Flatwater & Canoe Trips in Pennsylvania

 

Chemung River (Elmira to the PA border)
Once you leave the busy Elmira area, you’ll be in rural landscapes, although I-86 is never far from shore. Waters from the Cohocton and Tioga Rivers merge at Corning to form the Chemung River. Downstr...
From the guidebook "Take a Paddle: Finger Lakes, NY"
Running the Rivers of North America
Elmira, NY - Flatwater Paddling & Canoeing - 12.8 miles

Delaware River: Hancock, NY to Trenton, NJ
The Hancock area can get pretty crowded during the summer. The upper river (Hancock to Narrowsburg) flows between high, green hills and flat, grassy banks. The area is surprisingly remote, and very ...
From the guidebook "Appalachian Whitewater: The Northern States"
Running the Rivers of North America
Hancock, PA - Whitewater Paddling

Oswayo Creek (Shinglehouse, PA to Toll Gate, NY)
The name Oswayo is the English interpretation of an Indian name but no one knows for sure what it means. For most of its route, Oswayo Creek is wide (50 to 75-feet wide) and deep in springtime. There ...
From the guidebook "Take a Paddle: Western New York"
Running the Rivers of North America
Shinglehouse, PA - Flatwater Paddling & Canoeing - 12.4 miles

Pine Creek: Ansonia to Waterville
Pine Creek is a beautiful, unspoiled stream which drains the wild plateau country of north-central Pennsylvania. The upper reaches in the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania are near-wilderness; the lower s...
From the guidebook "Appalachian Whitewater: The Northern States"
Running the Rivers of North America
Ansonia , PA - Flatwater Paddling & Canoeing

Tioga River (Tioga Junction, PA to Presho, NY)
Historically the Tioga River (part of the Chemung and Susquehanna River Basin that feeds to Chesapeake Bay) flooded regularly. After the 1972 flood caused by hurricane Agnes, three large dams were bui...
From the guidebook "Take a Paddle: Finger Lakes, NY"
Running the Rivers of North America
Presho, NY - Flatwater Paddling & Canoeing - 10.5 miles