Windham
county,
Ball Mountain Dam to Jamaica State Park section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS III 2.75 miles
Whitewater rafting and kayaking spots in Vermont are easier than the national norm, so better not forget that lots of rivers here are good for beginners. The nature scenery of Vermont and the beautiful way the water current moves down the stream are reasons enough to come here and paddle. This stretch is short so you'd better be prepared to walk your kayak back to put-in a few times. Since you're on this site you are probably into whitewater rafting or kayaking, either way there are lots of good spots for that around here. There are some good stretches
to paddle in this river system, the Ball Mountain Dam to Jamaica State Park stretch is one of them. If you're coming from Keene it's not a long drive at all to the starting location, there's a road map further down the page with more info on that. The Ball Mountain Dam to Jamaica
State Park stretch of West River in Vermont is 2.75 miles long and is a class III section of whitewater according to American Whitewater. There are campgrounds quite near the river where you can camp. A good workout and just being out on the river for a while have a lot of people coming here.
Briefly about the general area: West River ordinarily gets a good deal of precipitation; the month with most of the rain is August; February is when it's the driest. During the warm months at West River temperatures are frequently in the 80's. All through
the moonlight hours it's regularly in the 50's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 30's; all through the dark hours in the wintertime at West River temperatures plunge to the 10's.
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