New York whitewater - Poesten Kill River, Rensselaer County
Rensselaer
county,
Eagle Mills to Waterfall section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS III-V+ 2 miles
This section of Poesten Kill River in New York is 2 miles long and is a class III-V+ section of whitewater according to American Whitewater. The wonderful New York scenery and the beautiful way the water current moves down the stream have people coming here. The average New York whitewater rafting or kayaking river tends to be harder to run than those in other states, so if you're not from around here don't forget that lots of rivers here are not for beginners. The put-in is not too far from Albany-Schenectady-Troy, as you can see on the road map further
down. The campgrounds here at Poesten Kill River are pretty good. There are a few other sections in this river system that can be paddled as well. A bit of exercise and spending some quality time in nature are sure to keep you coming back for more. Since you're on this site you
are probably into whitewater rafting or kayaking, either way this is an area with plenty of rivers for that. Not too many hotels nearby, you'll have to drive a bit to get to one, but do book a room before you come because it is a very popular destination. This is a somewhat short section so you'll have to walk back to the start over and over.
Briefly about the general area: Poesten Kill River gets a normal amount of precipitation; the wettest month of the year is regularly June, that's the one that rains the most; the driest month is February.
For the period of the warm days of summer, highs ordinarily are in the 80's at Poesten Kill River, and the nighttime is somewhat chillier of course, ordinarily in the 60's. For the period of the wintertime this place gets highs in the 30's with winter lows in the 10's overnight here at Poesten Kill River.
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