Wolf

The public DNR landing is on downstream river right of the Highway 64 bridge with toilets and parking.

Boulder garden rapid that starts where the river bends to the left. It can get shallow at low water.

This rapid begins as the river bends to the right and is a boulder garden rapid followed by a long stretch of flatwater.

A significant horizon line as the river narrows signals your approach to Twenty-Day Rapid, a short but relatively lively class II. Three miles of flatwater follows before you reach Boy Scout Rapid. Midway through this flatwater you will pass Herb's Landing on river right which is the put-in for 'Short III' (or a take-out for a shorter 'upper III' run, to skip the final three slightly more difficult rapids which follow).

Most paddlers forego all the prior distance and rapids and use the access at Herb's Landing to run only the final 3.9 miles containing the three best rapids (often called 'Short Section III' or just 'Short 3').

A footbridge signals Garfield or Boy Scout Rapid (named for the Scout camp on river left). Class II rapids lead to a second footbridge, which is the heart of this half-mile, somewhat 'technical', boulder-garden rapid. In high water, Boy Scout rapid becomes pushy. Fatal accidents have occurred here, and the rocks under the second footbridge have caused foot entrapments. If out of your boat, float with your feet as near the surface as possible! Do not try to stand in moving water! With enough water, the rocks are all covered, and the rapids is far less technical.

A mile downstream you'll find Hansen's Rapid. A large eddy on river right, just below the entrance allows you to boat-scout the rapids. Just across from this eddy is a very consistent side-surfing wave often filled with boaters. Each year Hansen's is one of the sites for the 'Buttercup Series' of slalom races. This event can be great fun for participants and spectators, and can always use volunteers for set-up and take-down. Participating in slalom boating is a great way to challenge yourself and improve skills, having to make moves to go through the gates, taking lines through the rapids that you would unlikely otherwise take!

Another 1.5 miles downstream lies Gilmore's Mistake, which can be scouted on the left. The gently sloping, bedrock shore (and its accessibility from the Crab n Jack's) makes this rapid the perfect place for spectators and park-and-play boaters. The rapid starts with a narrowing with good playboating possibilities, followed by an interesting ledge/drop. Below the drop is a hole popular with many playboaters. Be aware that this is shallow and rocky at low levels. Face plants here usually mean bruises or blood (or both). As you head around a left-hand-bend, a short bit of boulder-garden rapids and one final ledge/drop lead to the take out immediately on river left.

The access is privately owned by Crab 'n Jack's, a supper club on the banks of the Wolf River (previously known as the Wild Wolf Inn). Park vehicles in the 'boater's parking' area they have graciously provided and don't drive your boat down to the shoreline. Carry your boat from the landing to your vehicle. If you have a dog with you, don't let it run around unleashed, and spend a few dollars at the bar and restaurant to thank the owners for providing this important access! The sandy landing area where you take out lies literally right at the county line! Do not pass this takeout unless you have paid the 'trespass fee' and received a wristband to enter the Menominee Nation. Tribal law provides that punishment for illegal trespass may include being fined, imprisoned, and/or impoundment of any and all gear used in committing the trespass (which could include not only your boating equipment, but also any vehicle(s) used to set shuttle for your illegal trespass!).