Bog River / Oswegatchie River - Lows Lower Dam through the Bog River and Lows Lake, 3.5-mile Oswegatchie Canoe Carry, and down the Oswegatchie River to Inlet Road
PaddleToday route plan. Put-in: NYSDEC Bog River Flow Hand Launch at Lows Lower Dam. Take-out: NYSDEC Inlet Road Oswegatchie River hand launch.
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NYSDEC Bog River Flow Hand Launch at Lows Lower Dam
Current NYSDEC identifies the Lower Dam hand launch and parking area. Carry around Lows Upper Dam on the signed/public route, keep clear of the dam, and verify road, gate, parking, water entry, and current notices before starting an overnight load.

NYSDEC Bog River Flow Hand Launch at Lows Lower Dam

NYSDEC Lows Lake Hand Launch, far western end
Current NYSDEC identifies the far-western Lows Lake hand launch and the route onward into the Five Ponds Wilderness. This is a water-access endpoint reached from the Lower Dam route, not a road-access take-out; verify the shoreline carry and private-property boundaries.

Oswegatchie River Canoe Carry / upper Oswegatchie water entry
NYSDEC describes the signed approximately 3.5-mile carry from the western Lows shore to the Oswegatchie River. Treat the carry as a mandatory portage with changing footing, blowdown, wet sections, and no vehicle support; resume only at the marked public river access.

High Falls mandatory carry / wilderness boundary
NYSDEC identifies High Falls as the major obstruction and describes a short carry above it. Portage; never run the falls, and do not treat this river-side boundary as a road-access take-out or rescue point.

NYSDEC Inlet Road Oswegatchie River hand launch
Current NYSDEC identifies the Inlet Road public hand launch as the downstream finish. Confirm the remote road, parking, carry, landing, vehicle staging, and current access status before relying on it as the shuttle endpoint.

NYSDEC Inlet Road Oswegatchie River hand launch

Bog River / Oswegatchie River - Lows Lower Dam through the Bog River and Lows Lake, 3.5-mile Oswegatchie Canoe Carry, and down the Oswegatchie River to Inlet Road