The Raquette River runs 146 miles from Raquette Lake north to the St. Lawrence — the longest river entirely within the Adirondack Park and the primary drainage for a watershed that includes Long Lake, Tupper Lake, and dozens of ponds between. In the Tupper Lake stretch, the river widens into broad, slow-moving water bordered by wetlands and hardwood flats — accessible by boat from the municipal launch on NY-30 or by paddling upstream from Axton Landing. The river corridor doubles as a paddling route (the Northern Forest Canoe Trail crosses here) and a working guide territory: this is brown trout water, northern pike water, and still one of the Park's quieter long-distance routes outside of July and August. Launch in Tupper, head south toward Raquette Falls, and you'll cover eight miles before you see another powerboat.
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