You can go there by canoe and to Old North Bridge and back in only a few hours pleasant paddling (map).

South Bridge Boat House, on Main Street between Concord center and West Concord, is open from Memorial Day (end of May) until the first snow.

Rent a canoe by the hour or half-day and paddle on down the river as you like.

If you have your own boat, canoe or kayak, you can launch it at the boat ramp off Lowell Road just east of the confluence (map).

Stop at Fairhaven, where the rivers meet, to read the inscription on a granite boulder in the 'Y' of the confluence:

"On the hill at Fairhaven, at the meeting of the rivers and along the banks lived the Indian owners of Musketaquid before the white man came."

(The boulder and at least part of the inscription may be under water if the river is at flood.)

On the southeast side at the confluence is a small grassy area good for a picnic. Be sure to pack out your trash and leave it in good condition.

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