Pennsylvania whitewater - Laurel Hill Creek, Somerset County
Somerset
county,
Laruel Hill State Park to Ursina section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS II+ 16.2 miles
This stretch of Laurel Hill Creek in Pennsylvania is 16.2 miles long and has been determined by American Whitewater to be a class II+ section. The beautiful scenery of Somerset County and the water flowing gracefully down Laurel Hill Creek will make you feel great. If you're coming from Somerset it's not a long drive at all to the put-in location, if you're not familiar with the area there's a road map further down the page. Not too many hotels nearby, you'll have to drive a bit to get to one, but you'd better reserve in advance because these hotels fill
up quick. Since you're on this site you are probably into whitewater rafting or kayaking, either way around here you'll find a large number of good rivers. You can enjoy this section more if you take your time, so why not pack your camping stuff too. The campgrounds here at Laurel
Hill Creek are pretty good. If you've been whitewater rafting and kayaking outside Pennsylvania you might find the rivers here a bit more manageable, so if you're visiting here do keep in mind that a large number of rivers in this state are quite easy. Great exercise and a chance to spend some time outdoors have people coming from far and near. This is the only paddling section along Laurel Hill Creek.
Briefly about the general area: Summer brings highs in the 80's to Laurel Hill Creek with overnight lows in the 50's. For the period of the wintertime
highs are typically in the 30's, and after the sun is down through the winter temperatures at Laurel Hill Creek plunge into the 10's. Laurel Hill Creek is a quite wet place commonly with lots of precipitation; the wettest month of the year is ordinarily July, that's the one that rains the most, and the driest of the months is February.
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