Pigeon River
Otsego Co. · 40 mi · Class Riffles
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Loading…Optimal: 100–400 CFS · USGS #04132500
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Flowing through the Pigeon River Country State Forest — Michigan's elk country — the Pigeon is the most remote river in the Lower Peninsula. A wild, intimate paddle with a chance to see elk along the banks. The 40-mile river begins with a forest run from Pigeon Bridge to Elk Hill before gentling toward Mullett Lake.
Trip sections
Upper — Pigeon Bridge to Elk Hill, remote forest paddle through elk country
Lower — Elk Hill to Mullett Lake, wider and gentler
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