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Activities - Canoeing

Bring your canoe or rent one from one of the nearby resorts and you'll be off on an adventure down the Pine River to the Whitefish chain of lakes.

Pine River, MN is located on the DNR's Canoe Waterway Route. This official canoe route starts in Northern Cass County and winds it's way down the Pine River into the Whitefish chain of lakes north of Brainerd. Stop by the Pine River Information Center for a DNR canoe route map of the Pine River.

Check out the
Route Summary & Map below for details on navigating the Pine River

 

 Pine River Route Summary
Route length about 20 miles
The numbers here match the numbers on the map below.

1) Put in at Pine Mountain Lake in Backus
2) Crosses Hwy 371 into Bowen Lake--Dam and 20 yard portage
3) Lindsey Lake
4) Brockway Lake
5) Lake Hattie

Canoeing from Pine Mountain to Lake Hattie is not recommended as the way may be difficult and obstructed by beaver dams at times. The route from Lake Hattie to Pine River is navigable, but does also contain a number of beaver dams & high wild rice areas in summer. Check ahead for water level information at the Pine River Chamber- 1-800-728-6926 or stop at the Pine River Information Center.

6)Cass County #118-Low Bridge CAUTION
7) Ding Pot Swamp-High Grass and no channel-follow west shore to outlet
8) Barclay Twp #4 Rd.-Low Bridge-CAUTION 20 yard portage
9) Norway Lake- Once the site of huge log boom area at outlet to Norway Brook
10) Pine River Dam in Pine River, MN-100 yard portage
11) Stop at the Chamber Building for information on Hwy 371 in Pine River.
12) Cross under Hwy 371-Walk and Vehicle bridges
13) Join West Fork of Pine River
14) Cross under Hwy 371 heading to the east
15) Hopper's Rapids - Watch for deer, otters, bird-life and maybe bear along the way
16) Hopper's Bridge-Low Bridge-CAUTION AT HIGH WATER!-20 yard portage
17) Kell's Rapids- Old Bridge Pilings
18) Reynold's Rapids
19) Carlson Rapids
20) Whitefish chain of lakes-Gather lake maps from Pine River Chamber

 


Norway Brook (North branch of the Pine River)
Looking north from the dam in Pine River.