ST REGIS CANOE AREA
ST REGIS CANOE AREA
Boat launches:
Little Clear Pond, Hoel Pond, Long Pond, Paul Smiths College, Upper St Regis
Camping?
70 primitive tent sites
Motorized vessels allowed?
No
The Saint Regis Canoe Area and surrounding waters offer a wide variety of route options making it a favorite of the paddling community. Interconnected with both short and long carries, this area is considered a pond hoppers paradise. Suitable for day and overnight trips and paddlers looking for a backcountry experience.
The Saint Regis Canoe Area is a popular destination for paddling with 50 ponds totaling 1,621 acres and varying in size from a 0.5-acre unnamed pond to 388-acre St. Regis Pond.
A popular canoe trip is the Seven Carries. This route travels from Little Clear Pond to Lower Saint Regis Lake. It passes through St. Regis Pond, Green Pond, Little Long Pond, and Bear Pond.
The Nine Carries is another popular canoe route. There are a number of variations of this route that passes through Fish Pond and connects two of three waters - Long Pond, Hoel Pond, or Little Clear Pond. Along the way the route passes through Nellie Pond, Little Long Pond, St. Regis Pond and/or Ochre Pond.
Paddlers should be aware that some of the canoe carries may be in rough condition. The trails may become blocked by blow down or beaver dams. Some of the trails and canoe takeouts are muddy and rough. It is difficult to use wheeled canoe carriers on many of the trails.
A section of the canoe carry about half way between Long Pond and Nellie Pond has been flooded by beavers. This will require a short paddle across the beaver pond.