CHENA RIVER

Description: Close to populated area, along main road.

Challenge:
Upper Chena: offers Class I canoeing, good moose sighting and fishing.
Lower Chena: is through the center of town and offers the finest restaurants.

Time: Trips range from a few hours to 3 days for entire river.

Fishing:
Arctic grayling, northern pike, round whitefish, humpback whitefish, sheefish, burbot, king and chum salmon.

Wildlife:
Moose, beaver, muskrat, migratory waterfowl.

Maps: Circle
A-5; Big Delta D-5, D-6; Fairbanks D-1, D-2

Mileage

CHATANIKA
RIVER

Description:
More remote with
both wilderness and some cabins along riverfront.

Challenge:
Upper river is swift,
shallow and challenging, due to sweepers and log jams. The midriver and
lower river are very slow with much paddling required. The wildlife is
everywhere and fishing gets better the further downstream one travels.

Time: Trips
can range from one day to 10 days.

Fishing: The
Chatanika River supports a wealth of fish year round, including grayling,
sheefish, and northern pike.

Wildlife: Caribou,
brown and black bear, Dall sheep, migratory waterfowl.

Maps: Circle
A-6, B-5, B-6; Livengood A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4, A-5, A-6; Fairbanks D-4, D-6.

BEAVER RIVER

Description: Wild and scenic, the scenery consists of contrasting mosaic green vegetation, trees, towering limestone peaks, and colorful exposed rock cliffs along
the gentle meandering river.

Challenge: This trip can be accomplished by novice canoers, and has a class I rating.

Time: One to three weeks, depending on how much of the river you wish to float.

Fishing: Arctic char, arctic grayling, northern pike, whitefish, sheefish, burbot, slimy sculpin, long-nose sucker.

Wildlife: Caribou, grizzly and black bear, Dall sheep, moose, wolf, lynx, beaver, peregrine falcon, golden eagle, bald eagle.

Maps: Livengood B-1, B-2, C-1, C-2, D-1; Circle B-6, C-6, D-5, D-6.