Nine Mile Creek to County W Landing, about 22 miles of paddling.
Trip from St. Paul to Riverside Landing: about 2:30 hrs.
Shuttle options:
Flambeau Sports: (Dave) has rentals and shuttles in Lugarville.
Nine-Mile Tavern Canoe Rental: right near start point of trip.
Maps:
State Forest Map
General Area Tourist Info site "Paddle the Flambeau river"
Narrative:
The North Fork of the Flambeau is tame ... a few ripples. Water levels can be an issue. We'll be looking at a stretch of around 20 miles
Nine-Mile Creek or Dead Man's Slough (gulp) which is west of Fifield on hwy 70 to "Camp 41" take-out.
Lotsa wildlife ... and then there's the animals. I paddled this scenic stretch a number of times a few years ago (including once with Joel, Pablo and Christian). Order a map from Flambeau River State Forest, W1613 Co. W, Winter, WI 54896 or call at 715-332-5271 today or print it out from the State Forest web site, above.
There's a good mix of challenging whitewater and peaceful stretches below W. In this section of river, you are in the heart of the Flambeau River State Forest. There are two campgrounds, Lake of the Pines and Connors Lake, located a short drive east of the river off of Highway W. Launch at the Highway W bridge. About 5 miles into the trip, you will encounter Porcupine Rapids. The Porcupine Rapids are difficult, and there are 3 main drops in this set of rapids. Proceed through this section of river carefully - there’s a good deal of current at this point.
I (Craig) took multiple trips thru this section (Porcupine Rapids) with a bunch of inexperienced 12 year olds and no one had great difficulty. We would take-out a mile or so downstream of these rapids at Camp 41.
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