Pennsylvania
River runs
58 river trips with linked USGS readings. Find nearby put-ins and choose how far you want to paddle. Flow guidance is shown where thresholds are available.
Nearby distance
Straight-line miles, not driving distance.
Showing 58 of 58 runs
- Low but runnable Class I
Allegheny River: Buckaloons to Tidioute (Islands Wilderness)
Allegheny River · Pennsylvania Wilds
1,750 cfs 1 h ago
The Wild and Scenic Allegheny past the seven islands of the Allegheny Islands Wilderness, with primitive island camping and dependable Kinzua Dam-regulated flows.
- Good Class I
Allegheny River: Franklin to Kennerdell
Allegheny River · Lake Erie & Northwest
7,420 cfs 1 h ago
Big, easy water through the Allegheny's forested middle valley, with the Kennerdell Tract and Allegheny River Trail tunnels for a scenic shuttle.
- High - pushy Flatwater
Allegheny River: Millvale to Point State Park (Three Rivers)
Allegheny River · Pittsburgh & Southwest
31,900 cfs 54 min ago
The Pittsburgh skyline paddle: under the Three Sisters bridges to the fountain at the Point, on pooled water that is flat except for boat wakes.
- Low but runnable Class I
Brandywine Creek: Lenape to Chadds Ford
Brandywine Creek · Philadelphia & the Countryside
181 cfs 39 min ago
The Wyeth country float: pastoral banks, easy riffles, and outfitters at Lenape renting canoes, kayaks, and tubes.
Photo: daveynin from United States, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons · License Too low Class IICasselman River: Markleton to Harnedsville
Casselman River · Laurel Highlands
371 cfs 39 min ago
A spring-fed Class II run through a wooded valley beside the Great Allegheny Passage, with continuous rapids at good flows and a remote feel.
Photo: Idawriter, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · License High - pushy Class IClarion River: Cooksburg to Gravel Lick
Clarion River · Pennsylvania Wilds
4,460 cfs 1 h ago
A National Wild and Scenic River winding past old-growth hemlock and white pine in Cook Forest. Outfitters in Cooksburg rent canoes, kayaks, and tubes.
Photo: Shoshanna Ochocki, U.S. Forest Service, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · License · Same water body; this photo may show a different section. Good Class IClarion River: Ridgway to Portland Mills
Clarion River · Pennsylvania Wilds
1,450 cfs 39 min ago
The quiet upper Clarion through Elk County: long pools, gentle riffles, and a good chance of seeing elk along the banks.
- Flow guidance not calibrated Not rated — scout
Conestoga River: Conestoga River Park to Safe Harbor Park / Powerhouse Road
Conestoga River · Susquehanna Valley & Dutch Country
304 cfs 54 min ago
Lancaster County paddle between trail-steward mapped accesses.
- Flow guidance not calibrated Not rated — scout
Conestoga River: Perleman Park to Conestoga Pines Park
Conestoga River · Susquehanna Valley & Dutch Country
304 cfs 54 min ago
Lancaster County paddle between trail-steward mapped accesses.
- Flow guidance not calibrated Not rated — scout
Conestoga River: Rock Hill access below rapids to Conestoga River Park
Conestoga River · Susquehanna Valley & Dutch Country
304 cfs 54 min ago
Lancaster County paddle between trail-steward mapped accesses.
- Flow guidance not calibrated Not rated — scout
Conestoga River: South Conestoga Drive to Rockford Road, Lancaster County Central Park
Conestoga River · Susquehanna Valley & Dutch Country
304 cfs 54 min ago
Lancaster County paddle between trail-steward mapped accesses.
- Flow guidance not calibrated Not rated — scout
Conestoga River: Sylvan B. Fisher Park to Perleman Park
Conestoga River · Susquehanna Valley & Dutch Country
304 cfs 54 min ago
Lancaster County paddle between trail-steward mapped accesses.
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