New York whitewater - Esopus Creek, Catskill Mountains, Ulster County
Ulster
county,
Stillwater Road to Tongore Road section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS II-IV 7.5 miles
The nature scenery of New York and the water flowing gracefully down Esopus Creek have people coming here. If you're coming from Kingston it's not a long drive at all to the starting location, there's a road map further down the page with more info on that. The Stillwater Road to Tongore Road section is one of many paddling sections in this river system. The river winds through the Catskill Mountains and you get great scenery. Lodging is available near the river, but if you don’t have reservations you might end up sleeping in your car. The Stillwater
Road to Tongore Road stretch of Esopus Creek in New York is 7.5 miles long and it is classified as a class II-IV section by American Whitewater. The campgrounds here at Esopus Creek are pretty good. Whitewater rafting and kayaking spots in New York are harder than the national
norm, so keep in mind that lots of rivers here are not for beginners. Great exercise and spending some quality time in nature have a lot of people coming here. On this section you do get some distance, you can easily run it on an afternoon. Since you're on this site you are probably into whitewater rafting or kayaking, either way there are lots of good rivers for that around here.
Briefly about the general area: The warmest time of the year at Esopus Creek comes with high temperatures in the 70's; the night is somewhat colder of course, typically
in the 50's. High temperatures through the wintertime are normally in the 20's; nighttime lows at Esopus Creek through the wintertime usually sink into the 0's. The beauty of mother nature reveals herself at Glenerie Falls. The yearly rainfall here at Esopus Creek is about average; the wettest month of the year is usually May, that's the one that rains the most; February on the other hand is the driest.
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