With many sandbars and mostly a sandy bottom, this is an easygoing stretch of the river for the most part. At a couple of points, it has a rocky bottom and creates riffles. This trip of the Raccoon River doesn’t have many access points; in the low water season, it can be a very long day trip. At the bedrock close to the end of the trip, during high water, the waves can easily swamp a canoe. The take out is at the Walnut Woods State Park boat ramp, on the river right.