River Conditions

Sunday, May 31st, 2026:

What a beautiful weekend we had for camping and paddling! The Pine is running below average for this time of year around 225 CFS.

Just a reminder that Briar Patch to Skookum still has not been cleared for the season. We will hopefully get to that soon, as well as revisiting Dobson to Low Bridge to do some low water safety work. There is also a new tree down between Lincoln and Elm Flats. It looks like it is a little tight, but you should be able to get under it.

The forecast is looking fantastic for enjoying this pure Michigan summer! Let us know if we can help you get out on the water!

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.