Cook
county,
FR157 to CR45 section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS II(IV) 3.5 miles
This section of Cascade River in Minnesota is 3.5 miles long and it is classified as a class II(IV) section by American Whitewater. Whitewater rafting and kayaking in Minnesota is often more difficult than elsewhere, so if you're not from around here don't forget that a large number of rivers in this state are not easy. The wonderful Cook County scenery and the sparkling of the sunlight on the water beats anything. Getting some good exercise and spending some quality time in nature have a lot of people coming here. This is a short paddling stretch so
you'd better be prepared to walk your kayak back to put-in a few times. Since you're on this site you are probably into whitewater rafting or kayaking, either way there are lots of good rivers for that around here. For all you camping people there are campgrounds nearby. There
are some good stretches to paddle in this river system, the FR157 to CR45 stretch is one of them.
Briefly about the general area: The yearly rain here at Cascade River is about average; the month with most of the rain is August, and February is the month with the least moisture. Cascade River is right by the North Shore State Trail. For the period of the warm months here at Cascade River, high temperatures generally get into the 70's. Summer overnight lows fall down to the 50's. High temperatures through the winter are normally in the 10's; winter nights come with lows in the-10's to Cascade River.
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