New York whitewater - Poesten Kill River, Rensselaer County
Rensselaer
county,
Eagle Mills to Troy section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS I-IV 7 miles
If you're coming from Albany-Schenectady-Troy 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 wonderful New York scenery and the water flowing gracefully down Poesten Kill River have people coming here. 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 a lot of the rivers here are not suitable for beginners. Getting your paddling muscles activated and just hanging out with mother nature
are great reasons to come. There are campgrounds quite near the river where you can camp. The Eagle Mills to Troy stretch of Poesten Kill River is 7 miles long and has been determined by American Whitewater to be a class I-IV section. Some people prefer whitewater rafting and some
kayaking, either way this area has a large number of paddling rivers. Lodging is available near the river, but you'd better reserve in advance because these hotels fill up quick. This is one of a small number of paddling stretches in this river system, there are a few others too.
Briefly about the general area: Poesten Kill River gets a typical amount of yearly precipitation; June is the wettest month with most rain while February is the month with the least amount of precipitation. Through the warm days of summer highs here at Poesten Kill River reach the
80's while overnight lows are mostly in the 60's. For the period of the winter highs are in the 30's, and through the dark hours in the wintertime at Poesten Kill River temperatures sink to the 10's.
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