Saco River Carry-in Access

On Saco River

The Saco River rises at Saco Lake in Crawford Notch in New Hampshire's White Mountains. It flows 136 miles to the Atlantic Ocean at Saco Bay and drains 1,703 square miles of forest and farmland west and southwest of Portland. The river passes through Bartlett and Conway, New Hampshire, and enters Maine at Fryeburg. There it splits into the 'Old Course' and the 6-mile Canal River, a channel dug in the 1800s that is now treated as the official course. Downstream it runs through a chain of hydropower stations, including Skelton Dam and Bonny Eagle Dam, then flows between Saco and Biddeford and reaches the sea between Camp Ellis and Hills Beach. The river supplies drinking water to roughly 250,000 people. The Saco River Corridor Commission regulates land use within 500 feet of the Saco, Ossipee and Little Ossipee rivers, a corridor covering 130 river miles and twenty municipalities. More about Saco River.

Boating rules on Saco River

• A valid parking pass is required for all vehicles left at the Swan's Falls, Canal Bridge and Brownfield Bridge access points source
• A fire permit is required for campfires on river beaches (available by donation) source
• Pack out all trash; bury human waste at least six inches into soil source

Community

Where people who use Saco River talk about it.

• Saco River Recreational Council Association
• Saco River Corridor Commission Agency
• Saco River Recreational Council (Facebook) Facebook
• Saco River Corridor Commission (Facebook) Facebook
• Bar Mills Project FAQ - Brookfield White Pine Hydro Link
• Search Reddit: r/Maine Reddit
• Search all of Reddit for Saco River, Maine Reddit

Nearby launches

• Saco River Carry-in Access · 2.5 mi · Saco River
• Lovewell Pond Boat Ramp · 4.2 mi · Lovewell Pond
• Clays Pond Carry-in Access · 4.2 mi · Clays Pond
• Upper Kimball Pond Carry-in Access · 4.3 mi · Upper Kimball Pond
• Smith-Eastman Rec. Area · 5.7 mi · Saco River
• Bald Bog Carry-in Access · 6.4 mi