First Rapids

First Rapids: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit First Rapids

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach First Rapids — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.98834, -90.38211. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near First Rapids

• Turtle-Flambeau Flowage · lake · Iron · ~24 km · Must-see
• Flambeau River State Forest · sanctuary · Price · ~30 km · Must-see
• Round Lake Logging Dam · lake · Price · ~31 km · Must-see
• Little Falls · waterfall · Iron · ~35 km · Must-see
• Foulds Creek State Natural Area · sanctuary · Price · ~36 km · Must-see
• Frog Lake And Pines State Natural Area · lake · Iron · ~39 km · Must-see
• Kimberly Clark Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Price · ~40 km · Must-see
• Flambeau Lake · lake · Vilas · ~44 km · Must-see
• Connors Lake Lookout Tower · lake · Sawyer · ~45 km · Must-see
• Crawling Stone Lake · lake · Vilas · ~49 km · Must-see
• Powell Marsh Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Vilas · ~49 km · Must-see
• Squirrel Lake Dam · lake · Oneida · ~50 km · Must-see
• Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest - Great Divide District · sanctuary · Ashland · ~51 km · Must-see
• Fence Lake · lake · Vilas · ~53 km · Must-see
• Spring Creek Flowage · lake · Price · ~55 km · Must-see
• Ike Walton Lake · lake · Vilas · ~56 km · Must-see
• Negro Lakes · lake · Vilas · ~57 km · Must-see
• Bergeron Rapids · lake · Sawyer · ~57 km · Must-see

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Other rivers, islands & mangroves near First Rapids

• Basswood Island · river spot · Ashland · ~125 km · Must-see
• Priest Lake Rapids · river spot · Price · ~24 km
• Boars Rapids · river spot · Price · ~28 km
• Fox Island · river spot · Vilas · ~53 km
• Jossart Island · river spot · Oneida · ~68 km
• Headflyer Island · river spot · Sawyer · ~71 km
• Picnic Island · river spot · Oneida · ~75 km
• Scott Island · river spot · Sawyer · ~80 km
• Bunyans Hat Island · river spot · Rusk · ~93 km
• Big Island · river spot · Sawyer · ~105 km

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