Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Churchill Dam Boat Ramp AWW - head of Chase Rapids | Access / boat ramp | 46.49345, -69.28871 | Top of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway canoe run; the Chase Rapids shuttle starts here. |
| 2 | Churchill Dam AWW dam and gatehouse | Dam / hazard | 46.49290, -69.28813 | Release into Chase Rapids is controlled at the dam. |
| 3 | Churchill Dam Campsite AWW campsite - 4 sites | Campsite | 46.49437, -69.28686 | |
| 4 | Bissonette Bridge Access Point AWW - Bissonette Bridge | Access / boat ramp | 46.53630, -69.31525 | Foot of Chase Rapids; the shuttle drop-off. |
| 5 | Meadows AWW campsite - 1 site | Campsite | 46.56336, -69.33956 | OSM spells this Medows. |
| 6 | Allagash Wilderness Waterway Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands | Park / conservation area | 46.57734, -69.33769 | State-managed corridor either side of the river for its whole length. |
| 7 | Reach boundary - red markers at Chisholm Brook MDIFW reach boundary | Regulation section limit | 46.57235, -69.34605 | Boundary of a reach listed under this river in the MDIFW special fishing laws. The rules themselves are not restated here - check the current law book. |
| 8 | Chisholm Brook AWW campsite - 2 sites | Campsite | 46.57269, -69.34568 | |
| 9 | Ferry Landing AWW campsite - 1 site | Campsite | 46.59339, -69.35646 | |
| 10 | Ledges AWW campsite - 2 sites | Campsite | 46.59791, -69.38350 | |
| 11 | Sandy Point AWW campsite | Campsite | 46.61166, -69.39439 | |
| 12 | Umsaskis Thoroughfare Canoe Landing AWW canoe landing | Access / boat ramp | 46.61407, -69.39355 | |
| 13 | Realty Road Woods-road crossing at Umsaskis Thoroughfare | Bridge crossing | 46.61469, -69.39231 | One of only three road crossings on the waterway. |
| 14 | Pine AWW campsite - 1 site | Campsite | 46.61849, -69.38970 | |
| 15 | Cedar Springs AWW campsite - 1 site | Campsite | 46.63569, -69.37315 | |
| 16 | Grey Brook AWW campsite - 1 site | Campsite | 46.63652, -69.38115 | |
| 17 | Jalbert AWW campsite - 1 site | Campsite | 46.65402, -69.37534 | |
| 18 | Sam's AWW campsite - 1 site | Campsite | 46.65902, -69.38313 | |
| 19 | McNally Camps and Guide Service Sporting camp and guide service | Outfitter / canoe rental | 46.68717, -69.40656 | About 1.9 km off the river. |
| 20 | Lost Popple AWW campsite - 1 site | Campsite | 46.70092, -69.38596 |
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Long Lake Dam Old log-driving dam | Dam / hazard | 46.71455, -69.37956 | Rips run through the old crib dam at the foot of Long Lake - scout the line. |
| 22 | Long Lake Dam AWW campsite - 2 sites | Campsite | 46.71430, -69.37887 | |
| 23 | Cunliffe Island AWW campsite | Campsite | 46.72483, -69.36877 | |
| 24 | Sweeny Brook AWW campsite | Campsite | 46.74005, -69.36998 | |
| 25 | Henderson Bridge Road Access Point AWW - Henderson Bridge | Access / boat ramp | 46.76352, -69.30531 | Road crossing and access at the head of Round Pond. |
| 26 | Back Channel AWW campsite | Campsite | 46.75584, -69.26939 | |
| 27 | Inlet AWW campsite | Campsite | 46.76978, -69.27196 | |
| 28 | Tower Trail AWW campsite - 1 site | Campsite | 46.77301, -69.26101 | |
| 29 | Outlet AWW campsite - 1 site | Campsite | 46.77809, -69.27091 | |
| 30 | Round Pond Rips AWW campsite - 1 site | Campsite | 46.78075, -69.27009 | |
| 31 | Turk Island AWW campsite | Campsite | 46.78843, -69.27605 | |
| 32 | Croque Brook AWW campsite - 2 sites | Campsite | 46.81778, -69.26489 | |
| 33 | Hosea B AWW campsite - 1 site | Campsite | 46.84544, -69.25291 | |
| 34 | Five Finger Brook West AWW campsite - 1 site | Campsite | 46.85826, -69.24795 | |
| 35 | Five Finger Brook South AWW campsite - 1 site | Campsite | 46.86002, -69.24595 | |
| 36 | Five Finger Brook North AWW campsite - 1 site | Campsite | 46.86407, -69.24484 | |
| 37 | Dead Water South AWW campsite - 1 site | Campsite | 46.90261, -69.22503 | |
| 38 | Dead Water North AWW campsite - 1 site | Campsite | 46.90295, -69.22328 | |
| 39 | Bass Brook AWW campsite - 1 site | Campsite | 46.90750, -69.21224 | |
| 40 | Cunliffe AWW campsite - 1 site | Campsite | 46.92409, -69.19551 |
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Cunliffe Depot AWW campsite - 1 site | Campsite | 46.92453, -69.19362 | |
| 42 | Ramsay Ledge AWW campsite - 3 sites | Campsite | 46.93264, -69.19434 | |
| 43 | Michaud Farm AWW campsite - 1 site | Campsite | 46.95226, -69.19675 | |
| 44 | Michaud Farm Ranger Station Maine BPL - AWW ranger station | Agency / conservation office | 46.95213, -69.19508 | Staffed station near the foot of the waterway. |
| 45 | Finley Bogan Access Point AWW access | Access / boat ramp | 46.95453, -69.17927 | |
| 46 | Taylor Landing AWW campsite - 1 site | Campsite | 46.94967, -69.17484 | |
| 47 | Allagash Falls AWW campsite - 4 sites | Campsite | 46.94918, -69.13412 | Sites at the head of the carry around the falls. |
| 48 | Allagash Falls Falls - portage | Dam / hazard | 46.95017, -69.13443 | A marked carry trail leaves the right bank above the falls. |
| 49 | Falls Bank AWW campsite - 1 site | Campsite | 46.94983, -69.12895 | Below the falls. |
| 50 | McKeen Brook AWW campsite - 2 sites | Campsite | 46.96044, -69.10836 | |
| 51 | Big Brook South AWW campsite - 1 site | Campsite | 46.97226, -69.08578 | |
| 52 | Big Brook North AWW campsite - 1 site | Campsite | 46.97466, -69.08302 | |
| 53 | Big Brook East AWW campsite - 1 site | Campsite | 46.97548, -69.08003 | |
| 54 | Spring Bank Rapids Rapids | Dam / hazard | 46.99974, -69.08930 | |
| 55 | East Twin Brook AWW campsite | Campsite | 47.01683, -69.08189 | |
| 56 | Twin Brook Access Point AWW access | Access / boat ramp | 47.03243, -69.07996 | |
| 57 | USGS gauge 01011000 - Allagash River near Allagash Live stage and discharge | USGS gauge | 47.06972, -69.07944 | |
| 58 | Tylor Kelly's Camps Canoe rental and shuttle, Allagash | Outfitter / canoe rental | 47.08934, -69.05016 | |
| 59 | Dickey Road Crossing at Allagash village | Bridge crossing | 47.08345, -69.04598 | Last crossing above the St. John confluence. |
Gauge: USGS 01011000 — Allagash River near Allagash, Maine. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Brook Trout, Burbot, Chain Pickerel, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Landlocked Salmon, White Sucker
Regulations: www.maine.gov/ifw/fishing-boating/fishing/laws-rules/index.html
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
Allagash village - the gauge reach and the downstream take-out near the St. John.
Chamberlain Lake and Telos - the usual put-in at the head of the waterway.
Churchill Dam - the access controlling flow into the Chase Rapids reach.
Umsaskis and Long Lake - mid-trip lake access on the waterway.
Michaud Farm - the last ranger station above Allagash Falls.
Allagash Falls carry - the mandatory portage on the lower river.
North Maine Woods checkpoints - the gated access controlling entry to the region.
Spring: high cold water and the best brook trout fishing, though ice-out comes late this far north.
Summer: the main canoe season, with trout holding at cold tributary mouths and spring holes.
Fall: excellent fishing and no crowds, but weather turns hard and the season closes early.
Winter: the region is snowbound and the waterway is effectively closed to fishing.