New York whitewater - Holmes Lake Outlet, Adirondack Mountains, Fulton County

Fulton county, Route 125 to West Stony Creek section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.

 

CLASS III-V     1 miles
  This stretch of Holmes Lake Outlet in Fulton County is 1 miles long and is a class III-V section of whitewater according to American Whitewater. The natural beauty of New York and the sparkling of the sunlight on the water have people coming here. The beauty of the Adirondack Mountains is a great plus for this river. There are no other stretches to paddle along Holmes Lake Outlet than the Route 125 to West Stony Creek stretch. Since you're on this site you are probably into whitewater rafting or kayaking, either way there are lots of good spots for
    that around here. If you're coming from Gloversville 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. This is an extremely short stretch so better bring some good walking shoes. The sections for whitewater rafting
and kayaking here in New York are often more challenging than in other states, so if you're visiting here do keep in mind that a large number of rivers in this state are not easy. Not too many hotels nearby, you'll have to drive a bit to get to one, but if you don’t have reservations you might end up sleeping in your car. There are campgrounds quite near the river where you can camp. A bit of exercise and just being out on the river for a while have a lot of people coming here.

Briefly about the general area:
Summer at Holmes Lake Outlet comes with
 
high temperatures in the 80's. Summer nighttime lows dip down to the 50's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 20's, and after the sun is down during the wintertime temperatures at Holmes Lake Outlet drop into the 0's. Holmes Lake Outlet is a quite wet place ordinarily with lots of rain; of all the months in a year November is the one with the most rain, and the driest of the months is February.
People from Gloversville love to come to Holmes Lake Outlet.

Holmes Lake Outlet, Route 125 to West Stony Creek road map
Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked.

QUICK STATS
AW Class: III-V
Length: 1 miles
Average Gradient: 140 fpm
  
Putin Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 43.1804
Longitude: -74.3735

Takeout Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 43.1767
Longitude: -74.3518

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Current weather conditions at Holmes Lake Outlet, Adirondack Mountains, New York
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Local climate location: LITTLE FALLS CTY RESVR 12 miles away


RAFTING TRIP OUTFITTERS

There are no whitewater outfitters currently listed for this river.

Holiday Inn JOHNSTOWN-GLOVERSVILLE, Johnstown
8 miles away
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Super 8 Johnstown/Gloversville, Johnstown
8 miles away
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Microtel Inn and Suites Johnstown, Johnstown
8 miles away
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Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Gloversville, New York, the metro area neareast to Holmes Lake Outlet. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
 

   

OUTDOORS
These outdoors activities are available near Holmes Lake Outlet.
 Whitewater Near Holmes Lake Outlet:
West Stony Creek, Fulton/ Hamilton County , 6 miles away, Class II-III - 10.5 miles long (Pinnacle to Route 30)
Sacandaga River - West Branch, Hamilton County , 9 miles away, Class II-III - 7.3 miles long (Whitehouse to Sacandaga Campsite)
Doig Creek, Hamilton County , 12 miles away, Class III+(IV) - 3 miles long (Pumpkin Hollow Road to Sacandaga River)
Sacandaga River, Hamilton County , 13 miles away, Class II - 13 miles long (East Branch to Hope)
Sacandaga River - West Branch, Hamilton County , 13 miles away, Class IV-V+ - 9.2 miles long (Arietta - Piseco to Whitehouse)
East Stony Creek, Warren/ Hamilton County , 13 miles away, Class II-V - 8 miles long (Tenant Creek to Old State Highway)
Piseco Outlet, Hamilton County , 15 miles away, Class II-III - 4 miles long (Route 10 to West Branch Sacandaga)
Sacandaga River, Hamilton County , 15 miles away, Class III-V+ - 7.5 miles long (Christine Falls to East Branch)
Sacandaga River - Middle Branch, Hamilton County , 16 miles away, Class V - 6.8 miles long (Old Route 30 Bridge to Route 8/30 Jct Bridge)
Sacandaga River - Middle Branch, Hamilton County , 16 miles away, Class V - 2.5 miles long (Speculator to Old Route 30 Road Bridge)
 Ski Areas Near Holmes Lake Outlet:
Gore Mountain, New York , 35 miles away, 2100 vertical feet
Hickory Ski Center, New York , 41 miles away, 1280 vertical feet
West Mountain, New York , 44 miles away, 1010 vertical feet
Windham Mountain, New York , 45 miles away, 1600 vertical feet
Ski Plattekill, New York , 49 miles away, 1100 vertical feet
McCauley Mountain, New York , 49 miles away, 633 vertical feet
Hunter Mountain, New York , 50 miles away, 1600 vertical feet
Belleayre, New York , 53 miles away, 1404 vertical feet
Willard Mountain, New York , 59 miles away, 505 vertical feet
Mount Pisgah, New York , 61 miles away, 300 vertical feet
 Hotels Near Holmes Lake Outlet:
Holiday Inn JOHNSTOWN-GLOVERSVILLE, Johnstown , 8 miles away
Super 8 Johnstown/Gloversville, Johnstown , 8 miles away
Microtel Inn and Suites Johnstown, Johnstown , 8 miles away
Econo Lodge Fultonville, Fultonville , 12 miles away
Americas Best Value Inn Amsterdam, Amsterdam , 17 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Holmes Lake Outlet:
Campsite, Gloversville, 8 miles away
Ranch Side Park, Ellenburg Depot, 9 miles away
Rainbows End, Northville, 11 miles away
 Trails Near Holmes Lake Outlet:
Hamilton Mountain Fire Tower Trail, Hamilton County , 13 miles away
 Lakes Near Holmes Lake Outlet

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