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Big Rapids
Allagash, Maine
A remote whitewater stretch on the upper Allagash / St John corridor in far-north Aroostook County.
Overview
Big Rapids is a whitewater stretch on the upper Allagash / St John corridor in the unorganized Allagash area of far-north Aroostook County. Like most features up here, it is reached on a multi-day paddle through the North Maine Woods rather than as a day-use roadside stop. Plan it as part of a trip, not a spontaneous detour.
- County
- Aroostook
- Region
- Aroostook County
- Water type
- Waterfall
- Waterfall type
- Cascade
Know before you go
Access and trip framing
Big Rapids is a whitewater stretch on the upper Allagash / St John corridor in the unorganized Allagash area of far-north Aroostook County. Like most features up here, it is reached on a multi-day paddle through the North Maine Woods rather than as a day-use roadside stop.
Conditions
Conditions snapshot
Check posted signs and official updates before entering.
Getting there
No casual road approach. Reach the rapid by extended paddle through the Allagash Wilderness Waterway / St John corridor, with North Maine Woods logging-road shuttles to the put-in. Plan around flow, gate fees, and bug season.
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