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Canoeing the Jump River,
Wisconsin
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Expert paddler Mike Svob
has been canoeing and kayaking the rivers of the Midwest for 30 years.
He paddled more than a thousand miles to complete these books. Below
are brief descriptions of the canoe trips that Mike goes into detail
with in his books with maps. The maps are very useful, showing rapids,
take in and take out points and other things of interest. |
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Jump River
1-Price
County-Oxbow to Big Falls-9.2 miles.If
you are unfamiliar with the Jump this
stretch of river will be a pleasant
surprise. It has a little of everything,
including high banks. pine groves,
quitwater sections and a couple of
difficult rapids. Less experienced
paddlers can portage around Little
Falls. Riverside camping is available
at the take out at Big Falls County
Park and downstream at Jump River
village park. Eater levels are usually
good until mid-June. The river is
about 100 feet wide at the beginning
with high banks and a rocky bottom.
Big boulders soon appear along with
many shallow riffles. Downstream in
a big right hand bend is a good landing
with picnic shelter and toilets. About
5.5 miles into the trip are steep
embankments called the Yellow Banks.
About a mile after Yellow Banks are
a couple of Class I rapids. At about
7.5 miles you come to Little Falls
a 200 yard Class II boulder garden.
Get out on the right and portage if
necessary. Take out at Big Falls County
Park on the right upstream from the
Falls. Big Falls is a 400 yard Class
III dells with huge boulders on both
sides.
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Jump
River 2-
Price, Taylor and Rusk County- Big Falls
to Hwy 73-10 miles. Flowing through
three counties, this stretch of the
Jump begins with a mile of continous
Class II rapids, then alternates for
the rest of the trip betwwen quiet sections
and gentle whitewater. There are several
wide slow areas, especially during the
last few miles, but riffles and Class
I rapids are found throughout the trip.
Water levels are best in spring. Put
in at Big Falls county park well below
the falls, take the access road to the
right, and launch from the bank.At about
5 miles class I rapids and County M
comes close on the right.. Soon after
the river splits around a big island.
Take out at the Hwy. 73 bridge, downstream
left. There is excellent wayside parking
there.An alternate take out, at the
village of Jump River adds another half
mile to the trip.
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