Information from Greg and Sue Hanlon's Steep Creeks of New England, which has more info on this run. Text used with permission. First run was by Greg Hanlon, Pete Cogan, Bruce Schnapp, Bill and Joan Hildreth in the early 90's.
Directions:From North Conway, follow Rte. 16 North to Rte. 302 West. About 0.2 miles after the Dry River Campground, you'll see a sign for the Dry River Trail. "Park here and carry, drag, or pull your boat 1.7 miles up the trail." Putin just upstream of the suspension bridge. The takeout is at Dry River Campground.
The Dry was first run on April 25, 1992, by Bill and Joan Hildreth, Peter Cogan, and Greg Hanlon.
7 years ago
by Mark Lacroix
This is a remote indicator on the Pemigewasset river. A more closely related gage is the Saco near Conway, but no correlation exists.
Permits are not required for this reach.
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Dry River Falls
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