Wisconsin whitewater - Baird Creek, Brown County

Brown county, Moon Valley Drive section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.

 

CLASS II+     0.6 miles
 
I am the past president of the Baird Creek Preservation Foundation and I am also an experienced paddler. I comfortably do Class 4 water and I have done some Class 5. I am not sure if I would recommend that section of Baird Creek for anyone. There is only enough water during extreme flood situations. Most years there is no single flood event that would bring Baird Creek up to paddleable levels. There are a tremendous number of logs and entire trees across the creek. During flood situations the potential to get pinned against or under deadfalls would
    be very high. Says Charles Frisk

The nature scenery of Brown County and the beautiful way the water current moves down the stream beats anything. The average Wisconsin whitewater rafting or kayaking river tends to be a bit easier to master than those in other states, so
if you're not from around here don't forget that a large number of rivers in this state are quite easy. This section of Baird Creek is 0.6 miles long and has been determined by American Whitewater to be a class II+ section. There are nice comfortable hotels here, but if you don’t have reservations you might end up sleeping in your car. Baird Creek doesn't have a lot of paddling sections, the Moon Valley Drive section is the only one. The put-in location is a reasonable drive from Green Bay, there's a road map further down the page with more info on that.  
This section is very short so you'd better be prepared to walk your kayak back to put-in a few times. The campgrounds here at Baird Creek are pretty good. Great exercise and just hanging out with mother nature have a lot of people coming here.

Briefly about the general area:
Throughout the months of summer at Baird Creek highs are usually in the 80's, and throughout the night it cools down to the 50's. Highs all through the winter are usually in the 20's while Baird Creek overnight low temperatures during the winter are in the 0's. The amount of precipitation that falls at Baird Creek is close to the national average; the month with most of the rain is August, and the driest month is February.

Baird Creek, Moon Valley Drive road map
Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked.

QUICK STATS
AW Class: II+
Length: 0.6 miles
Average Gradient: 60 fpm
  
Putin Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 44.5013
Longitude: -87.9377

Takeout Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 44.5063
Longitude: -87.94561

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Current weather conditions at Baird Creek, Wisconsin
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Local climate location: GREEN BAY WSO AP 14 miles away


RAFTING TRIP OUTFITTERS

There are no whitewater outfitters currently listed for this river.

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OUTDOORS
These outdoors activities are available near Baird Creek.
 Whitewater Near Baird Creek:
Bower Creek, Brown County , 3 miles away, Class II-III(IV) - 4.3 miles long (Fonferek Falls to Highway V)
Devil's River, Manitowoc County , 16 miles away, Class II-III - 3.9 miles long (Pleasant Road to Highway 147)
Neshota River, Manitowoc County , 16 miles away, Class I-II - 3.5 miles long (Zander Road to Highway 147)
Manitowoc River, Manitowoc County , 23 miles away, Class I-II - 15.7 miles long (Clark Mills to Mill Road)
Fox River, Outagamie County , 25 miles away, Class I-III(IV) - 1.5 miles long (1000 Islands)
 Ski Areas Near Baird Creek:
Hidden Valley, Wisconsin , 26 miles away, 200 vertical feet
Sunburst, Wisconsin , 53 miles away, 214 vertical feet
Little Switzerland, Wisconsin , 62 miles away, 200 vertical feet
Norway Mountain, Michigan , 64 miles away, 500 vertical feet
Highlands of Olympia, Wisconsin , 79 miles away, 205 vertical feet
Nordic Mountain, Wisconsin , 88 miles away, 265 vertical feet
Ski Brule, Michigan , 92 miles away, 500 vertical feet
Gladstone Ski Park, Michigan , 93 miles away, 200 vertical feet
Alpine Valley, Wisconsin , 93 miles away, 388 vertical feet
Grand Geneva, Wisconsin , 98 miles away, 211 vertical feet
 Hotels Near Baird Creek:
Amerihost Inn - Green Bay, Green Bay , 1 miles away
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Green Bay East, WI, Green Bay , 1 miles away
Candlewood Suites Green Bay, Wi, Green Bay , 5 miles away
Hotel Sierra Regency Suites Green Bay, Green Bay , 5 miles away
Holiday Inn Green Bay-City Centre, Wi, Green Bay , 5 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Baird Creek:
Shady Acres Campsites, Denmark, 8 miles away
Devil's River Campers Park, Maribel, 15 miles away
Happy Hollow Camping Resort, De Pere, 18 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Baird Creek:
Woods Golf Club, Green Bay , 2 miles away
Green Bay Country Club, Green Bay , 3 miles away
Ledgeview Golf Course, De Pere , 5 miles away

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