Cooks Falls

Hazards

Cooks falls is a series of Ledges in close proximity. The primary hazards are holes on each ledge, and fishing gear on River Left during the fishing season. This rapid is easily scouted by parking in the parking lot and walking up and down the shore. At the levels we’ve observed river right has always been a safe path down. At higher levels a large holes appears on river left care should be taken when running in flood.

The primary risk in cooks falls are the rocks in the bottom, it’s often shallow and on river right the final drop is deep but a large shallow rock is a few feet downstream, so if possible being upside-down should be avoided.

Access

You can park your car in a parking lot across from Here. There is a slippery path down to the water there. There is a second area just above the falls that isn’t technically a parking lot, but you can drive up and drop the boats there to avoid the carry.

Take Outs

There are multiple take out / lapping options at Cooks Falls.

Walking Laps Park at the linked parking lot, and walk your boat up, and just do laps of the ledges

Rails to Trails Bridge Parking Lot There is a paved parking lot at the rails to trails bridge, you can take out here along the path up to the parking lot.

Fresh Cuts Market Gravel Lot Just after the Fresh Cuts Market on the left side of the road there is a large gravel lot. The take out for this is just before at a low point in the land, that has a natural path up to the parking lot

LaHaveSt Gravel Lot This is the parking lot for the Rails to trails on river left. To take out here go left around the small island after the last ledge before the road bridge and get out in sight of the parking lot.

Gauge

use the Lehave River Gauge. Its runnable above 1.3m with some scraping.

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