Maine whitewater - Dead River - North Branch, Franklin County
Franklin
county,
Chain Lakes to Eustis section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS I-III 19 miles
Whitewater rafting and kayaking spots in Maine tend to be more forgiving than the national average, so you'd better keep in mind that many of the sections here are safe for beginners. This stretch of Dead River - North Branch in Maine is 19 miles long and has been determined by American Whitewater to be a class I-III section. Getting your paddling muscles activated and spending some quality time in nature are great attractions for lots of people. Not too many hotels nearby, you'll have to drive a bit to get to one, but you'd better reserve in advance
because these hotels fill up quick. Since you're on this site you are probably into whitewater rafting or kayaking, either way in this general area you'll find lots of paddling places. If you hurry you can run this stretch in a day but why not make it an overnighter, so pack your
camp stove. This river system has a few good paddling sections and the Chain Lakes to Eustis section is one of them. The natural beauty of Franklin County and the sparkling of the sunlight on the water beats anything.
Briefly about the general area: Don't leave Dead River - North Branch without first going for a hike along the Morrell Trail, and there's good hiking along the Arnold Pond Trail. For the duration of the long summer days, highs usually are in the 70's at Dead River - North Branch, and the nighttime is fairly cooler of course,
typically in the 50's. Daytime highs during the wintertime are in the 20's, and night lows at Dead River - North Branch through the winter regularly descend into the-10's. Dead River - North Branch gets a typical amount of rainfall; the month with most of the rain is July, and the driest month is February.
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