Pennsylvania whitewater - Unami Creek, Montgomery County

Montgomery county, Nursery Road 7334 to mouth section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.

 

CLASS IV-V+     7.7 miles
 
Ive run the reach once.  When I ran the Unami the Perkiomen was at 8,000 cfs, is this the guage you used Don?  Or is there an on site guage somewhere we didnt see.  The two largest rapids were really sic, we portaged the first and I ran the top half of the second and took out in a microeddy before the nar.  Truely an awesome reach, email me sometime at mrz2@lehigh.edu if you plan on running it, Id love to fire it up again. Says Mark Zak

Undercut rocks are the name of the game on this creek. 
The creek is very narrow, boulder-clogged, continuous
    and flashy. The general rule is that heavy rain in Quakertown will result in paddleable water on the Unami in Sumneytown within three hours.
Read Getler's description and scout all of the rapids prior to running them.
My friends and I have paddled this stretch many times
around 1.5 feet and 2.5 feet, which is low and scratchy; if you are going to run it above 3 feet, I'd recommend bomber-creek skills as eddies are few and far between. Says Don S

The wonderful Montgomery County scenery and the cool fresh water are reasons enough to come here and paddle. The starting point is not too far from Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, there's a road map further down the page with more info on that. This section of Unami Creek in Montgomery County is 7.7 miles long and has been determined by American Whitewater to be a class IV-V+
 
section. Some people prefer whitewater rafting and some kayaking, either way this area has a large number of paddling rivers. Whitewater rafting and kayaking spots in Pennsylvania tend to be more forgiving than the national average, so you'd better keep in mind that many of the rivers here are not very demanding. The campgrounds here at Unami Creek are pretty good. There are plenty of hotels here if you want to spend a night, but you'd better reserve in advance because these hotels fill up quick. Unami Creek doesn't have a lot of paddling stretches, the Nursery Road 7334 to mouth stretch is the only one. A bit of exercise and spending some quality time in nature have a lot of people coming here.

Briefly about the general area:
If you like skiing, you're in luck; Spring Mountain is close to Unami Creek. Unami Creek is a pretty wet place frequently with a lot of precipitation; May is when you get the most rain here while February is usually the driest month. For the period of the warm days of summer at Unami Creek temperatures are ordinarily in the 80's; all through summer nights temperatures are in the 60's. During the winter highs are in the 30's, and nighttime lows in the 10's for Unami Creek.

Unami Creek, Nursery Road 7334 to mouth road map
Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked.

QUICK STATS
AW Class: IV-V+
Length: 7.7 miles
  
Putin Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 40.41529
Longitude: -75.41001

Takeout Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 40.3255
Longitude: -75.44931

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Local climate location: PALMERTON 7 miles away


RAFTING TRIP OUTFITTERS

There are no whitewater outfitters currently listed for this river.

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites QUAKERTOWN, Quakertown
3 miles away
The Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Quakertown is located in historic Upper Bucks County, centrally located between Philadelphia (PHL), and the Lehigh Valley: encompassing the Allentown/ Bethlehem/...

Comfort Inn & Suites, Quakertown
3 miles away
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Hampton Inn Quakertown, Quakertown
4 miles away
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Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania-New Jersey, the metro area neareast to Unami Creek. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
 

   

OUTDOORS
These outdoors activities are available near Unami Creek.
 Whitewater Near Unami Creek:
Tohickon Creek, Bucks County , 10 miles away, Class I-III - 4.7 miles long (Quakertown to Pennsylvania Route 563)
French Creek, Chester County , 18 miles away, Class II - 7 miles long (Route 100 to French Creek Road)
Tohickon Creek, Bucks County , 24 miles away, Class II-III - 3.8 miles long (Ralph Stover State Park to Point Pleasant)
Brandywine Creek - East Branch, Chester County , 28 miles away, Class I-II - 21.1 miles long (Pennsylvania Route 82 to Pennsylvania Route 842)
Lockatong Creek, Hunterdon County , 28 miles away, Class III-IV - 13 miles long (Right upstream of Idell to Raven Rock Road)
Martins Creek, Northampton County , 28 miles away, Class II-III - 6 miles long (Flicksville to mouth)
Lehigh River, Carbon / Lehigh / Northhampton / Monroe County , 29 miles away, Class I-III - 82.1 miles long (Pennsylvania Route 435 to Canal Park Allentown)
Brandywine Creek, Chester County , 29 miles away, Class I - 11 miles long (Lenape Pennsylvania to Thompson Bridge Road Delaware)
 Ski Areas Near Unami Creek:
Spring Mountain, Pennsylvania , 5 miles away, 420 vertical feet
Bear Creek, Pennsylvania , 15 miles away, 510 vertical feet
Blue Mountain, Pennsylvania , 24 miles away, 1082 vertical feet
Camelback, Pennsylvania , 36 miles away, 800 vertical feet
Big Boulder, Pennsylvania , 38 miles away, 475 vertical feet
Mount Airy Lodge, Pennsylvania , 40 miles away, 250 vertical feet
Alpine Mountain, Pennsylvania , 42 miles away, 500 vertical feet
Jack Frost, Pennsylvania , 42 miles away, 600 vertical feet
Shawnee Mountain, Pennsylvania , 43 miles away, 700 vertical feet
Blue Marsh, Pennsylvania , 47 miles away, 315 vertical feet
 Hotels Near Unami Creek:
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites QUAKERTOWN, Quakertown , 3 miles away
Comfort Inn & Suites, Quakertown , 3 miles away
Hampton Inn Quakertown, Quakertown , 4 miles away
SpringHill Suites Quakertown, Quakertown , 4 miles away
Best Western Motor Inn, Quakertown , 6 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Unami Creek:
Diversified Community Svc, Pennsburg, 0 miles away
Boulder woods Campground, Green Lane, 1 miles away
Homestead Family Campgrounds, Green Lane, 4 miles away
 National Parks Near Unami Creek:
Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, Bethlehem - PA , 14 miles away
Delaware National Scenic River, Bushkill - PA , 54 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Unami Creek:
Fox Hollow Golf Club, Quakertown , 2 miles away
Macoby Run Golf Course, Green Lane , 3 miles away
Indian Valley Country Club, Telford , 6 miles away
 Lakes Near Unami Creek

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