Pennsylvania whitewater - Tunkhannock Creek, Monroe/Carbon County
Monroe/Carbon
county,
Pennsylvania Route 115 to Pennsylvania Route 940 section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS I-III 4.4 miles
There is a 20 foot waterfall at the idway point.... Says Dave
The Pennsylvania Route 115 to Pennsylvania Route 940 section of Tunkhannock Creek in Monroe/Carbon County is 4.4 miles long and it is classified as a class I-III section by American Whitewater. The average whitewater rafting or kayaking river tends to be a bit easier to master in this state than those in other states, so don't forget that rivers here are not as hard as elsewhere. This stretch has has enough mileage, good for a one day paddling trip. Tunkhannock Creek doesn't have a lot of paddling
sections, the Pennsylvania Route 115 to Pennsylvania Route 940 section is the only one. The put-in is not too far from East Stroudsburg, there's a road map further down the page with more info on that. There are many good hotels to choose from, but if you don’t have reservations
you might end up sleeping in your car. Great exercise and spending some quality time in nature are sure to keep you coming back for more. No matter if you're whitewater rafting or kayaking around here you'll find a large number of good rivers. The natural beauty of Monroe/Carbon County and the water flowing gracefully down Tunkhannock Creek make the trip here worthwhile.
Briefly about the general area: Go for a hike on the Boulder Field Trail; Tobyhanna Falls is a great local attraction. Tunkhannock Creek sees pretty high levels of rain; the
month with most of the rain is August while February is the month with the least amount of precipitation. The skiing at Big Boulder is great. Throughout the warm days of summer at Tunkhannock Creek highs are typically in the 70's. Summer nighttime lows drop down to the 50's. The winter comes with highs in the 20's; night lows through the winter for Tunkhannock Creek tend to be in the 10's.
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Lehigh River, Carbon / Lehigh / Northhampton / Monroe
County
, 11 miles away, Class I-III - 82.1 miles long (Pennsylvania Route 435 to Canal Park Allentown)
Bear Creek, Luzerne
County
, 12 miles away, Class I-III - 6.6 miles long (Pennsylvania Route 115 to Walter Dam)
Lehigh River, Carbon
County
, 12 miles away, Class II(III) - 6.75 miles long (Francis Walters Dam to White Haven)
Lehigh River, Carbon
County
, 13 miles away, Class II-III - 9 miles long (White Haven to Rockport)
Spring Brook, Lackawanna
County
, 16 miles away, Class II-IV - 7 miles long (Nesbitt Reservoir to Moosic)
Black Creek, Carbon
County
, 17 miles away, Class II-IV - 6.6 miles long (Hudsondale to mouth)
Lehigh River, Carbon
County
, 18 miles away, Class II-III - 12.5 miles long (Rockport to Glen Onoko)
Nesquehoning Creek, Carbon
County
, 19 miles away, Class II-III - 5.6 miles long (Confluence with Broad Run to mouth)
Lackawanna River, Lackawanna / Luzerne
County
, 20 miles away, Class I-IV - 26.8 miles long (Carbondale to Susquehanna River)
Lizard Creek, Schuykill / Carbon
County
, 21 miles away, Class I-III - 13.8 miles long (Pennsylvania Route 309 to Kittitiny Road)