Pennsylvania whitewater - Blacklick Creek, Indiana County Indiana county, Route 56 to Josephine section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.   CLASS II-IV     10 miles   This was absolutely crazy!!!! I did it in a liquidloqic stingray 12 with a half skirt, ooooppppsssss!!!!! Full skirt is needed and a helmet would be nice. Awesome trip!!! There is noooooo lull in between rapids, just rapids, rapids and moorrreeee rapids for 10 miles!!! Awesome ride!!! Says Kayakingpirate The Route 56 to Josephine stretch of Blacklick Creek in Indiana County is 10 miles long and it is classified as a class II-IV section by American Whitewater. The nature scenery of Indiana County and the playfulness of the water are reasons enough     to come here and paddle. Since you're on this site you are probably into whitewater rafting or kayaking, either way this is an area with plenty of places for that. There's camping available near Blacklick Creek. The rivers for whitewater rafting and kayaking here in Pennsylvania are often easier than in other states, so if you're not from around here don't forget that rivers here are not as hard as elsewhere. 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. There are some good sections to paddle in this river system, the Route 56 to Josephine section is one of them. This section is long enough for an overnight trip if you take your time, so why not pack your sleeping bag too. Getting a good workout and just hanging out with mother nature will make you glad you   came. The put-in location is a short drive from Indiana, as you can see on the road map further down. Briefly about the general area: For the duration of the summertime months at Blacklick Creek temperatures are regularly in the 80's. Once the sun is down it falls down to the 50's. Highs through the wintertime are ordinarily in the 30's; after the sun is down through the winter temperatures at Blacklick Creek fall into the 10's. All the water falling down from the sky makes Blacklick Creek a wet spot; July is when you get the most rain here, and February is the month with the least moisture. Blacklick Creek, Route 56 to Josephine road map Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked. QUICK STATS AW Class: II-IV Length: 10 miles Average Gradient: 41 fpm    Putin Location Coordinates: Latitude: 40.48009 Longitude: -79.0449 Takeout Location Coordinates: Latitude: 40.4803 Longitude: -79.1935 Paddler input for Blacklick Creek, Pennsylvania: Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Input Submission Guidelines Current weather conditions at Blacklick Creek, Pennsylvania Local climate location: PUTNEYVILLE 5 miles away RAFTING TRIP OUTFITTERS There are no whitewater outfitters currently listed for this river. 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Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.       These outdoors activities are available near Blacklick Creek.   Whitewater Near Blacklick Creek: Tubmill Creek, Westmoreland County , 5 miles away, Class I-III - 5.6 miles long (Route 711 to Bolivar) Conemaugh River, Cambria/ Westmoreland County , 7 miles away, Class I-II - 25.9 miles long (Johnstown to Torrance) Quemahoning Creek, Somerset County , 18 miles away, Class III - 3.62 miles long (SR 160 to Quemahoning Dam) Loyalhanna Creek, Westmoreland County , 18 miles away, Class I-II - 16.4 miles long (Rector to Latrobe) Quemahoning Creek, Somerset County , 18 miles away, Class III - 3.4 miles long (Boswell to Reservoir) Blacklick Creek - South Branch, Cambria County , 19 miles away, Class II-III - 9 miles long (Route 271 to Vintondale) Stonycreek River, Somerset County , 20 miles away, Class II+(III) - 1.7 miles long (Hollsopple to Foustwell) Little Conemaugh River, Cambria County , 20 miles away, Class II - 10.2 miles long (South Fork to Johnstown) Little Mahoning Creek, Indiana County , 20 miles away, Class II - 6 miles long (Nashville to Rochester Mills) Stonycreek River, Somerset County , 21 miles away, Class III-IV - 4.6 miles long (Foustwell to Carpenters Park)   Ski Areas Near Blacklick Creek: The Springs at Laurel Mountain, Pennsylvania , 17 miles away, 940 vertical feet Hidden Valley, Pennsylvania , 24 miles away, 610 vertical feet Seven Springs, Pennsylvania , 27 miles away, 750 vertical feet Blue Knob, Pennsylvania , 40 miles away, 1072 vertical feet Boyce Park, Pennsylvania , 43 miles away, 180 vertical feet Wisp, Maryland , 51 miles away, 610 vertical feet Timberline, West Virginia , 78 miles away, 1000 vertical feet Canaan Valley, West Virginia , 80 miles away, 850 vertical feet Bryce Resort, Virginia , 91 miles away, 500 vertical feet Peek N Peak, New York , 94 miles away, 400 vertical feet   Hotels Near Blacklick Creek: Best Western University Inn, Indiana , 6 miles away Holiday Inn Indiana, Pa, Indiana , 8 miles away SUPER 8 MOTEL - INDIANA, Indiana , 8 miles away Comfort Inn Indiana, Indiana , 8 miles away Ramada Inn At Historic Ligonier, Ligonier , 15 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Blacklick Creek: Girl Scouts, Bolivar, 5 miles away Mirror Lake Resort, New Florence, 6 miles away Yellow Creek Camp Ground, Penn Run, 10 miles away   Trails Near Blacklick Creek: Clark Run Trail, Indiana County , 10 miles away Laurel Highlands Trail, Westmoreland County , 11 miles away Roger Mountain Trail, Indiana County , 11 miles away East End Trail, Somerset County , 17 miles away Spruce Run Trail, Somerset County , 18 miles away   Lakes Near Blacklick Creek