River Conditions

Monday, September 1st, 2025:

We had a beautiful & busy Labor Day weekend on the river! Lots of paddlers enjoyed both the Pine River and Big Manistee River. Today is shaping up to be a sunny, warm Monday, too. And yes, we are open!

The Pine is running below average at 198 CFS. Josh and Rylie cut Lincoln to Elm Flats on Thursday afternoon to clear a tree, and Jake and Brent hit the river on Friday to clear a couple of trees that were down between Dobson to Peterson.

There are no portages that we are currently aware of from Briar Patch to Low Bridge.

We will continue to be open 7 days a week. Still plenty of time left to enjoy the river this season!🌊

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For real-time water temperature and volume measurements on the Pine click here. For other rivers visit USGS stream flows on other Michigan Rivers.

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.

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

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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