Paddling near Cantwell, AK

Cantwell sits at the junction of the Parks and Denali Highways in the Alaska Range, where the Nenana River and its tributaries define the local paddling scene. The Nenana runs past town and grades from mellow Class II flatwater near Cantwell up through increasingly technical whitewater to the north, while Cantwell Creek and Windy Creek give paddlers gentler float options close to the community.