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Eighty-one fire safe, authorized campsites are located through- The rules governing the Allagash Wilderness Waterway (AWW) or more than a century “the Allagash” has been praised Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and Conservation Agriculture, Earliest History

out the Waterway. When approaching from the water, you will have been established to protect visitors and the wilderness and enjoyed as a sportsman’s paradise. Many famous

Maine Department of Department Maine The last Ice Age left a tundra-like environment in north- see that they are clearly marked with a triangular sign. character of the Waterway. These rules contain important people, including Henry David Thoreau, have enjoyed ern Maine that yielded to dense forest about 10,000 years F information on several subjects, such as the limitations placed its beauty and come away filled with determination to protect it ago. Though a few families of Paleoindians may have traveled on the use of boats, motors, and canoes. Please refer to the for future generations. The people of Maine made what these through the Allagash region at that time, the archaeological • Camping is permitted only at these sites. rules when planning your trip. men dreamed a reality. The State of Maine, through the Bureau record shows a larger population during the Archaic period, • All sites are equipped with tables, tarp poles, Umsaskis Lake cover photo by Steve Day. of Parks and Lands within the Department of Agriculture, approximately 10,000 to 4,000 years ago. The people of this fireplaces, and an outhouse. AWW Rules are available: Conservation and Forestry, seeks to ensure that this area will be era were generally nomadic, using nets for fishing and stone or maintained forever as a place of solace and refuge. wood for tools. Most plentiful among the artifacts discovered • Online at www.maine.gov/allagash Fire: Campfires may be built only in the fireplaces from this period are stone axes and gouges for woodworking. • By contacting the: provided. Use only small downed wood; Between 4,000 and 3,500 years ago these types of tools Northern Region Office, no cutting of green/live trees or vegetation. The locomotives at Eagle Lake. Photo by Kevin Brown. became less common, suggesting a shift from dugout canoes to Bureau of Parks and Lands, Because uncontrolled wildfire is extremely a birch bark type. This shift is also 106 Hogan Road, Suite 7 dangerous, campers should keep fires small supported by the many sites Bangor, Maine 04401 and constantly tended. Before leaving your Access & Parking archaeologists have found in drain- (207) 941-4014

campfire drown it with water and stir until

age areas where heavier dugouts Private roads provide access to the Waterway and are maintained

Wild and Scenic River Scenic and Wild you can place your hand in the ashes.

would have been difficult to use. by the landowners for rapid transit of logging trucks.

North Maine Woods checkpoints monitor access and

on a on The Ceramic Period of 3,000 to Water: Tested public drinking water is available at collect fees. For their maps, rules, and road conditions visit • Logging Trucks have right of way at all times.

500 years ago is named for the Chamberlain Bridge and Churchill Dam. www.northmainewoods.org

Iconic paddling paddling Iconic Long Lake Dam. Photo by Rex Turner emergence of the use of pottery. Photo by Deborah Gardner Other water sources should not be • North Maine Woods checkpoints monitor access and The Allagash Wilderness Waterway was established by the Maine Though not very durable at this considered safe. Take appropriate collect fees. For maps, rules, and road conditions: Legislature in 1966 to preserve, protect, and enhance the point, pottery enabled cooking precautions such as: filtration pumps, www.northmainewoods.org wilderness character of this unique area. It is a magnificent directly on the fire, rather than the boiling, or adding a purifying agent. • Registration is Required for everyone entering the 92-mile-long ribbon of lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams labor-intensive method of heating Springs should not be regarded as safe Waterway. Visitors must register at the first opportunity at winding through the heart of northern Maine’s vast commercial stones and placing them into a bark drinking water. Gear a North Maine Woods checkpoint or with the first forests. Protection of the Waterway was further enhanced in or wooden container. Although A canoe trip in the Allagash need not be a survival test. Prior camping experience will be a good guide to determining your basic needs. Waterway Ranger encountered. (See map for Ranger 1970 when it was named the first state-administered component ceramic artifacts do not survive well Washing: Dishes and clothing should be washed in Remember that once you are in the Waterway, there will be no opportunity to get items you have overlooked. Station locations.) of the National Wild and Scenic River System by the United in the conditions of the Allagash a container away from lakes and streams. States Department of the Interior.

region, archaeologists have found Consider this list of equipment in planning your trip: Personal washing should also be done from • Vehicle Access Points provide the easiest access for pottery in the region at least 2,000 a basin or bucket. Wash water should be mobility impaired people. FMI: (207) 941-4014 guide & map & guide The permanent residents in this area are the animals and disposed of by dispersing on the ground years old. Hat Flashlight Ax plants; visitors show respect and care by leaving the fewest at least 100 feet from the lake, river, or any • Parking Areas are designated; return transport to Sunglasses Matches or lighter Camp saw possible signs of their presence.

The archaeological record seems to indicate that traditional other water source. This will help prevent points of departure should be arranged in advance.

Native Americans began to move away from the Allagash region Sunscreen Camp stove and lamp Knife waste, soap, and detergents – which stimulate • A list of Licensed Outfitters & Guides is available from

Waterway Raingear Liquid fuel Whetstone

early in the 1800s. The Waterway’s Native American heritage the growth of algae – from degrading the North Maine Woods at: www.northmainewoods.org.

is found in the names of its places, such as Umsaskis Lake and Boots, mocs, sneakers Water filtration pump Knapsack/pack basket water of the Allagash. Musquacook Stream. • Watercraft with Motors must be registered with the

Wilderness Extra clothing Sleeping bag and pad Trowel

Toilets: Outhouses are provided at all campsites and Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.

Henry David Thoreau visited the Can opener Tarp Zipper seal bags most access points in the Waterway. FMI: www.maine.gov/ifw Allagash in 1857 with Penobscot

Allagash Cooking/eating utensils Tent Should “nature call” and an outhouse is not guide Joe Polis. Among other Pail Toilet paper Life preservers – At least one available, a shallow hole should be dug at • Launch Sites, hand-carry and trailerable, are highly sites, they made camp on Pillsbury variable; see map or use the Online Sortable Launch Sewing kit Towels Coast Guard-approved wearable least 100 feet from the water. Fill the hole Black Bear (Ursus americanus). Photo by Steve Day. Island in Eagle Lake near what is with soil before leaving the area. Listing: www.maine.gov/dacf/boatlaunches now Thoreau campsite. First aid kit Biodegradable soap personal flotation device per Insect repellent Canoe patching material person (required by law). Trash: The Allagash is a carry-in carry-out Low-Impact Camping • Aircraft Access to the Waterway by aircraft is limited to a Read Thoreau's The Maine Woods to waterway. Plan ahead to reduce waste: avoid few designated sites. (Rules at www.maine.gov/allagash) Human use of a wilderness area is bound to have some learn more about his journeys in Compass Pole, 10-12’ disposables and excessive packaging. impact, but you can reduce your impact by careful planning and • Allagash Wilderness Waterway Conditions & Alerts: Maine. GPS unit Supply of 1/4” rope Overnight, hang waste bags high and away thoughtful use. Please consider the following tips, and consult a www.maine.gov/allagash (With option to subscribe to Alerts) Thoreau Maps Extra paddle from your campsite to keep animals out of handbook on low-impact camping before your trip. the trash. Moose (Alces alces americana). Photo by Steve Day. • Choose reusables over disposables, especially for dishes Aroostook County Region Closed Sites: From time to time waterway management and silverware. Avoid disposable flashlights, butane The Logging Era may close campsites for repairs or cylinders, and Sterno cans. Overview With the reversing of the flow of water in Chamberlain and These farms became supply points for logging activity in the renovations. Closed sites will be posted Directions Shortly after Maine became a state in 1820, David Pingree, a • Camp stoves have less impact on the wilderness than The Allagash is not a wilderness in the sense of it being Telos Lakes, logs could be cut and run via the log drive from area. Some of the more significant farms on the Waterway were “Closed." Camping at these sites is not businessman from Salem, Massachusetts foresaw the demise campfires made from wood gathered there. Choose untouched by humans. It is a wilderness in that any time Access to the Waterway Allagash Lake all the way to Bangor! located at: Chamberlain Farm, Churchill Depot, Harvey Farm, allowed during the repairs. of his hometown as a major shipping port. Worried about the refillable liquid-fuel stoves and lanterns over of year visitors may experience living under largely natural is over private roads that future value of his vast shipping enterprises, he looked Michaud Farm, and the Moir Farm. Today, there are rebuilt dams at Churchill, Chamberlain (Lock dangerous butane cylinder models. conditions, in striking contrast to the modern world’s are managed and main- elsewhere for investment opportunities. His keen eye for Dam), and Telos that regulate water levels for recreation and • If you make a campfire, use only small downed wood. human environment. The Waterway’s limited facilities will be tained by the landown- commerce eventually settled upon the seemingly unending Canoe Trips Recreational Activities ers, organized together as fisheries habitat. Remnants of the old Long Lake Dam can be Campfires must be supervised at all times. appreciated by visitors who seek solitude and self-reliance. tracts of timber-covered land in the northern half of Maine. • Because “ice-out” does not occur until early to mid-May, There is no public transportation; access is limited to gravel North Maine Woods, Inc. seen at the outlet of Harvey Pond. Besides the enjoyment of camping, canoeing, and just being Basing his new enterprise in Bangor, a town that hosted more canoe trips should not be attempted before May 15. roads; camping facilities are primitive. Internet connectivity They monitor vehicle The most striking lumbering era relics in the Waterway are “away from it all”, visitors will find other recreational activities than three hundred sawmills by the mid-1830s, Pingree, under • Subscribe to the Waterway Conditions & Alerts at and cell phone coverage is nonexistant. access through a series found at the stretch of land that separates Chamberlain and in the Waterway. of checkpoints. Fees are the guidance of his partner Eben Coe, began to profit www.maine.gov/allagash Eagle Lakes- known as the Tramway Historic District, a • Hiking trails to the fire towers will afford visitors a fine Paddling the Allagash. Photo by Steve Day. The key to an enjoyable and successful Allagash trip is careful handsomely from his operations- harvesting trees from the charged. National Historic Site with remnants of the tramway and the • Plus view online: view of the surrounding lakes and woodlands. advance planning. Thoughtful attention to detail and a realistic virgin wilderness, running them down river to Bangor where Eagle Lake & West Branch Railroad. • Allagash Video • An official geocache is hidden along the Waterway. trip itinerary are important aspects of a pleasurable and safe Chamberlain Bridge they were milled into lumber and put aboard ships that could • Campsites via FMI: www.maine.gov/dacf/geotour Organized Groups Waterway adventure. Latitude / Longitude: carry them wherever a market beckoned. The tramway is a unique log moving devise that consisted of Google Earth • Stamp your park passport booklet at these Ranger 46.170889 /-69.208944 two levels of small railroad “trucks” attached to a 6000 foot Photo courtesy of To preserve the Allagash Wilderness Waterway (AWW) A major impediment that limited the Bangor lumber inter- Stations: Chamberlain Bridge, Churchill Dam, Allagash Canoe Trips. When To Visit long steel cable. The drive mechanism was powered by a steam • Children can safely make experience: ests’ ability to profit from Allagash timber was the fact that the Umsaskis, and Michaud Farm. engine and boilers located near the shore of Chamberlain Lake. the trip under proper • Burn only local fire wood to help stop the spread of Climate, Environment & Wildlife water flowed northward into the St. John River. Once there, it FMI: www.maine.gov/dacf/parkpassport. Logs were loaded onto the trucks and traveled on the upper adult supervision. invasive insects. See www.maine.gov/forestpests • Group Size is strictly limited to 12 persons. Conditions www.maine.gov/allagash could be turned into lumber in mills but the only transporta- • Firearms are not allowed in the Restricted Zone level, from Eagle to Chamberlain Lake, a distance of 3000 feet. Out-of-State firewood is banned. tion route to sea was by way of British-controlled seaports in • Portage service is avail- from May 1 to September 30; the Restricted • Groups of more than 12 people must separate into • The Allagash is a wilderness wonderland After the logs were dumped into Chamberlain Lake, the Canada. Nature’s intended course for the waterway was not able, for a small fee, for canoes and/or gear around the Zone is closed to all hunting during this period. • Burn only paper waste. Plastic, foil, cans, and food smaller groups and travel and camp separately. for year-round camping and recreation. empty trucks returned upside down on the lower level back to enough however, to deter the lumber barons for long. most difficult section of Chase Rapids. Service is available • Hunting in season, scraps do not burn. • Weather conditions are variable throughout Fees Eagle Lake. • Boy Scout and Girl Scout groups are reminded to from 8 a.m. until noon daily. See ranger at Churchill Dam with proper licenses, • Use only phosphate free soaps/detergents to wash dishes, the year; cool is the rule. North Maine Woods Fees: www.northmainewoods.org People whose ingenuity was obtain a local or national tour permit in compliance During the winter of 1926-1927, Edouard “King” LaCroix, to make arrangements for portage service. Canoeists who is allowed. clothes, and yourself in a basin away from the water. • Caution and self-reliance is mandatory. AWW Camping Fee: www.maine.gov/allagash only exceeded by their vision with scouting regulations. hauled all the materials used to build the Eagle Lake & West do not wish to run Chase Rapids or would like their gear • Brook trout, togue, Dump waste water into a pit toilet, or disperse on the Season of large profits scoffed at Branch Railroad from Lac Frontier, Quebec. The railroad was shuttled around the rapids should plan accordingly. and lake whitefish are ground away from the campsite at least 100 feet from • Trip leaders of organized youth groups are required Spring/ • Ice out is in early or mid-May. Mother Nature’s plan for the Contacts used to haul four foot pulpwood from Eagle Lake to Umba- • Canoeists will find that the canoe route through the plentiful. Licensed the water. by law to obtain a permit from the Maine Department of Summer • Black fly season starts about June 1 and river and sought to reverse Bureau of Parks and Lands North Maine Woods, Inc. zooksus Lake- a distance of 13 miles- where the wood was then Waterway is not marked by signs. fishermen are Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. FMI: www.maine.gov/ifw begins to abate by the first part of July. the course of its flow, from • If you need plastic to keep things dry, use and reuse Northern Region Office P.O. Box 421 transported via log drive to the paper mill in Millinocket. encouraged to try • Peak fishing is generally ice out to July. northward to southward. By durable plastic. 106 Hogan Road, Suite 7 Ashland, ME 04732 In an average week, 6,500 cords of pulpwood moved across the their luck*. • Water levels are highest during the spring. raising the level of the lakes Timber Management on • Avoid trenching; choose higher ground for wet Bangor, ME 04401 (207) 435-6213 tracks. When the railroad operation ended in 1933, the • Hunting and fishing and shifting the direction of weather tenting. Autumn • Great paddling amidst fall colors; water (207) 941-4014 www.northmainewoods.org locomotives were obsolete and not worth transporting for laws are available levels may be low; check conditions at the river current to the south, Maine’s Public Lands • Sleep on a pad or air mattress, not gathered leaves or www.maine.gov/allagash re-use elsewhere. The Bureau of Parks and Lands (BPL) manages its public lands in booklets from the www.maine.gov/allagash logs could be driven down East Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis). evergreen needles. to achieve multiple benefits: public recreation, wildlife habitat Maine Department Branch of the Penobscot River Another innova- • Firearms are not allowed until October 1st, Maine Department of Inland Emergency Assistance and timber sales (revenues from which help fund land manage- of Inland Fisheries • Wear shoes and boots with low-profile treads that to Bangor where American tion that aided when the Waterway is open to general Fisheries and Wildlife Radio Dispatch Center ment). The Bureau adheres to strict practices in selectively and Wildlife or online at: www.maine.gov/ifw. churn up less soil. millers and shippers could logging in the hunting. FMI: www.maine.gov/ifw State House Station 41 (207) 435-7963 M-F, 8-5 harvesting timber, minimizing runoff and soil erosion, and *Allagash Falls forms a natural barrier to the upstream • Buy food in bulk and avoid individual and excessive profit. Allagash was the Augusta, ME 04333 Lock Dam circa early 1900s; AWW file photo. taking other measures to ensure that the health of the larger migration of warm water fish species. Native cold packaging. Winter • For only the most skilled and hardy. Weekends & Off-hours: Lombard Log (207) 287-8000 In 1838, the owners of Township 6 Range 11 asked Shepard ecosystem is maintained. BPL’s forest practices are water fisher- Snowmobile use has increased visitation State Police Dispatch Center Hauler, precursor • Use powdered soft drinks to avoid cans, bottles, and www.maine.gov/ifw Body to devise a way to move logs from Chamberlain Lake into green-certified by two independent auditors: ies thrive above during this season. Ride safely; help is not (207) 532-5400, or of every track- foil-lined boxes. Telos Lake, then down East Branch of the Penobscot. Body •The Forest Stewardship CouncilTM Allagash Falls. readily available. 1-800-924-2261 (in-state only) driven vehicle in Lombard Log Hauler; AWW file photo. • Bring food in reusable containers and resealable plastic proposed the raising of waters in Chamberlain Lake via a dam Please do not • No marked trails except the single trail used the world. Invented and built in Maine, these huge machines TM bags; reuse them. and then the digging of a canal across the space between Telos •The Sustainable Forestry Initiative dump pails to access Chamberlain Lake. allowed loggers to move their timber without the use of animals and Webster Lakes. This area included a ravine that dropped of bait in the • Seal food wastes in a bag; take home and compost. • Thin ice and some open water should be Official Maine State Parks Geocache: or the need to build a railroad wherever they worked. Waterway. Your approximately 47 feet into Webster Lake. By fall 1841, Lock and Partners and Supporters • Rinse and flatten cans; take home to recycle. Umsaskis Lake. Photo by Steve Day. expected in the thoroughfares, where the www.maine.gov/dacf/geotour This brochure was made possible in part by funding cooperation will Telos Dams were in place and a canal ten to fifteen feet wide With lumber operations expanding and reaching more deeply • Keep animals out the trash by hanging the bag high and current keeps ice from forming. $2 and one to six feet deep stretched the 500-feet from Telos Lake into the region, farms sprang-up to provide hay and oats for assistance through the Federal Highway Administration’s preserve the Allagash Falls. Photo by Steve Day. • Warming fires may be built in campsite Recreational Trails Program, administered by the Maine away from the campsite. 2019 to Webster Stream. It was thereafter known as the Telos Cut. the workhorses and winter vegetables for the lumber crews. native fisheries fireplaces or below the high water mark to Bureau of Parks and Lands. of the Allagash for future generations. • Carry out all of your trash. avoid scarring the shore. Legendar Chamberlain Lake Bridge. Photo by Rex Turner. Typical campsite; AWW file photo. campsite; AWW Typical Historic fishing; AWW file photo. Historic fishing; Allagash Falls; photo by Steve Day. Allagash Falls; Chase Rapids; photo by Steve Day. Historic log boom; AWW file photo. Historic log boom; AWW • At Waterway Ranger Stations • At Waterway who Rangers & Wardens • From patrol the Waterway. • Radio Dispatch Center emergency messages Transmits by radio. throughout the Waterway (207) 435-7963 Open Monday – Friday; 8:00 am – 5:00 pm. Dispatch Center in Houlton • State Police and after hours Weekend emergency assistance. (207) 532-5400 or 1-800-924-2261 (in state only) Lock Dam: known as Chamberlain Lake Dam Formally was built in 1841 to divert the flow of water Lakes into the East in Chamberlain and Telos River. of the Penobscot Branch The Tramway: was built in 1902- The original cable tramway logs from Eagle Lake to 1903 to transport Chamberlain Lake, a distance of three-quarters of a mile. At peak production, half-million handled in a single day. feet of logs were board Abandoned Railroad: The Eagle Lake and Umbazooksus Railroad was of built in 1925-26 and hauled 125,000 cords pulpwood each year from Eagle to Umbazooksus Lake. The two giant oil-burning steam locomo - tives, which made the round trip between a startling sight as hours, are lakes every three of Eagle Lake. they stand near the shore Chase Rapids: of water on the Allagash The most taxing stretch Dam and Umsaskis extends between Churchill Lake. The 9-miles through the rips is a high point for whitewater canoe enthusiasts. Portage service is available, for a small fee, canoes and/or gear around the most difficult section of Chase Rapids. Service is available from 8 a.m. Dam at Churchill See ranger until noon daily. for portage service. to make arrangements Allagash Falls: is the scenic forty-foot Allagash Falls many, For climax of the trip. The falls is 13 miles from the Allagash joins St. John the point where of Allagash. River in the Town is not the Waterway The Allagash Wilderness place for an inexperienced person to learn canoeing or canoe camping alone. Lack of experience and errors in judgment can cause considerable region in this remote personal discomfort and endanger oneself for example, others. Immersion in cold water, can be fatal in a matter of minutes. Class II White Water you should be going down the river, If you’re competent and comfortable in Class II white water and suitably equipped. 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Mileage Chart Mileage Historic Lock Dam; AWW file photo. Historic Lock Dam; AWW 1) Measure to the outside of widest part hull. 1) Measure rails. or spray 2) Do not include gunwales, rub rails, Bateau with 6 men rowing; AWW file photo. Bateau with 6 men rowing; AWW • With motors must be registered with the Maine Department of motors must be registered • With www.maine.gov/ifw and Wildlife, Inland Fisheries personal flotation device• Must have one wearable for each Children 10 years of age or younger must wear an passenger on board. approved life jacket at all times while on the water. advise boaters to wear a good fitting personal rangers • Waterway flotation device at all times see chart Waterway, defined by rules for the • Canoes and kayaks are the width: measure To below. To • Motor size, outboard motor use, and type of watercraft is restricted. is restricted. motor use, and type of watercraft • Motor size, outboard • No motors allowed on Allagash Lake or Stream. rules at: www.maine.gov/allagash • Complete watercraft • All watercraft: length Canoe < 20% Kayak < 25% is usually good throughout the season, but there • Vary water flow for all types of canoeing from recreational May to October. including Allagash Stream, • In the side streams, highly variable. are in the season - There may be a lack of adequate flow water • Late early in the season, for canoeing, especially late in the season. Very flows may be too heavy to canoe. Longest Paddle Longest lakes difficult. time built into your schedule, you will not extra • With be tempted to paddle during dangerous conditions. Allagash canoe route with a 12-mile paddle across traditional and 5 more Eagle Lake, a 2-mile run through the Thoroughfare, Dam. miles of lake to Churchill Dam is an exciting 9-mile trip down Chase Below the Churchill Rapids to Umsaskis Lake. Chase Rapids, famed for its “whitewater” canoeing, takes an experienced person in the stern to guide a canoe through the rocks and standing waves. The upper end of Umsaskis Lake is a wildlife haven. It worth a exploring the back channels and bays of this marshy area; American Realty Road crosses the short 5-mile paddle to where Waterway. Watercraft canoe route. is managed as a traditional The Waterway Trip The among the most important factors and time are desire, Ability, to consider when planning the type of trip you wish under or take. Some visitors will want to engage a guide, outfitter, for float plane experienced canoeist. Others may wish to arrange Information on into or out of the Waterway. transportation outfitters, guides, and float plane services is available from Inc. at www.northmainewoods.org North Maine Woods, Levels Water extra time allow • Strong winds can make canoeing on the large headwater of Allagash Lake to Town Telos 98 miles, 7 to 10 days. Lake and river paddling. and Chamberlain Lakes to Lock Dam A 15-mile paddle up Telos and a short portage around the dam, then you'll follow will A 6-mile paddle down Long Lake and through Harvey Pond of Long Lake Dam. It is another 10 bring you to the remnants miles of easy moving river to Round Pond. you'll encounter After a 3-mile paddle across Round Pond Rips, a section of river with riffles and quick water, Round Pond gently moving water all and more then Musquacook Deadwater, – an 18-mile paddle. the way to Allagash Falls is a highlight of this spectacu - The 40 foot drop at Allagash Falls lar wilderness canoe trip. After the 1/3-mile portage around Brook Rapids – a short but falls, it is a run of 8 miles to Twin Waterway. – also the official end of challenging class II rapid of Allagash Most paddlers continue another 5 miles to the Town at the confluence of St. John and Allagash Rivers. Shorter trips Dam Chamberlain Bridge to Churchill 30 miles, 3-4 days. Mostly lake paddling. of Allagash Umsaskis Lake to Town 53 miles, 3-4 days. Mostly river paddling. Side trip From Bridge Chamberlain Landing Telos Dam Bridge Lock Chamberlain Dam Lock Dam Lock Tramway Dam Churchill Inlet Lake Umsaskis Dam Lake Long (T13 R12) Michaud Farm Round Pond Michaud Farm Falls Allagash Brook Twin Landing Telos Chamberlain Lake to Allagash enters Chamberlain Lake in the northwest Allagash Stream - of the rail corner of the lake. As you pass under remnants you enter the quiet waters of Allagash Stream. road trestle An experienced canoeist can make the 6-mile trip with pole and to the unforgettable solitude of Allagash paddle up this stream motors, and closed to aircraft, are Lake. This lake and stream mechanized equipment of any type; only canoes and kayaks are permitted here. • River Conditions & Alerts available at: maine .gov/allagash www.