Saranac River - Imperial Mill Dam to Lake Champlain
PaddleToday route plan. Put-in: Imperial Mill Dam river-left portage access. Take-out: NYSDEC Plattsburgh Lake Champlain Boat Launch.
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Imperial Mill Dam river-left portage access
American Whitewater directs paddlers to put in immediately below Imperial Mill Dam after taking out and carrying on river left well above the dam. Current NYSDEC and Northern Forest Canoe Trail materials describe the canoe/kayak portage and warn that construction may lengthen or relocate it. Confirm the current yellow portage, landing, parking, dam exclusion, and operator/DEC instructions; never run the dam.

Imperial Mill Dam river-left portage access

NYSDEC Plattsburgh Lake Champlain Boat Launch
NYSDEC lists this hard-surface municipal launch with parking near the Saranac mouth/Lake Champlain. American Whitewater identifies a river-right boat-launch take-out for this section. Confirm the exact current river landing, channel approach, parking, municipal rules, wind/wake conditions, and whether the launch is usable for a shuttle before committing to the lower mouth.

NYSDEC Plattsburgh Lake Champlain Boat Launch

Saranac River - Imperial Mill Dam to Lake Champlain