Snake River

Location East Central Minnesota; Aitkin, Kanabec, and Pine Counties DNR T & W Northeastern Regional Office (218) 999-7923

• The Snake River offers a large variation in difficulty along its length. Water levels on the Snake can fluctuate greatly in the spring, depending on rainfall. You will find several campsites throughout your trip.
• Tell me more about this river's landscape, wildlife, and history.
• The upper Snake, from Silver Star Road to County Road #3, is dotted with rapids/falls ranging from Class I- IV, depending on water levels. From Mora to Pine City the river is more gentle with very few rapids. Below Cross Lake, the pace picks up again, and the river shoots through a series of Class I-III rapids and pools, dropping 136 feet in its last 12 miles. - River rapids ratings.