Clarion River · Pennsylvania Wilds

Clarion River: Cooksburg to Gravel Lick

  • Class I
  • 6.0 miles
  • Kayak
  • Canoe
  • Sup
  • Tube
High - pushy

4,360 cfs

Gauge 03029500 · Sep 14, 8:00 PM (1 h ago)

Much above normal

About the 95th percentile for today (1939–2025)

  • 300 min runnable
  • 500–3,000 ideal
  • 5,000 max safe (cfs)

Thresholds are editorial starting points, not official advisories. Scout, check dam-release schedules, and never rely on a single number.

Clarion River: Cooksburg to Gravel Lick
Photo: Idawriter, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · License

The run

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.

Hazards

Shallow riffles late in summer; fog and cold water in spring.

Season

May-September.

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Streamflow at Clarion River at Cooksburg, PA · USGS page

Put-in & take-out

Put-in

Cook Forest State Park, Cooksburg

41.3320, -79.2100

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Take-out

Gravel Lick access

41.2900, -79.2620

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Shuttle directions: put-in to take-out

Where it is

Run geometry is a straight put-in → take-out line; coordinates are approximate. Open the full map

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