Rapid River
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Rapid River is a river in Maine, about 0.3 miles from the town of Middle Dam. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife manages the land here. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Middle Dam put July highs around 76°F with lows near 54°F, and September still runs about 68°F by day. Winters are cold, with January highs averaging about 24°F. Close by, Smooth Ledge Put in Trail is about 2.8 miles away, and the C Bluff climbing area is about 4.5 miles away. For camping, R22 and R26 are both about 5.9 miles from the river.
- Smooth Ledge Put in TrailHiking2.8 mi
- C BluffRock climbing4.5 mi
- R22Camping5.9 mi
- R26Camping5.9 mi
- R23Camping6 mi
- R24Camping6.1 mi
- Potter Farm Nature TrailHiking7.5 mi
- Cascade TrailHiking7.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Androscoggin RiverRiver fishing · ~18 min drive
- Kennebago RiverRiver fishing · ~36 min drive
- Pond in the RiverLake fishing · ~2 min drive
- Bigelow PondLake fishing · ~11 min drive
- Umbagog LakeLake fishing · ~12 min drive
- Umbagog LakeLake fishing · ~14 min drive
- Sweat MeadowsLake fishing · ~14 min drive
- Round PondLake fishing · ~22 min drive
- Little Ellis PondLake fishing · ~23 min drive
- Sweat PondLake fishing · ~24 min drive
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Best time to visit Rapid River
No month here meets our mild-weather rule. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
24° / 2°
17 wet
Feb
27° / 3°
14 wet
Mar
36° / 12°
15 wet
Apr
48° / 27°
13 wet
May
62° / 39°
15 wet
Jun
71° / 49°
15 wet
Jul
76° / 54°
15 wet
Aug
75° / 52°
13 wet
Sep
68° / 45°
13 wet
Oct
54° / 34°
14 wet
Nov
41° / 24°
15 wet
Dec
30° / 12°
18 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Middle Dam, ME, 0.2 mi away at 1,460 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
