River Conditions

Monday, July 20th, 2026:

The smoke scared some people away from the Manistee National Forest this past weekend, but lots of people still got out and enjoyed the river! The smoke is considerably better today, and we are looking forward to a beautiful week and upcoming weekend!

Another tree came in between Peterson to Low Bridge last week - Josh and Brent hopped on the river early Wednesday morning before work to get it opened back up.

The Pine is running just about average at 236 CFS. It looks like we might get some rain tonight, and there's a small chance of rain tomorrow - the rest of the week is looking beautiful and sunny! Can't believe that August is almost here. Be sure to make the most of this Pure Michigan summer while you still can!

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Please Remember: Alcohol and river-sports are a destructive mix. For safety, social, and resource protection considerations, please wait until you're off the river and off the road, before partaking of any alcohol. Please also remember that Styrofoam packaging or coolers, glass, water balloons, and firecrackers are prohibited on the river. Thanks for preventing litter by using your litter-bag and making sure all cargo is securely tied to your craft.

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Reminders for folks paddling their personal craft: If you are bringing your own craft, you will need to buy USFS Parking Passes @ $5/day, $15/week for your vehicles. Also remember that watercraft permits are required for all watercraft, including tubes, from the Friday of Memorial Day Weekend through the Monday of Labor Day Weekend for a fee of $2. Watercraft permits for the Pine and Pere Marquette Rivers on the Huron-Manistee NF's are now available on-line! To make a reservation, go directly to the Permits page. or call 1-877-444-6777

For real-time water temperature and volume measurements on the Pine click here. For other rivers visit riverscout.app.

Many people actually own their own craft, but find it much cheaper and easier to rent ours. Why? It's easy and it saves you money. When you rent from us, we pay for your boat permits and parking passes. And the bigger upside is that not having boats on the top of your vehicle improves your gas mileage, it saves you from having to load them, unload them, risk losing them, shuttle them around while here(or pay us to do your shuttle), and then wash them up and put them away when you get back home.