Packing for the Upper Connecticut River Trip

I started packing for next weekend’s trip on the Connecticut River. The last two trips have been in the Great North Woods. This time we will be a little further south in the Upper Valley. We will be doing 28-miles in three days from Woodsville, NH to Orford, VT.  

Put-in - Woodsville Access – mile 268 – a small, sandy beach in town of Woodsville, NH downstream of the bridge on Connecticut Street. 

Intermediate Campsite - Howard Island Campsite - mile 265 - about 2 miles below the Woodsville Bridge. The northern campsite is located at the northeast end of this island with access on a moderately-sloped cobblestone bank. The southern campsite is at the southwestern corner of the island.

First night- Harkdale Farm Campsite – mile 259– campsite on the VT side at second large oxbow downstream of Howard Island, across from high eroding sand bank that meets small brook with fallen trees.

Intermediate Access - Bedell Bridge State Park – mile 255 - boat ramp and picnic area at a park on the site of a former covered bridge. 

Intermediate campsite - Vaughan Meadow Campsite – mile 253- located on the Vermont side one mile below the old Bedell Bridge abutment. Located on a wooded bank after the river turns from SE to S, a few hundred yards north of the Bradford line.

Intermediate Access/Campsite - Bugbee Landing Access Point/Campsite – mile 248 – a small dock and boat ramp at the mouth of Waits River. The school allows camping in a mowed area adjacent to the boat launch.

Second night - Underhill Campsite – mile 246- past Bug's Island and located on the NH side at the mouth of Eastman Brook, before the river veers west.

Take-out - Orford Boat Landing – mile 240

I got all my camping gear together, but I still need to figure out the food. The weather should be nice, and hopefully the foliage will be peak.

Links:

Connecticut River Paddlers Trail