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West Branch Ausable River Access

West Branch Ausable River Access provides public river access in Essex County near Wilmington, with multiple roadside pull-offs along River Road and Route 86, plus parking at the Whiteface Mountain Ski Center lower lot.

The access point serves both anglers and paddlers, with the river offering dramatic scenery, pocketwater sections, and various difficulty levels ranging from calm pools to Class III-IV rapids depending on location and flow.


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