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.
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