Maine whitewater - Sheepscot River, Waldo Lincoln County
Waldo Lincoln
county,
Sheepscot Pond to Somerville section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS II 4 miles
The beautiful scenery of Maine and the sparkling of the sunlight on the water are reasons enough to come here and paddle. This section of Sheepscot River in Waldo Lincoln County is 4 miles long and is rated by American Whitewater as a class II section. The rivers for whitewater rafting and kayaking in this state are often easier than in other states, so don't forget that many runs in this state are very easy. There are so many stretches to paddle in this river system, the Sheepscot Pond to Somerville stretch is just one of many. Getting some good exercise
and just being out on the river for a while will have you coming back for more. No matter if you're whitewater rafting or kayaking there are lots of good rivers for that around here. If you're a camper you can camp at one of the great campgrounds nearby. If you're coming from Augusta-Waterville
it's not a long drive at all to the put-in location, please print out a copy of the road map further down the page so you won’t get lost. This stretch has has enough mileage, you can easily run it on an afternoon.
Briefly about the general area: Sheepscot River gets a common amount of annual rainfall; most of the rain falls through November, and February on the other hand is the driest. All through the months of summer, highs ordinarily are in the 80's at Sheepscot River. Once the sun is down it dips down to the 50's. Throughout the wintertime the highs are commonly in the 30's; winter nights come with lows in the 0's to Sheepscot River.
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