Pennsylvania whitewater - Blacklick Creek - South Branch, Cambria County
Cambria
county,
Route 271 to Vintondale section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS II-III 9 miles
The Route 271 to Vintondale stretch of Blacklick Creek - South Branch in Pennsylvania is 9 miles long and has been determined by American Whitewater to be a class II-III section. If you've been out of state whitewater rafting and kayaking you might find the rivers here more forgiving, so keep in mind that the rivers in this state are less demanding. The starting location is a reasonable drive from Johnstown, there's a road map further down the page with more info on that. Whether you're whitewater rafting or kayaking there are lots of good places for that around
here. Not too many hotels nearby, you'll have to drive a bit to get to one, but if you don’t have reservations you might end up sleeping in your car. On this section you do get some distance, it's good length for a morning trip. Great exercise and just hanging out with mother nature
are great attractions for lots of people. For all you camping people there are campgrounds nearby. This river system has a few good paddling stretches and the Route 271 to Vintondale section is one of them. The nature scenery of Pennsylvania and the beautiful way the water current moves down the stream make the trip here worthwhile.
Briefly about the general area: For the duration of the summer months here at Blacklick Creek - South Branch, high temperatures usually get into the 70's. When the night sets in temperatures drop down into the 50's.
The wintertime comes with highs in the 30's; during the dark hours in the wintertime at Blacklick Creek - South Branch temperatures dip to the 10's. Blacklick Creek - South Branch gets a good deal of water; the wettest month of the year is usually July, that's the one that rains the most, and the driest month of the year is February.
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