New York whitewater - Ausable River - East Branch, Adirondack Mountains, Essex County
Essex
county,
Keene to Upper Jay section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS II-III 6.3 miles
If you're coming from Plattsburgh it's not a long drive at all to the put-in location, if you're not familiar with the area there's a road map further down the page. Whitewater rafting and kayaking spots in this state tend to be more challenging than the national average, so better not forget that many runs in this state are not easy. The Keene to Upper Jay section of Ausable River - East Branch is 6.3 miles long and is according to American Whitewater a class II-III section of whitewater. The wild scenery of the Adirondack Mountains is great. A bit of exercise
and a chance to spend some time outdoors have people coming from far and near. There are plenty of other stretches in this river system that can be paddled as well. Some people prefer whitewater rafting and some kayaking, either way this area has a large number of paddling places.
There's camping available near Ausable River - East Branch. The scenic beauty of Essex County and the water flowing gracefully down Ausable River - East Branch have people coming here. This is a pretty decent length section, you can easily run it on an afternoon. Not too many hotels nearby, you'll have to drive a bit to get to one, but if you don’t have reservations you might end up sleeping in your car.
Briefly about the general area: For the period of the months of summer here at Ausable River - East Branch, high temperatures ordinarily get into
the 70's. Once the sun is down it dips down to the 50's. For the duration of the winter the highs are regularly in the 20's with temperatures at Ausable River - East Branch dipping down into the 0's through winter nights. A normal amount of rain falls here at Ausable River - East Branch; throughout the month of August you get the most rain around here; February is when it's the driest.
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