Pennsylvania whitewater - Meshoppen Creek, Susquehanna/Wyoming County
Susquehanna/Wyoming
county,
LR57012 to Meshoppen section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS I-III 17 miles
The beautiful scenery of Pennsylvania and the beautiful way the water current moves down the stream are reasons enough to come here and paddle. Whitewater rafting and kayaking spots in this state tend to be more forgiving than the national average, so if you're not from around here don't forget that the rivers in this state are less demanding. For all you camping people there are campgrounds nearby. If you're coming from Scranton—Wilkes-Barre it's not a long drive at all to the put-in location, there's a road map further down the page with more info
on that. Whether you're whitewater rafting or kayaking around here you won't find a large number of other rivers. The LR57012 to Meshoppen section of Meshoppen Creek in Pennsylvania is 17 miles long and has been determined by American Whitewater to be a class I-III section. A bit
of exercise and just being out on the river for a while will make you glad you came. You can enjoy this section more if you take your time, so why not pack your camp stove too. There are no other stretches to paddle along Meshoppen Creek than the LR57012 to Meshoppen stretch.
Briefly about the general area: An average amount of precipitation falls at Meshoppen Creek; through the month of June you get the most rain around here, and January on the other hand is the driest. For the period of the warmest time of the year here at Meshoppen Creek, high temperatures
mostly get into the 80's. During the dark hours of summer temperatures dip down into the 50's. All through the winter the highs are regularly in the 30's with temperatures at Meshoppen Creek dipping down into the 10's during winter nights.
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