Water levels are generally good; you will encounter requent islands and sandbars though.
River levels are monitored by the National Park Service with frequent status updates on the webpage linked to below. The waters of the Namekagon River are generally shallow and rocky and not suitable for the use of boats.
There will be a required portage at the end of the flowage around the Trego Dam. Canoe & Tube Rental Pappy's Namekagon River Canoe & Tube Rental & Shuttle Service is centrally located, making your trip convenient and easy as possible.
As you continue downstream the river quickens with many Class I rapids. The upper portion of the river, particularly Namekagon Dam to Phipps Landing, can be challenging during times of low water. Water levels are usually good. It is best to check river levels prior to traveling this section of river, especially if you are traveling later in the year. NPS Website: St Croix and Namekagon River Levels Phone Contact for River Info: NPS, Namekagon River Visitor Center: 715.635.8346
Downstream from County K you'll find the river a bit more narrow.
The Namekagon is one of three nationally designated scenic and wild riverways in Wisconsin.
After the Hayward Landing, the river is rocky and narrow, with a few small rapids, but just a few miles downstream the river becomes sandy and slow. E N38.8 Trego Town Park camping fee Lakeside Road Landing N37.3 North 0 1 mile Trego InsetTrego Inset Map updated 2017 Namekagon River Visitor Center Emergencies call 911 1-800-PARKTIP Highway 63, half mile east of Highway 53 Trego, Wisconsin 715-635-8346 Namekagon River Map 3:
Camp Namekagon River Company. See our Canoe Rates page for details on pricing. Just downstream from Stinnett Landing, the river narroes forming a chute. Trip Locations: Namekagon Dam Landing to Trego. It features tight meandering turns and braided stretches around many small islands. River Level Information. Serving landings beginning at the County "K" Landing, and ending at Riverside Landing on the St. Croix River, we service all landings in between. Downstream from Howell Landing, the river will becoming somewhat rocky until you pass Highway 77. May 3 of the Namekagon includes Trego to Riverside Landing. Downstream from Larsen the river is rocky with several small rapids.Map 2 of the Namekagon includes the Hayward Landing to Trego. The Namekagon River courses one hundred miles through a mostly forested and rural Wisconsin landscape. People enjoy tubing on some stretches of the river, notably between Trout Run Landing and Hayward, and Earl Park Landing to Trego.