2 to covered bridge at Highway 16 stretch is the only one.
Briefly about the general area: Salmon River sees pretty high levels of precipitation; the month with most of the rain is May; July is the
month with the least moisture. For the duration of the warm days of summer at Salmon River temperatures are regularly in the 80's; all through summer nights temperatures are in the 60's. For the period of the winter the highs are commonly in the 30's, and night lows during the wintertime for Salmon River tend to be in the 10's.
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