2. Stewarts Bridge Reservoir to Hudson River

This popular reach runs daily in the summer, on a release schedule. The putin for this section is found about 300 yards before you cross the dam on the left side of the road. There you will find a trail going through a fence. Please stay on the trail as it is private property owned by the electric company. They have graciously allowed us access to this river so please monitor yourselves as well as others. The parking area is on the right as you turn left to go to the dam. Once on the trail you have about a 400-yard carry to the river. Upon launching, the river immediately enters the first of two rapids. This rapid is about 1/2 mile long and is classified as a II with fun waves. About 3/4 of the way down above the bridge abutments (the bridge is gone) on the far right, you will find what is probably the best wave on the river. Usually it will be obvious as you will see many sitting in the eddy waiting to surf. It is usually best to enter the eddy from below by passing to the left of the wave and then peeling into the eddy. Be quick or you will miss it. After the first rapid you will enter about 1 mile of fast but calm water. The last rapid will begin slowly and graudally built till it forms a class III- rapid with many wave trains. There is a surfing wave close to the bottom on river left that you will have to look out for. Immediately after leaving the last rapid, the takeout will be on river left. Look for a concrete landing. Above the landing is a kayak store that you will want to explore as well as a very nice parking lot for parking vehicles. Rumor has it that there are plans afoot to build a permanent surfing wave somewhere on the river. Will keep you informed if more information is discovered. At the take out there is a kayak store ( Sacandaga Outdoor Center, 866-696-7238) with many of the essentials. They also provide a shuttle service for any kayakers who don't want to mess with their own shuttles. The cost is 4 dollars a trip and they run 11, 1, and 3. If you want to take the shuttle but wish to not haul your kayak (drive up, paddle down, shuttle back to car) the cost is 2 dollars. \\_\\_\\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Edit as of 2020 The put in is the same... Once on the river, there is a cable with buoys that stretches in front of the hydro-dam. Follow it to river right and catch the eddy. There is the best hole/wave on the river. The hole has been reworked recently and is deep in the center and glasses out farther surfers right. You can spend hours there surfing and hanging out. Watch out for rafters that put on in the eddy. The SOC guides that put on there are usually nice so return the favor and keep out of their way when hanging out in the eddy. From this spot a few wave trains down the river you'll find a decently sized crashing wave on river right. This wave is called Vesuvius and like its name erupts without warning and will kick you off. There is a sizable but weak eddy on river right that you can catch and paddle back up to the wave. It's worth a few surfs but it is a lot of work to hang on to the wave and then paddle back up after being ejected. From there under the car bridge at the end of the river, there is a boulder pile that was meant to be a play spot but is just a nasty rocky mess. Ride the river left tongue around the boulder pile or run far right to avoid the thing altogether. Take out is the cement slab on the river left that is below the SOC shop. South-Eastern Adirondack Area Reaches Batten Kill Beecher Creek County Line Brook Dunning Creek East Stony CreekElbow Creek Georgia Brook Glen CreekHolmes Lake Outlet Hudson (3. Riparius to the Glen) Hudson (4.) Hudson (5.) Hudson (6.) Jimmy Creek Mill Creek (Hudson trib.) North Creek Pike Brook Piseco Outlet Roaring Branch Sacandaga (1.) Sacandaga (2.) Sacandaga, E. Branch (1.) Sacandaga, E. Branch (2.) Sacandaga, E. Branch (3.) Sacandaga, Middle Branch Sacandaga, W. Branch (Upper) Sacandaga, W. Branch (Lower) Sand Creek Schroon (Starbuckville to Riverbank) Schroon (Warrensburg to Thurman Station) Stony Creek (1.) Stony Creek (2.)Tenant Creek Wolf Creek Google Map of New York Whitewater New York Whitewater Paddlers Facebook Group