April 13, 2024
Published: April 13, 2024
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Put In | 42.72193, -72.93881 |
Take Out (Parking) | 42.70258, -72.95091 |
Take Out (River) | 42.69597, -72.95303 |
Event | 42.62114, -72.87713 |
Deerfield Festival is a great time that can be shared with your intermediate boating friends. Many of the rapids can be relatively easy to navigate but what is unique about kayaking this river is there is the ability to do make it as challenging as you want. There are a ton of options for ferries, boofs, attainments, and some pretty thrashy holes to get yourself into. The runs are very short so you can choose your own amount of adventure.
Saturday releases 10:00am-3:00pm.
Sunday releases 10:00am-2:00pm.
You put in at the dam so water begins immediately. No need to wait for it. (Zoar).
Parking is very limited at the put in. I would strongly recommend to park at the put in by 8:00pm. Then, the second think to know is that the takeout has the main parking about a 20min walk from the 'pick up zone' as an fyi. Be a nice human and offer lift to drivers after you load your boats.
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The majority 80% of those that attend stay at the main event campground at
Birkshire East Ski Resort. Another 10% campout at the takeout. The local rules say no camping but from what I was told there have been no issues. There are a lot of bugs/mosquitos at both Birkshire East and the take out. When I went I wound up staying at
Mohawk Campground and do not regret it! No bug issues, great riverside camping (if you book early), and plenty of showers just 5 minutes away from the Birkshire ski resort. You do need to call them though, no online bookings.
AW Listing of Deerfield Festival (with more camping options)
Enough for texting everywhere. Not enough for calls in some areas.
High Temp | 79 degrees |
Low Temp | 61 degrees |
Water Temp | Shorty |
Rain Chance | 23% |
View Local 7-day Forecast (Google Weather)
American Whitewater Event Page
https://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/Wiki/aw:events_deerfield#the_river
American Whitewater Dryway Page
https://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/view/river-detail/681/main
"Paddling Dryway" search on Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=paddling+dryway