Hazard Warning: Hazard information may be user-submitted and unverified. Conditions change frequently. Always scout rapids and obstacles yourself.
Playspot NH Class II

Pemi Park & Play

Pemigewasset - 5) Ayers Island Dam (Bristol) to Coolidge (NH)

Gauge Conditions
Runnable: 400.0 – 12,000.0 CFS

Usual release level. Good play, fluid, not too shallow.

Photo
Pemi Park & Play
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description
One of the best summer play spots in New England. Located at the end of Coolidge Run, the river piles up against a ledge then funnels into slack water below causing a series of waves at higher levels and a surfing hole at low levels. Typical summer time low levels of 300 cfs to 500 cfs provide a nice hole for surfing, side surfing, and many of the new play boat manuevers. Above 900 cfs the hole turns more into a wave. At 1500 cfs there is a nice wavetrain the forms with the best surfing at the top. Enders up against the rock are best at 800 to 1200 cfs.
Location
Type
Playspot
Difficulty
Class II
Mile Marker
1.5 mi
Directions
View Full Run
5) Ayers Island Dam (Bristol) to Coolidge
Pemigewasset
II(III) 1.7 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater