Delaware whitewater - Red Clay Creek, New Castle County

New Castle county, Marshall Bridge Road to Route 41 section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.

 

CLASS I-II     10.5 miles
  The beautiful scenery of New Castle County and the cool fresh water have people coming here. If you hurry you can run this stretch in a day but why not make it an overnighter, so why not pack your camping stuff too. There are nice comfortable hotels here, but if you don’t have reservations you might end up sleeping in your car. The put-in location is a short drive from Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, as you can see on the road map further down. The Marshall Bridge Road to Route 41 stretch is the only paddling stretch along Red Clay Creek. The Marshall
    Bridge Road to Route 41 section of Red Clay Creek is 10.5 miles long and is rated by American Whitewater as a class I-II section. A bit of exercise and just being out on the river for a while are great attractions for lots of people.

Briefly about the general area:
Throughout
the warm days of summer, highs usually are in the 80's at Red Clay Creek with night lows in the 60's. High temperatures through the wintertime are normally in the 30's with temperatures at Red Clay Creek dipping down into the 20's all through winter nights.
Red Clay Creek is a pretty wet place ordinarily with a lot of rain; throughout July this area sees the most rain, and February meanwhile is the driest month.
 

Red Clay Creek, Marshall Bridge Road to Route 41 road map
Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked.

QUICK STATS
AW Class: I-II
Length: 10.5 miles
Average Gradient: 14 fpm
  
Putin Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.81819
Longitude: -75.6915

Takeout Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.7386
Longitude: -75.63421

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Current weather conditions at Red Clay Creek, Delaware
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Local climate location: WEST CHESTER 22 miles away


RAFTING TRIP OUTFITTERS

There are no whitewater outfitters currently listed for this river.

Country Inn And Suites By Carlson Newark, Newark
4 miles away
Free Continental Plus Breakfast. Smoke free hotel. Business and fitness center, coin operated laundry, indoor parking garage, in room coffee maker, hair dryer, iron and ironing board. Whirlpool suit...

Mendenhall Hotel & Conference Center, Mendenhall
4 miles away
The hotel is conveniently located in Chester County, the heart of the scenic Brandywine Valley. Philadelphia Intl. Airport 20 miles. Wilmington Delaware, Delaware Amtrak Station, and bus terminal 15 m...

Red Roof Inn Wilmington, Newark
5 miles away
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Outdoors Recreation Near Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Delaware-Maryland
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Delaware-Maryland, the metro area neareast to Red Clay Creek. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
 

   

OUTDOORS
These outdoors activities are available near Red Clay Creek.
 Whitewater Near Red Clay Creek:
Brandywine Creek, Chester County , 6 miles away, Class I - 11 miles long (Lenape Pennsylvania to Thompson Bridge Road Delaware)
Brandywine Creek, New Castle County , 7 miles away, Class III - 8 miles long (Thompson Bridge Road to Market Street)
Brandywine Creek - West Branch, Chester County , 9 miles away, Class I - 12 miles long (Mortonville to Lenape)
Buck Run, Chester County , 12 miles away, Class II - 4 miles long (Doe Run Church Road to Brandywine Confluence)
Brandywine Creek - East Branch, Chester County , 13 miles away, Class I-II - 21.1 miles long (Pennsylvania Route 82 to Pennsylvania Route 842)
Big Elk Creek, Cecil County , 14 miles away, Class I-II - 12.6 miles long (Pennsylvania Route 341 to Elkton)
Brandywine Creek - West Branch, Chester County , 14 miles away, Class III - 6.6 miles long (Pennsylvania 340 to Mortonville)
Brandywine Creek - West Branch, Chester County , 18 miles away, Class I-III - 6.6 miles long (Icedale Road to Pennsylvania 340)
Brandywine Creek - West Branch, Chester County , 18 miles away, Class I-III - 6.6 miles long (Icedale Road to Pennsylvania 340)
French Creek, Chester County , 20 miles away, Class II - 7 miles long (Route 100 to French Creek Road)
 Ski Areas Near Red Clay Creek:
Spring Mountain, Pennsylvania , 30 miles away, 450 vertical feet
Bear Creek, Pennsylvania , 37 miles away, 510 vertical feet
Blue Marsh, Pennsylvania , 46 miles away, 315 vertical feet
Blue Mountain, Pennsylvania , 56 miles away, 1082 vertical feet
Big Boulder, Pennsylvania , 68 miles away, 475 vertical feet
Split Rock, Pennsylvania , 68 miles away, 250 vertical feet
Camelback, Pennsylvania , 71 miles away, 800 vertical feet
Jack Frost, Pennsylvania , 71 miles away, 600 vertical feet
Mount Airy Lodge, Pennsylvania , 75 miles away, 250 vertical feet
Alpine Mountain, Pennsylvania , 77 miles away, 500 vertical feet
 Hotels Near Red Clay Creek:
Country Inn And Suites By Carlson Newark, Newark , 4 miles away
Mendenhall Hotel & Conference Center, Mendenhall , 4 miles away
Red Roof Inn Wilmington, Newark , 5 miles away
Days Inn - Wilmington/Newark, Newark , 5 miles away
Fairfield Inn By Marriott Wilmington, Newark , 5 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Red Clay Creek:
Delaware Motel and RV Park, New Castle, 7 miles away
Philadelphia/West Chester KOA, Unionville, 8 miles away
Koa Philadelphia Westchester, Coatesville, 9 miles away
 National Parks Near Red Clay Creek:
New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route, Newport - NJ , 44 miles away
Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, Bethlehem - PA , 48 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Red Clay Creek:
Delcastle Golf Club, Wilmington , 2 miles away
Greenville Country Club Swimming Pool, Wilmington , 3 miles away
Fieldstone Golf Club, Wilmington , 6 miles away
 Lakes Near Red Clay Creek

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