New York whitewater - Kaaterskill Creek, Catskill Mountains, Green/Ulster County
Green/Ulster
county,
High Falls to Catskill Creek section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS II-III 12 miles
This section of Kaaterskill Creek in New York is 12 miles long and is a class II-III section of whitewater according to American Whitewater. The natural beauty of Green/Ulster County and the water flowing gracefully down Kaaterskill Creek are in themselves reasons enough to come here to paddle. There are nice comfortable hotels here, and if you make reservations in advance you're all set. You can enjoy this stretch more if you take your time, so pack your camping stuff. And of course, there are campgrounds nearby. If you've been out of state whitewater
rafting and kayaking you might find the rivers here more demanding, so you'd better keep in mind that many of the sections here are not safe for beginners. When you're paddling down a Catskill Mountains river like this one you always get great scenery along the way too. The put-in
location is a reasonable drive from Hudson, there's a road map further down the page with more info on that. Getting some good exercise and just being out on the river for a while will make you glad you came. There are no other sections to paddle along Kaaterskill Creek than the High Falls to Catskill Creek section. You might be into whitewater rafting or kayaking or both, doesn't matter, there are lots of good spots for that around here.
Briefly about the general area: All through the long summer days here at Kaaterskill Creek, high temperatures
commonly reach the 70's. Once the sun is down it plunges down to the 50's. The cold days of the wintertime come with highs in the 20's; winter nights come with lows in the 0's to Kaaterskill Creek. The amount of precipitation that falls at Kaaterskill Creek is close to the national average; the month with most of the rain is May; the driest month of the year is February.
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