Pennsylvania whitewater - Indian Creek, Fayette County

Fayette county, Route 381 to Camp Carmel section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.

 

CLASS III-IV(V)     4.9 miles
  The beautiful scenery of Pennsylvania and the beautiful way the water current moves down the stream make the trip here worthwhile. The sections for whitewater rafting and kayaking here in Pennsylvania are often more forgiving than in other states, so keep in mind that rivers here are less demanding. This section of Indian Creek is 4.9 miles long and has been rated as a class III-IV(V) section by American Whitewater. You can pitch a tent or park your RV at a nearby campground. Some people prefer whitewater rafting and some kayaking, either way there
    are lots of good places for that around here. The Route 381 to Camp Carmel stretch is the only paddling stretch along Indian Creek. This is a pretty decent length section, suitable for an afternoon trip. 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.

Briefly about the general area:
From a rainfall point of view Indian Creek is a pretty typical location; the month of May is the wettest with most of the rain, and February on the other hand is the driest. Summer brings highs in the 80's to Indian Creek. Through the dark hours of summer temperatures fall down into the 60's. Throughout the wintertime the highs are commonly in the 30's with winter lows in the 10's overnight here at Indian Creek.
Indian Creek Gorge is a nice site to have a look at in the vicinity of Indian Creek.
 

Indian Creek, Route 381 to Camp Carmel road map
Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked.

QUICK STATS
AW Class: III-IV(V)
Length: 4.9 miles
  
Putin Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.97638
Longitude: -79.45139

Takeout Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.97277
Longitude: -79.52056

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Current weather conditions at Indian Creek, Pennsylvania
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Local climate location: DONORA 7 miles away


RAFTING TRIP OUTFITTERS

There are no whitewater outfitters currently listed for this river.

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9 miles away
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10 miles away
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15 miles away
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OUTDOORS
These outdoors activities are available near Indian Creek.
 Whitewater Near Indian Creek:
Youghiogheny River, Fayette County , 4 miles away, Class III - 7.4 miles long (Ohiopyle to Bruner Run)
Youghiogheny River, Fayette County , 6 miles away, Class IV - 0.25 miles long (Ohiopyle Falls)
Meadow Run, Fayette County , 8 miles away, Class IV-V(V+) - 7 miles long (Pennsylvania Route 381 to Youghiogheny River)
Youghiogheny River, Fayette County , 8 miles away, Class II - 10.4 miles long (Confluence to Ohiopyle)
Beaver Creek, Fayette County , 9 miles away, Class IV-V - 4 miles long (LR 26023 to confluence with Meadow Run)
Jacobs Creek, Westmoreland County , 9 miles away, Class III-IV - 4.5 miles long (Acme to Laurelville)
Drake Run, Somerset County , 10 miles away, Class IV-V+ - 2 miles long (Draketown to Youghiogheny River)
Laurel Hill Creek, Somerset County , 13 miles away, Class II+ - 16.2 miles long (Laruel Hill State Park to Ursina)
Fike Run, Fayette County , 14 miles away, Class III-V - 4.8 miles long (to Gibbon Glade Run)
Fourmile Run, Westmoreland County , 15 miles away, Class II-IV - 10 miles long (Route 130 to Loyalhanna Creek at Darlington)
 Ski Areas Near Indian Creek:
Seven Springs, Pennsylvania , 13 miles away, 754 vertical feet
Hidden Valley, Pennsylvania , 16 miles away, 610 vertical feet
Wisp, Maryland , 24 miles away, 700 vertical feet
The Springs at Laurel Mountain, Pennsylvania , 24 miles away, 940 vertical feet
Boyce Park, Pennsylvania , 32 miles away, 180 vertical feet
Timberline, West Virginia , 50 miles away, 1000 vertical feet
Canaan Valley, West Virginia , 51 miles away, 850 vertical feet
Blue Knob, Pennsylvania , 67 miles away, 1072 vertical feet
Bryce Resort, Virginia , 79 miles away, 500 vertical feet
Snowshoe, West Virginia , 89 miles away, 1500 vertical feet
 Hotels Near Indian Creek:
Holiday Inn Express MT PLEASANT- SCOTTDALE, Mount Pleasant , 9 miles away
Days Inn Donegal, Donegal , 10 miles away
Comfort Inn New Stanton, New Stanton , 15 miles away
Americas Best Value Inn - New Stanton, New Stanton , 15 miles away
Quality Inn New Stanton, New Stanton , 15 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Indian Creek:
Mill Run Campground, Mill Run, 2 miles away
Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park, Mill Run, 2 miles away
Hideaway Campground, Normalville, 3 miles away
 Trails Near Indian Creek:
Great Gorge Trail, Fayette County , 6 miles away
Mile Trail, Fayette County , 15 miles away
 Lakes Near Indian Creek

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