New Hampshire whitewater - Cold River, Sullivan County
Sullivan
county,
South Acworth to Vilas Pool section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS II 5.5 miles
The rivers for whitewater rafting and kayaking in this state are often tougher than in other states, so you'd better keep in mind that many of the rivers here are not very forgiving. The scenic beauty of New Hampshire and the cool fresh water are in themselves reasons enough to come here to paddle. This stretch of Cold River in Sullivan County is 5.5 miles long and has been determined by American Whitewater to be a class II section. Some people prefer whitewater rafting and some kayaking, either way this area has a large number of paddling spots. The
nearby hotels are a bit away from the river, but you'd better reserve in advance because these hotels fill up quick. This is a pretty decent length section, you can easily run it on an afternoon. There are a few other stretches in this river system that can be paddled as well.
Great exercise and a chance to spend some time outdoors have a lot of people coming here. The put-in location is a reasonable drive from Keene, there's a road map further down the page with more info on that.
Briefly about the general area: Cold River gets a lot of water; May is when you get the most rain here; the driest month of the year is February. What would a site like Cold River be without attention-grabbing close by features like Osgood Ledge. Throughout the long summer days here at Cold River, high temperatures ordinarily get into the
80's. All through the moonlight hours it's ordinarily in the 50's. Through the winter highs are in the 20's with winter lows in the 0's overnight here at Cold River.
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