Paddle the Manitowish River

Join Jared and the Mad City Paddlers for a paddle down the beautiful Manitowish River mostly through the Northern Highland American Legion State Forest. This 9.8 mile paddle goes through three small lakes and is mostly slow to swift flatwater punctuated by riffles and occasional boulder dodging and one easy Class I rapid.

Be unloaded and ready to shuttle at the landing below the Rest Lake Dam by 10am. If you wish to join the 20 minute caravan from the South Trout Lake campground, we will leave promptly at 9am. We will take out at the Highway 47 access point.

This trip is suitable for beginners in any length boat, although longer boats are ideal. There is gravel and rocks, so boats with durable materials are best.

We will eat our packed lunches on a sand or gravel bar or one of the intermediate access points along the way.

There will be a book your own site camping event at the NHAL South Trout Lake Campground. Feel free to book a site now, especially if you need to bring a camper or RV. There will be space for 5 people on my site. View the event and RSVP on the Madison Area Outdoor Group Meetup. You will need a one-time $5 membership.

Check out the Google MyMap with points of interest and caravan, shuttle, and paddle routes for this event here: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1ty6Rw9PAeF4hKA1-RQZRWHbLqSZUTsU&usp=sharing

View the Miles Paddled report on this section here: https://milespaddled.com/manitowish-river/

As always, failure to obey park rules or the direction of the event host will result in your removal from FVK.