French River, Minnesota <<< Back to French River main page QUICK STATS AW Class: III-IV Length: 2.2 miles Average Gradient: 155 fpm    Putin Location Coordinates: Latitude: 46.91924 Longitude: -91.92042 Takeout Location Coordinates: Latitude: 46.90411 Longitude: -91.90178 Paddling Rivers Near French River, Minnesota:    French River, St. Louis County, 1 miles away       Class III-IV - 2.2 miles long (Cty 33 to Ryan Road)    Big Sucker River, St. Louis County, 2 miles away       Class III-IV+(V) - 5.6 miles long (Cty 33 to Lake Superior)    Lester River, St. Louis County, 7 miles away       Class IV-V - 2 miles long (Lester River Road to Superior St.)    Amity Creek, St Louis County, 8 miles away       Class IV-V - 2.4 miles long (Skyline Pkwy to Lester River)    Knife River, Lake/St. Louis County, 9 miles away       Class II-III(IV) - 5.5 miles long (Cty 102 to Lake Superior)    Amnicon River, Douglas County, 16 miles away       Class II-IV+ - 5.7 miles long (Anderson Hill Road to Cty U)    Stewart River, Lake County, 18 miles away       Class II-IV(V) - 4.9 miles long (CR2 to Highway 61)    Silver Creek, Lake County, 21 miles away       Class IV - 1.1 miles long (Cty 3 to Highway 61)    Black River, Douglas County, 24 miles away       Class II-III(V+) - 4.8 miles long (Little Manitou Falls to Rail Road bridge)    Encampment River, Lake County, 24 miles away       Class IV-V - 2.5 miles long (Cty 3 to Highway 61)    Crow Creek, Lake County, 25 miles away       Class IV - 2 miles long (Cty 3 to Lake Superior)    Gooseberry River, Lake County, 26 miles away       Class II-III - 6 miles long (Cty 3 to Gooseberry Falls State Park) Hotels near French River, Minnesota: Larsmont Cottages, Two Harbors 11.6 miles away Edgewater Hotel And Waterpark, Duluth 11.7 miles away Days Inn Duluth Lakewalk, Duluth 11.9 miles away Beacon Pointe Resort, Duluth 12 miles away Super 8 Superior WI, Superior 13 miles away Fitgers Inn, Duluth 13.7 miles away Voyageur Lakewalk Inn, Duluth 13.8 miles away Sheraton Duluth Hotel, Duluth 13.9 miles away Canal Park Lodge, Duluth 14 miles away Park Point Marina Inn, Duluth 14 miles away Comfort Suites Canal Park, Duluth 14 miles away Inn On Lake Superior, Duluth 14 miles away * Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different. Campgrounds near French River, Minnesota:    Duluth Tent and Trailer Camp, Duluth, 8 miles away    Depot Campground, Knife River, 9 miles away    Knife River Campground, Knife River, 9 miles away    Nemadji Trailer Court, Superior, 13 miles away    Lakehead Boat Basin, Duluth, 14 miles away    Northland Camping and RV Park, South Range, 15 miles away    The willows RV Park, Two Harbors, 16 miles away Marinas Near French River, Minnesota:    Knife River Marina, Knife River, 9 miles away    Lakehead Boat Basin, Duluth, 14 miles away Public Lands Near French River, Minnesota:    Amnicon Falls State Park, Wisconsin, 14 miles away    Pattison State Park, Wisconsin, 23 miles away    Brule River State Forest, Wisconsin, 28 miles away    Jay Cooke State Park, Minnesota, 32 miles away    Gooseberry Falls State Park, Minnesota, 32 miles away Current weather conditions and forecast for French River, Minnesota   All Minnesota Whitewater Complete list of all the whitewater paddling spots in Minnesota. Books about whitewater paddling on French River, Minnesota List of books from Amazon.com that cover whitewater paddling on French River, Minnesota. Whitewater Basics If you're new to whitewater paddling please take a look at this basic whitewater info. Outdoors Recreation Near Duluth, Minnesota-Wisconsin Outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Duluth, Minnesota-Wisconsin, the metro area neareast to French River. Find info on campgrounds, marinas, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater, golf courses and more.