Class I-II Allagash River, ME

From the top of Mt. Katahdin, the Allagash Wilderness Waterway stretches northward as far as the eye can see. The river winds through swampy conifer forests and between ridges of hardwoods. This resource includes Allagash Lake, the Allagash River and several interconnecting lakes.

The Allagash Wilderness Waterway is a state-administered waterway. The Waterway was established in 1966 and is the first state-administered component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, being designated as a wild river in 1970. The Waterway stretches 92.5 miles and includes Allagash Lake, the Allagash River, and several interconnecting lakes and ponds.

The experience of visiting the Allagash Wilderness Waterway is largely defined by the forests, wildlife, and unusual features encountered along the way—bald eagles nesting in towering eastern white pines; moose and deer feeding along the edges of the watercourse; ospreys soaring overhead; loons filling the evening air with their haunting cries; views of nearby mountains and of Katahdin from the larger lakes; or the ice cave on Allagash Lake.

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