Flatwater
& Canoe Trips in
Maine
#1.
Attean Pond and
Holeb Pond (Moose River
Bow Trip)
We cover Attean and Holeb
ponds together because they
form part of the popular
Moose River Bow trip. Holeb
Pond and the neighboring
part of the Moose River
are protected by the Maine
Public Land Reser...
From the guidebook "Quiet
Water Canoe Guide: Maine"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Jackman, ME - Flatwater
Paddling & Canoeing
#2. Hollis Center
Arm of the Saco River
The Saco River drains the
White Mountains of Maine
and New Hampshire, meandering
southeast until it dumps
into the Gulf of Maine at
Saco. Whitewater dominates
the upper reaches, but once
it crosses fr...
From the guidebook "Quiet
Water Canoe Guide: Maine"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Hollis, ME - Flatwater Paddling
& Canoeing - 4 miles
#3. Lobster Lake
Lobster Lake is a gem, certainly
one of the finest canoeing
and camping lakes in Maine.
Lobster Lake is large (more
than 3,000 acres) and shaped
like the two parts of a
lobster claw. The first
section...
From the guidebook "Quiet
Water Canoe Guide: Maine"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Millinocket, ME - Flatwater
Paddling & Canoeing
#4. Estes Lake
Estes Lake is a long, widened
section of river, backed
up behind a small hydroelectric
dam on the Mousam River.
The northern three quarters
of Estes Lake is actually
part of the Middle Branch
of the M...
From the guidebook "Quiet
Water Canoe Guide: Maine"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Sanford, ME - Flatwater
Paddling & Canoeing
#5. Mount Desert
Island
Known primarily for its
craggy shorelines, deep
harbors, sailboats, tide
pools, lobsters, and coastal
vacationing, Mount Desert
Island also offers some
surprisingly nice fresh-water
lake and pond cano...
From the guidebook "Quiet
Water Canoe Guide: Maine"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Bar Harbor, ME - Flatwater
Paddling & Canoeing
#6. Umbagog Lake
With the tremendous variety
of wildlife and the number
of ducks nesting here, it
is not surprising that Umbagog
Lake has become one of our
newest national wildlife
refuges. Umbagog Lake straddles
the ...
From the guidebook "Quiet
Water Canoe Guide: Maine"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Newry, ME - Flatwater Paddling
& Canoeing
#7. Richardson Lake
(Upper and Lower)
The shorelines of both Upper
and Lower Richardson lakes
are rocky, with a generally
sandy bottom. The clear
water in these deep lakes
supports an excellent cold-water
trout and salmon fishery
(lake tr...
From the guidebook "Quiet
Water Canoe Guide: Maine"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Andover, ME - Flatwater
Paddling & Canoeing
#8. Loon Lodge and
Allagash Lake
Wilderness lodge and campsites
in the forests of northern
Maine. A ribbon of lakes,
ponds, and freshwater streams
that courses more than 90
miles through the heart
of the North Maine Woods,
the Allaga...
From the guidebook "Roughing
It Easy in New England:
Outdoor Adventures Near
Lodgings"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Greenville, ME - Flatwater
Paddling & Canoeing
#9. Chesuncook Lake
House
Historic inn on a wilderness
lake. Henry David Thoreau
may have lived the simple
life at Walden Pond, but
for real adventure even
Thoreau favored the wilds
of northern Maine. Modern
travelers can stil...
From the guidebook "Roughing
It Easy in New England:
Outdoor Adventures Near
Lodgings"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Millinocket, ME - Flatwater
Paddling & Canoeing
#10. Scarborough
Marsh
Preserved by the Wetlands
Protection Act of 1972,
Scarborough Marsh is a 3,100-acre
estuary of fresh, brackish,
and salt water filled with
birds, mammals, insects,
and crustaceans. Native
Americans of...
From the guidebook "Quiet
Water Canoe Guide: Maine"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Scarborough, ME - Flatwater
Paddling & Canoeing
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the Rivers of North America
