New York whitewater - Beecher Creek, Catskill Mountains, Saratoga County Saratoga county, Airport Road to Great Sacandaga Lake section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.   CLASS II-V     2.5 miles   The Airport Road to Great Sacandaga Lake stretch of Beecher Creek is 2.5 miles long and is a class II-V section of whitewater according to American Whitewater. The beautiful scenery of New York and the cool fresh water are reasons enough to come here and paddle. Getting a good workout and a chance to spend some time outdoors will make you glad you came. The Airport Road to Great Sacandaga Lake stretch is the only paddling stretch along Beecher Creek. If you've been whitewater rafting and kayaking outside New York you might find the rivers here a bit     more challenging, so if you're not from around here don't forget that rivers here are less forgiving. The campgrounds here at Beecher Creek are pretty good. The river winds through the Catskill Mountains and you get great scenery. Not too many hotels nearby, you'll have to drive a bit to get to one, but you'd better reserve in advance because these hotels fill up quick. This section is quite short so better bring some good walking shoes. Briefly about the general area: Through the warm months at Beecher Creek highs are typically in the 70's. For the period of the dark hours of summer temperatures dip down into the 50's. For the duration of the winter this place gets highs in the 20's, and after the sun is down throughout the winter temperatures at Beecher Creek descend into the 0's. Beecher Creek gets a typical amount of rain; most of the rain falls during May while February is frequently the driest month.   QUICK STATS AW Class: II-V Length: 2.5 miles Average Gradient: 80 fpm    Paddler input for Beecher Creek, New York: Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Input Submission Guidelines Current weather conditions at Beecher Creek, Catskill Mountains, New York Local climate location: SLIDE MOUNTAIN 20 miles away RAFTING TRIP OUTFITTERS There are no whitewater outfitters currently listed for this river.   Catskill Mountains Whitewater Complete list of all the whitewater kayaking and rafting spots in the Catskill Mountains. Catskill Mountains Outdoors Info Complete outdoors info for the Catskill Mountains. All New York Whitewater Complete list of all the whitewater paddling spots in New York. Books about whitewater paddling on Beecher Creek, New York List of books from Amazon.com that cover whitewater paddling on Beecher Creek, New York. Find a whitewater outfitter in New York Whitewater Basics If you're new to whitewater paddling please take a look at this basic whitewater info.