Steep Falls – Steep Falls, ME

A very short section of the Saco River about 4.5 mi. from Limington Rips provides some afternoon entertainment at low levels (4,000 cfs) and an epic surf wave during high water (11,000 cfs).

Location: Steep Falls is located on the Saco River in Steep Falls, Maine. Where Rt. 11 crosses the river there is a parking area that accesses a small public area on river left. A well traveled path heads upstream and delivers paddlers directly to the falls.

Levels: We ran the river left route exclusively the day we were playing around at 4200 cfs on the Cornish gauge. Nothing was really surfable but the run was easily hiked and repeated, making for a very fun afternoon of dissecting a class III+ spot.