Trail News

Friends of the Connecticut River Paddlers' Trail,

Our apologies for the old e-newsletters that were sent to you yesterday. Our web server accidentally distributed them while completing routine maintenance tasks. This problem should now be fixed.

A new campsite is open to the public along the Connecticut River, in the stretch of the river below Comerford Dam and above McIndoe Falls. Plan a fall trip on this beautiful section of the river.

The campsite is located on a shady river terrace on the New Hampshire side of the river, across from the north end of Stevens Island.

Please join us for campsite construction, lunch and paddling on the Connecticut River!

The Vermont River Conservancy is developing new campsites as part of the Connecticut River Paddlers' Trail, a series of primitive campsites and river access points spanning 240 miles from the river’s headwaters to the Massachusetts border, and the organization needs your help!

Volunteer Sunday, August 28th to help build and install a picnic table, small box privy, register box and access signage at a newly designated campsite in Monroe, New Hampshire.

If you are like me, and love paddling the upper stretches of the Connecticut River, you know good access points are hard to come by. Today, however, I'd like to share some exciting news: The Vermont River Conservancy has entered into a purchase and sale agreement with a local landowner in Canaan, Vermont. If these efforts are successful, this project will provide paddlers with permanently protected access in the heart of the village.

While out on the river this summer, keep your eyes open for paddler registers - four were installed in Canaan, Bloomfield, Maidstone, and Guildhall this spring. Please register your visit! Tracking use along the river is critical for successful management.