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Minnesota | Wadena Area
Crow Wing RiverOld Wadena County Park to Green Oak Landing
Lower Crow Wing public-access connector from Old Wadena through McGivern and Marsh to Green Oak, filling the gap below the existing Cottingham-to-Old-Wadena card with DNR Map 2 access and campsite support.
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Access and shuttle
Launch at Old Wadena and finish at Green Oak for the lower Crow Wing access chain below the existing Cottingham-to-Old-Wadena card. This is gentle water, but the Sylvan Dam gauge is downstream and local conditions still control.
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Put-in
Old Wadena County Park #13 carry-in accessOld Wadena, McGivern, Marsh, and Green Oak are official public-access records, but county-park parking, campsite rules, and landing condition should be checked before launch.
Take-out
Green Oak Landing carry-in accessThe Sylvan Dam gauge is downstream of this segment. Use the official bands as a lower-river signal, then verify depth and obstructions locally at the accesses.
Road shuttle
Stage Green Oak first, then drive back to Old Wadena. McGivern and Marsh are useful intermediate access checks or bailout points if the river is shallow, windy, or woodier than expected.
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Old Wadena County Park #13 carry-in access to Green Oak Landing carry-in access is about 12.5 mi. Use the planner to compare shorter access pairs.
Additional access notes
- Green Oak is the selected take-out. Continuing downstream changes the trip into a longer Lake Placid / Pillager Dam approach plan.
More route and safety guidance
- Use signed public accesses and Wadena County/DNR watercraft campsites only; do not assume private banks are legal stops.
- Low water can turn this into a sandbar-drag day, while high or rising water increases wood and outside-bend hazard.
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- DNR bands400 / 800-3000 / 5000 cfs
MN DNR interprets the Sylvan Dam gauge as Scrapable below 400 cfs, Low from 400 to 800, Medium from 800 to 3,000, High from 3,000 to 5,000, and Very High above 5,000.
- Gauge check during route review · 2026-07-171,150 cfs at 2026-07-17 06:45
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- Map supportOld Wadena RM 38.9 to Green Oak RM 26.4
MN DNR Map 2 places Old Wadena, McGivern, Marsh, and Green Oak in sequence and identifies county-park or watercraft-campsite support along this lower Crow Wing section.
- Public access recordsWAS02504 / WAS01328 / WAS01529 / WAS01756
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