Pennsylvania whitewater - Roaring Fork, Somerset County

Somerset county, Rt 160 Bridge to confluence with Shade Creek section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.

 

CLASS IV     1.5 miles
  If you've been whitewater rafting and kayaking outside Pennsylvania you might find the rivers here a bit more manageable, so keep in mind that rivers here are not as hard as elsewhere. The scenic beauty of Pennsylvania and the sparkling of the sunlight on the water beats anything. The Rt 160 Bridge to confluence with Shade Creek stretch of Roaring Fork is 1.5 miles long and has been rated as a class IV section by American Whitewater. For all you camping people there are campgrounds nearby. If you're coming from Somerset it's not a long drive at all to the
    put-in location, as you can see on the road map further down. Since you're on this site you are probably into whitewater rafting or kayaking, either way this is an area with plenty of rivers for that. The Rt 160 Bridge to confluence with Shade Creek section is the only paddling
section along Roaring Fork. There are plenty of hotels here if you want to spend a night, but if you don’t have reservations you might end up sleeping in your car. This section is quite short so better bring some good walking shoes. Getting a good workout and just hanging out with mother nature are great attractions for lots of people.

Briefly about the general area:
Roaring Fork gets a common amount of yearly precipitation; through July this area sees the most rain, and February meanwhile is the driest month.
Summer at Roaring Fork comes
 
with high temperatures in the 80's. Once the sun is down it falls down to the 50's. For the period of the wintertime highs are mostly in the 30's while Roaring Fork overnight low temperatures through the wintertime are in the 10's.

Roaring Fork, Rt 160 Bridge to confluence with Shade Creek road map
Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked.

QUICK STATS
AW Class: IV
Length: 1.5 miles
Average Gradient: 138 fpm
  
Putin Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 40.1823
Longitude: -78.83081

Takeout Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 40.18189
Longitude: -78.8549

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Current weather conditions at Roaring Fork, Pennsylvania
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Local climate location: INDIANA 18 miles away


RAFTING TRIP OUTFITTERS

There are no whitewater outfitters currently listed for this river.

Holiday Inn Express Johnstown, Pa, Johnstown
5 miles away
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Comfort Inn & Suites, Johnstown
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Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Somerset, Pennsylvania, the metro area neareast to Roaring Fork. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
 

   

OUTDOORS
These outdoors activities are available near Roaring Fork.
 Whitewater Near Roaring Fork:
Shade Creek, Somerset County , 1 miles away, Class III-IV - 9.6 miles long (Confluence of Dark and Clear Shade to Stony Creek)
Dark Shade Creek, Somerset County , 4 miles away, Class IV-V - 1.1 miles long (Rockingham to Clear Shade)
Stonycreek River, Somerset County , 4 miles away, Class III-IV - 4.6 miles long (Foustwell to Carpenters Park)
Paint Creek, Somerset County , 4 miles away, Class V - 2.7 miles long (SR 56 to Stonycreek River)
Clear Shade Creek, Somerset County , 4 miles away, Class III - 5.5 miles long (Crum Road to Shade Creek)
Stonycreek River, Somerset County , 5 miles away, Class II+(III) - 1.7 miles long (Hollsopple to Foustwell)
Little Conemaugh River, Cambria County , 9 miles away, Class II - 10.2 miles long (South Fork to Johnstown)
Stonycreek River, Somerset County , 9 miles away, Class III-IV - 3.97 miles long (Shanksville to Mostoller)
Quemahoning Creek, Somerset County , 11 miles away, Class III - 3.4 miles long (Boswell to Reservoir)
Quemahoning Creek, Somerset County , 12 miles away, Class III - 3.62 miles long (SR 160 to Quemahoning Dam)
 Ski Areas Near Roaring Fork:
Blue Knob, Pennsylvania , 21 miles away, 1072 vertical feet
The Springs at Laurel Mountain, Pennsylvania , 22 miles away, 940 vertical feet
Hidden Valley, Pennsylvania , 29 miles away, 610 vertical feet
Seven Springs, Pennsylvania , 33 miles away, 750 vertical feet
Wisp, Maryland , 49 miles away, 610 vertical feet
Boyce Park, Pennsylvania , 64 miles away, 180 vertical feet
Timberline, West Virginia , 71 miles away, 1000 vertical feet
Bryce Resort, Virginia , 72 miles away, 500 vertical feet
Canaan Valley, West Virginia , 74 miles away, 850 vertical feet
Tussey Mountain, Pennsylvania , 81 miles away, 520 vertical feet
 Hotels Near Roaring Fork:
Holiday Inn Express Johnstown, Pa, Johnstown , 5 miles away
Comfort Inn & Suites, Johnstown , 5 miles away
Sleep Inn Johnstown, Johnstown , 5 miles away
SUPER 8 MOTEL - JOHNSTOWN, Johnstown , 7 miles away
Econo Lodge Johnstown, Johnstown , 9 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Roaring Fork:
Pine Oaks Camp Ground, Friedens, 11 miles away
Woodland Park, Ebensburg, 15 miles away
Shawnee Sleepy Hollow Campground, Schellsburg, 18 miles away
 Trails Near Roaring Fork:
Old '56' Trail, Somerset County , 6 miles away
Wolf Rocks Trail, Somerset County , 6 miles away
Lost Turkey Trail, Somerset County , 6 miles away
John P Saylor Trail, Somerset County , 7 miles away
Roger Mountain Trail, Indiana County , 15 miles away

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