Whitewater
Kayaking & Rafting in
Massachusetts
#1.
Deerfield River - Fife Brook
Section: Fife Brook Dam
to Zoar Gap
From Fife Brook Dam in Florida,
Massachusetts, to the Number
4 dam in Buckland, the Deerfield
River flows unimpeded for
17.0 miles. The longest
stretch without a dam on
the main river, this run
is als...
From the guidebook "Classic
Northeastern Whitewater
Guide"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Florida, MA - Whitewater
Paddling - 5 miles
#2. Deerfield River
- #2 Section: Wilcox Hollow
to Stillwater Bridge
Number 2 is the first dam
on the Deerfield counting
up from the Connecticut
River. Number 1 was planned
but never built, and it
is highly unlikely it ever
will be. The river below
Number 2 dam is remo...
From the guidebook "Classic
Northeastern Whitewater
Guide"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Wilcox Hollow, MA - Whitewater
Paddling - 7 miles
#3. Farmington River:
Otis Bridge (MA) to Tariffville
Gorge (CT)
This eTrail includes two
sections of Massachusetts'
Farmington River (Otis Bridge
to Route 8 and Route 8 to
New Boston) and Connecticut's
Tariffville Gorge section
from Route 189 to Route
187. Compare...
From the guidebook "Classic
Northeastern Whitewater
Guide"
Cold Spring, MA - Whitewater
Paddling - 6.9 miles
#4. Concord River:
Bradford Industries to Merrimack
River
This run epitomizes urban
paddling and is the closest
class III–IV whitewater
to Boston. The river is
ledgy, with lots of man-made
debris and a nasty breached
dam at the end. There are
three distinct ...
From the guidebook "Classic
Northeastern Whitewater
Guide"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Concord, MA - Whitewater
Paddling - 1.5 miles
#5. Hubbard Brook:
Granville State Forest to
Barkhamsted Reservoir
Hubbard Brook is a small,
steep stream that runs through
Granville State Forest in
Massachusetts just north
of the border with Connecticut.
It is naturally flowing,
so you must catch it immediately
af...
From the guidebook "Classic
Northeastern Whitewater
Guide"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Tolland, MA - Whitewater
Paddling - 2.75 miles
#6. Green River:
Green River to Eunice Williams
Road
This eTrail includes two
sections of the Green River:
Green River (VT) to West
Leyden (MA) and West Leyden
to Eunice Williams Road.
The Green River is known
more for its rustic scenery
than for its ch...
From the guidebook "Classic
Northeastern Whitewater
Guide"
Brattleboro, VT - Whitewater
Paddling - 11.5 miles
#7. Quaboag River:
Lucy Stone Park in Warren
to Route 67
The Quaboag River is a favorite
early - season run for New
England boaters despite
its poor water quality and
semi-urban scenery. The
Quaboag contains three Class
IV rapids at medium levels
(5.5 feet...
From the guidebook "Appalachian
Whitewater: The Northern
States"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Warren, MA - Whitewater
Paddling - 5.5 miles
#8. West Branch
of the Westfield River:
Bancroft to Huntington
This eTrail includes two
sections of Massachusetts'
Westfield River - West Branch:
Bancroft to Chester and
Chester to Huntington. If
the rocks in the river are
covered at Bancroft, expect
a roller-coa...
From the guidebook "Classic
Northeastern Whitewater
Guide"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Bancroft, MA - Whitewater
Paddling - 13.5 miles
#9. Millers River
This eTrail includes two
sections of Massachusetts'
Millers River: South Royalston
to Athol and Erving to Millers
Falls. The Upper Millers
(trip A) run starts in South
Royalston, just a mile below
the...
From the guidebook "Classic
Northeastern Whitewater
Guide"
Running
the Rivers of North America
South Royalston, MA - Whitewater
Paddling - 13.5 miles
#10. Farmington
River: Tolland State Forest
bridge to New Boston Route
8 bridge
The Upper Farmington is
not a run to be taken lightly
in high water, when the
rapids blend together; many
of the boulders that were
obstacles at lower levels
become pourovers above seven
feet. Some o...
From the guidebook "Appalachian
Whitewater: The Northern
States"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Tariffville, MA - Whitewater
Paddling
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