Vermont whitewater - Clarendon River, Green Mountains, Rutland County
Rutland
county,
Clarendon Springs to West Rutland section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS II-III 3 miles
The wonderful Vermont scenery and the water flowing gracefully down Clarendon River make the trip here worthwhile. This stretch of Clarendon River in Rutland County is 3 miles long and is according to American Whitewater a class II-III section of whitewater. If you're coming from Rutland it's not a long drive at all to the starting location, as you can see on the road map further down. Whitewater rafting and kayaking in Vermont is often easier than elsewhere, so better not forget that many of the rivers here are not very demanding. The beautiful Green Mountains
scenery is an added bonus. No shortage of good hotels, but you'd better reserve in advance because these hotels fill up quick. This is the only paddling section along Clarendon River. 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. You can pitch a tent or park your RV at a nearby campground. Great exercise and spending some quality time in nature are great reasons to come. This section is quite short so you'd better be prepared to walk your kayak back to put-in a few times.
Briefly about the general area: Not enough hours in a day to enjoy the Green Mountains. The amount of precipitation that falls at Clarendon River is close to the national average; of all the months in a year August is the one with the most rain, and February
is when it's the driest. Through the months of summer, highs commonly are in the 80's at Clarendon River. Summer night lows dip down to the 50's. The cold days of the wintertime come with highs in the 20's with winter lows in the 0's overnight here at Clarendon River. It's always magnificent to stop at Center Rutland Falls; if you're going to from Rutland, you won't be the only one.
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