Baraga
county,
Worm Lake outlet to Sturgeon River section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS II-III+ 5 miles
If you're coming from Houghton 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 section of Rock River is 5 miles long and is rated by American Whitewater as a class II-III+ section. If you've been out of state whitewater rafting and kayaking you might find the rivers here more forgiving, so you'd better keep in mind that rivers here are less demanding. Great exercise and spending some quality time in nature have a lot of people coming here. Whether you're whitewater
rafting or kayaking there are lots of good rivers for that around here. There aren’t any hotels right nearby but if you're willing to drive a short distance then no problem but if you don’t have reservations you might end up sleeping in your car. Rock River doesn't have a lot of
paddling stretches, the Worm Lake outlet to Sturgeon River stretch is the only one. And of course, there are campgrounds nearby. The scenic beauty of Baraga County and the cool fresh water have people coming here.
Briefly about the general area: For the period of the warmest time of the year at Rock River temperatures are frequently in the 80's. Once the sun is down it falls down to the 50's. High temperatures throughout the winter are normally in the 20's, and night lows throughout the wintertime for Rock River tend to be in the 0's. Rock River gets a normal amount of rainfall; throughout August this area sees the most rain, and February is when it's the driest.
10 miles away
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