New Hampshire whitewater - Contoocook River - North Branch, Hillsborough County
Hillsborough
county,
Route 9 and 123 to Hillsboro Fire Station section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS V 6 miles
This stretch of Contoocook River - North Branch in New Hampshire is 6 miles long and is according to American Whitewater a class V section of whitewater. The natural beauty of Hillsborough County and the cool fresh water beats anything. The put-in location is a reasonable drive from Keene, as you can see on the road map further down. A bit of exercise and just being out on the river for a while have a lot of people coming here. There are so many sections to paddle in this river system, the Route 9 and 123 to Hillsboro Fire Station section is just one
of many. If you've been whitewater rafting and kayaking outside this state you might find the rivers here a bit more challenging, so don't forget that rivers here are less forgiving. Whether you're whitewater rafting or kayaking this is an area with plenty of rivers for that. There's
camping available near Contoocook River - North Branch. There are many good hotels to choose from, but if you don’t have reservations you might end up sleeping in your car.
Briefly about the general area: Contoocook River - North Branch gets a typical amount of precipitation; of all the months in a year August is the one with the most rain, and February on the other hand is the driest. Throughout the warm months at Contoocook River - North Branch highs are mostly in the 70's, and throughout summer nights temperatures are in the 50's. Highs all through
the winter are frequently in the 20's, and through the dark hours in the winter at Contoocook River - North Branch temperatures plunge to the 10's.
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