Prairie River, Wisconsin <<< Back to Prairie River main page QUICK STATS AW Class: II Length: 3.9 miles Average Gradient: 18 fpm    Putin Location Coordinates: Latitude: 45.26525 Longitude: -89.54759 Takeout Location Coordinates: Latitude: 45.25296 Longitude: -89.59338 Paddling Rivers Near Prairie River, Wisconsin:    Prairie River, Lincoln County, 2 miles away       Class II - 3.9 miles long (Haymeadow Creek to Prairie Road)    Pine River, Lincoln County, 5 miles away       Class I-II - 2.2 miles long (Center Rd)    Trappe River, Marathon County, 10 miles away       Class I-II(III) - 5.1 miles long (to Rocky Ridge Road)    Wisconsin River, Lincoln County, 15 miles away       Class I-II(III) - 4 miles long (Camp 10 to Menard Isle)    Wisconsin River, Lincoln County, 15 miles away       Class II-III+(IV) - 1 miles long (Grandfather Falls)    Wisconsin River, Marathon County, 15 miles away       Class II-III - 0.35 miles long (Wausau Slalom Course)    New Wood River, Lincoln County, 20 miles away       Class I-II - 4.1 miles long (to Tesch Road)    Eau Claire River, Marathon County, 21 miles away       Class II-III(IV) - 4.6 miles long (Eau Claire Dells to Badger Road)    Wisconsin River, Oneida County, 21 miles away       Class II-III - 0.3 miles long (Rhinelander)    Eau Claire River, Marathon County, 23 miles away       Class II - 2.8 miles long (Nolan Road to Highway 52) Hotels near Prairie River, Wisconsin: Econo Lodge Merrill, Merrill 6.8 miles away AmericInn Merrill, Merrill 7.1 miles away Rodeway Inn & Suites, Tomahawk 13.5 miles away Jefferson Street Inn, Wausau 15.1 miles away Super 8 Tomahawk, Tomahawk 15.7 miles away La Quinta Inn Wausau, Wausau 15.8 miles away Super 8 Wausau, Wausau 15.9 miles away Hampton Inn Wausau, Wausau 16.1 miles away Courtyard Wausau, Wausau 16.3 miles away Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Wausau, WI, Schofield 17.1 miles away Howard Johnson Inn And Conference Center, Wausau 17.1 miles away Holiday Inn Express & Suites WAUSAU, Weston 17.3 miles away * Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different. Campgrounds near Prairie River, Wisconsin:    Underdown County Park, Irma, 4 miles away    Otter Lake County Park, Gleason, 9 miles away    Council Grounds State Park, Merrill, 9 miles away    Birkensee Resort, Tomahawk, 10 miles away    Sure-wood Forest Campground, Tomahawk, 12 miles away    Northforest Campgrounds, Tomahawk, 12 miles away    Muskellunge Resort, Tomahawk, 15 miles away Public Lands Near Prairie River, Wisconsin:    Council Grounds State Park, Wisconsin, 12 miles away    Rib Mountain State Park, Wisconsin, 18 miles away Lakes Near Prairie River, Wisconsin:    Nelson Lake, Lincoln , 4 miles away    Lake Alice, Lincoln , 13 miles away    Buck Lake, Oneida , 19 miles away Current weather conditions and forecast for Prairie River, Wisconsin   All Wisconsin Whitewater Complete list of all the whitewater paddling spots in Wisconsin. Books about whitewater paddling on Prairie River, Wisconsin List of books from Amazon.com that cover whitewater paddling on Prairie River, Wisconsin. Whitewater Basics If you're new to whitewater paddling please take a look at this basic whitewater info. Outdoors Recreation Near Merrill, Wisconsin Outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Merrill, Wisconsin, the metro area neareast to Prairie River. Find info on campgrounds, marinas, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater, golf courses and more.