Minnesota / Saint Louis River /
St Louis River Carry Down
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Saint Louis River · near Hoyt Lakes · Minnesota
Open per USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating)'s data, updated weekly. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Fee
- Free
- Managed by
- USDA Forest Service
- Coordinates
- 47.47355, -92.16552
On Saint Louis River
The Saint Louis River is a 192-mile river in northeastern Minnesota and Wisconsin and the largest U.S. river flowing into Lake Superior. It rises about 13 miles east of Hoyt Lakes in the Superior National Forest, flows southwest to Floodwood, then turns southeast toward Lake Superior, becoming a freshwater estuary near Duluth and Superior, Wisconsin. Its watershed covers about 3,634 square miles and its width ranges from 75 to 600 feet. Near Thomson, Minnesota Power's Thomson Dam, completed in 1907, impounds the 649-acre Thomson Reservoir. More about Saint Louis River.
Boating rules on Saint Louis River
- Some rapids in Jay Cooke State Park are open only to expert-level whitewater kayakers; not suitable for canoes, flat-water kayaks, rafts or inner tubes source
- All boats and equipment must be cleaned, drained and dried before entering or leaving the water (estuary) source
- One USCG-approved life jacket per person on board; children under 13 must wear one on a moving boat source
- In Minnesota, all motorized boats and non-motorized boats over 10 feet (including canoes and kayaks) must be registered; on this border water boaters follow the registration laws of their home state source
Community
Where people who use Saint Louis River talk about it.
- St. Louis River Alliance Association
- St. Louis River Alliance (Facebook) Facebook
- St. Louis River State Water Trail - Minnesota DNR Agency
- St. Louis River segments and maps - Minnesota DNR Agency
- St. Louis River at Scanlon, MN - USGS Water Data Link
- Search Reddit: r/minnesota Reddit
- Search all of Reddit for Saint Louis River, Minnesota Reddit
Nearby launches
- Whitewater Lake Public Water Access Site · 2.2 mi · Whitewater Lake
- St. Louis River, Co Rd 346 Public Water Access Site · 2.4 mi · Saint Louis River
- Colby Lake Public Water Access Site · 3.4 mi · Colby Lake
- South Twin Lake Public Water Access Site · 4.2 mi · South Twin Lake
- North Twin Lake Public Water Access Site · 4.4 mi · Twin Lakes
- St. Louis River, Hush Public Water Access Site · 4.6 mi · Saint Louis River
Sources
- USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating) record 4282131010602 · US federal government data, public domain
Why it is listed as public: listed by USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Corrections help everyone; a reporting form is coming soon.