We often trailer up to Coos Canyon for our yearly snowmobiling adventures when it's not viable to go sledding to the South. You have to go early to have room for the truck and trailer, but you can head off in different directions once unloaded.Convenient restroom facilities is an added bonus.
Coos Caynon is about 35 minute drive outside of Rangeley on Rt 17. You can't miss the place. It is on the right driving southbound. My son and I visited Coos to do some panning for gold. Not knowing what we were doing, we took a short 20 minute class to learn the technique of panning. From there, we were instructed that 3 miles of river were available for our use. This turned out to be a all day adventure. My son did not want to leave nor did I. Although we didn't find any gold of value, we found lots of fools gold and tons of fun. Don't worry. You don't have to bring anything but a towel because if you going to pan for gold you will get wet. For approximately $30 you can get the equipment needed for two people to spend the day on the river. Part of that thirty is a deposit that is refundable when return the equipment. If you are in this area, this is a great way to experience something new and fun as well as spend time outdoors.
Small town along our route with a beautiful waterfall course that is right on the highway. There is a gold mining store across the highway that has good coffee and the cashier was very helpful with directions to local outdoor attractions.
We stopped at Coos Canyon on our way North to Rangeley, Maine. It is very picturesque and worth stopping for if you do not have to go out of your way. Don't bother using the rest room/outhouse unless you can hold your breath while in there (horrible.)
this is a very nice section of river.there is a series of small rapids that appear more like a fall. in spring the water moves threw here very fast and is great to see. when it warms up you see people in the water cooling off.there is a rusic camping area here. and it is not more than a few feet from the main road..
Side of the road attraction with dirt parking. Outhouse style facilities. Very pretty waterfalls over large boulders with colored trees surrounding. Gift shop across the street.
Interesting river with small falls and wading pools. The surrounding area is nice. But not good spot for small kids (slippery) and there is a trash and cigarette butts all over. Oh well.
If the water's flowing high enough (but not too swift) dare to take a jump off one of the many rock faces into the water- I did! If you're feeling lucky try searching for gold. Great place to stop and just walk around too.
We stopped for a break to get out of the car. Nice area, can see the canyon from the parking lot. Worth a stop to see if you are driving by.
You can't help but drive by Coos Canyon and it's worth the stop to get out and stretch your legs. The scenery is neat as you can see by the photos. The park is small, I can't imagine it taking more than 15-20 minutes to walk all around it.