Today we led a paddle on the Oswegatchie River, from Inlet to High Rock and back, for a total of seven miles. Since it had been several years since we last did it, we drove to the put-in a few days before so we could send out the following directions:
Drive west on Route 3 to Sunny Lake Road - on the left 2.9 miles past the road to the Wanakena Ranger School. Sunny Lake Road is also about 10 miles past the western age of Cranberry Lake, where the speed goes back up to 55 MPH. There is a sign for Oswegatchie River access. Once you turn into Sunny Lake Road take an immediate left instead of going straight. Drive 3 miles down the well-maintained dirt road to the parking lot, just past the footbridge over the river.
We paddled to High Rock but did not stop there. It has been marked as a campsite and there were several canoes at the take out. We headed a short way back downstream and stopped at campsite #42 for lunch. It has a much better landing spot and is a better place to swim.
It was a beautiful day and a great paddle. The water levels everywhere are much lower than they were last year and the current was pretty fast, so there was not an opportunity to get out the camera and take pictures.
After the paddle most folks came to our house for snacks. It was a very nice day.
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