Pennsylvania whitewater - Stonycreek River, Somerset County
Somerset
county,
Foustwell to Carpenters Park section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS III-IV 4.6 miles
The Foustwell to Carpenters Park section of Stonycreek River is 4.6 miles long and it is classified as a class III-IV section by American Whitewater. If you've been out of state whitewater rafting and kayaking you might find the rivers here more forgiving, so don't forget that the rivers in this state are less demanding. If you're coming from Somerset it's not a long drive at all to the starting location, please print out a copy of the road map further down the page so you won’t get lost. On this section you do get some distance, it's good length for
a morning trip. Getting your paddling muscles activated and just being out on the river for a while have a lot of people coming here. There are a few other sections in this river system that can be paddled as well. You might be into whitewater rafting or kayaking or both, doesn't
matter, this is an area with plenty of places for that. The campgrounds here at Stonycreek River are pretty good. There are some good hotels near the river, but you'd better reserve in advance because these hotels fill up quick. The beautiful scenery of Pennsylvania and the beautiful way the water current moves down the stream make the trip here worthwhile.
Briefly about the general area: At Stonycreek River through the warm months highs are in the 80's. Once the sun is down it sinks down to the 50's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 30's,
and during the dark hours in the wintertime at Stonycreek River temperatures sink to the 10's. Stonycreek River gets a normal amount of annual precipitation; the month of July is the wettest with most of the rain, and February is when it's the driest.
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