Androscoggin

This is a good novice/touring river. Mostly quickwater with an occasional easy rapid. Good area to see moose, eagles and other wildlife. The river parallels the road all the way so there are many other putin and takeout oppertunities along the way. The farther down the river one travels the more sluggish the flow especially after passing 7 Islands Bridge. Mollidgewock Campground, located about 4 miles downriver from Errol, provides a great stop-off or base for running this section of the Androscoggin.

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 longer and more interesting class II run. Pontook dam releases most weekends.

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