New York whitewater - Jenny Creek, St. Lawrence County
St. Lawrence
county,
Jayville Road to Pitcairn section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS IV-V+ 5 miles
If you're coming from Ogdensburg-Massena it's not a long drive at all to the put-in location, there's a road map further down the page with more info on that. The Jayville Road to Pitcairn section of Jenny Creek is 5 miles long and is rated by American Whitewater as a class IV-V+ section. The average New York whitewater rafting or kayaking river tends to be harder to run than those in other states, so better not forget that many of the sections here are not safe for beginners. A bit of exercise and just being out on the river for a while are great reasons
to come. The nearby hotels are a bit away from the river, but if you don’t have reservations you might end up sleeping in your car. Some people prefer whitewater rafting and some kayaking, either way this area has a large number of paddling rivers. The campgrounds here at Jenny
Creek are pretty good. The nature scenery of St. Lawrence County and the playfulness of the water make the trip here worthwhile. This stretch has has enough mileage, you can easily run it on an afternoon.
Briefly about the general area: The annual precipitation here at Jenny Creek is about average; the wettest month of the year is regularly August, that's the one that rains the most; February meanwhile is the driest month. Throughout the summertime at Jenny Creek temperatures are generally in the 80's, and the overnight is slightly cooler
of course, generally in the 50's. For the period of the wintertime highs are typically in the 20's; all through the dark hours in the winter at Jenny Creek temperatures drop to the 0's.
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