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Kayaking on Chicopee River - above Chicopee Falls in Chicopee MA


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  Put in at end of Taylor Street
  in Chicopee MA.
Paddle up on Chicopee
  River and return.
200 yards portage
  to water
Estimated round trip
  distance = 6.5+ miles
Chicopee
  Falls Dam
Indian Orchard
  Dam

Disclaimer: It is your responsibility to determine the legality, suitability and safety of this route for yourself.

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Paul Samson's Kayaking Blog: Chicopee River above Chicopee Falls


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The Chicopee Falls Dam viewed from the Route 141 Bridge in Chicopee MA.
Pictures taken August 2017.


At the end of Taylor Street in Springfield MA.
Long portage starts from this locked gate.


At the end of this path, turn right.





The put in to Chicopee River above the Chicopee Falls Dam.


Looking upstream on Chicopee River from the put in.


At the eastern end of this route are these rapids at the bottom of Indian Orchard Dam.
Viewed from the West Street bridge.


Chicopee River viewed downstream from the West Street bridge.