SACANDAGA RIVER whitewater paddling
June 22, 2014 - SACANDAGA RIVER from Wells to Hope. Class II whitewater. Hope gage at 2.88' - hit many rocks, some really nice fun sections but one probably does not want to do this at lower levels. River L has some light development, river R mostly wild. Stopped for lunch at the Sacandaga State Campground. The 2 kayaks in our group ran the dam at the campground with some bumping, the 2 canoes carried around the dam. The W Branch enters below the campground & the added water helped. Some longer class II/II+ stretches after the confluence. Nice playspot on R ~7 miles in. Merganser family, vultures. No bad bugs. 8.6 miles, 4 hours. Dagger Katana kayak. Much daylight so drove over to Benson Rd & bushwhacked S lookout for any trace of new Northville-Placid Trail, no markers or flagging found after an hour, some mosquitoes. Jul 27, 2007 - SACANDAGA RIVER from Wells to Hope (DOT). Class 1 & 2 whitewater; not usually runnable in summer except after heavy rain...