Androscoggin

This section is generally used as a training river for novice paddlers. It is very short therefore most people choose to shoulder shuttle their boats running this section over and over. Saco Bound Northern Waters has a whitewater school and campground located right at the river. Put in just north of the campground in a large pool by the USGS gage. A center run through the river affords big water waves, river right provides a more technical run through and around boulders and holes. Look for a nice surfing wave adjacent to 'Pancake Rock' about 40 yards upstream of the Route 26 bridge. Take out on river right at the large pool 'Braggs Bay' below the rapids.

Check out the Androscoggin River Watershed Council for more information on this river.

Erroll NH...Gateway town

Errol, NH, located in northern NH close to the Maine border, offers a wide range of boating opportunities all summer long. This area offers some of the most remote regions in the eastern US. Wildlife is plentiful and may include moose, bear, loons, bald eagles etc. In addition, Lake Umbagog, located just north of Errol, is a federally protected National Wildlife Refuge.

The Errol rapid located on the east side of Errol is a short class-II section good for training and novices. Saco Bound (Northern Waters) has set up a small outfit here on the western shore with a campground, paddling school, and small boating shop. Water is controlled by a hydro dam just upstream from the campground and runs through this section every summer day. This section is onlabout 1/3 of a mile long and boaters usually carry back upstream and run it several times a day.

The Pontook section of the Androscoggin is about 15 miles south of Errol on Route 16. This section offers a

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