New Hampshire whitewater - Warner River, Merrimack County
Merrimack
county,
Melvin Mills to Warner section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS IV 5.15 miles
Whitewater rafting and kayaking in New Hampshire is often tougher 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 beautiful scenery of Merrimack County and the cool fresh water beats anything. There are many good hotels to choose from, but if you don’t have reservations you might end up sleeping in your car. The Melvin Mills to Warner stretch is the only paddling stretch along Warner River. A good workout and spending some quality time in nature have a lot of people coming
here. The Melvin Mills to Warner section of Warner River in Merrimack County is 5.15 miles long and is according to American Whitewater a class IV section of whitewater. This is a pretty decent length section, it's perfect for a one day trip. If you're coming from Concord it's
not a long drive at all to the starting location, please print out a copy of the road map further down the page so you won’t get lost. You can pitch a tent or park your RV at a nearby campground. Whether you're whitewater rafting or kayaking this area has a large number of paddling rivers.
Briefly about the general area: Some perfect nature is available in Harriman Chandler State Forest; do take a hike on the Wilmot Trail. During the summer, highs regularly are in the 70's at Warner River. For the duration of the dark hours of summer temperatures
dip down into the 50's. The cold days of the winter come with highs in the 20's, and nighttime lows through the winter for Warner River tend to be in the 10's. The amount of precipitation that falls at Warner River is close to the national average; November is the month that gets the most rain, and the driest month is January.
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