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New York whitewater, Fall Creek
Tompkins
county,
Route 13 Bridge to Cornell Plantations section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
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CLASS II 6 miles
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The put-in location is a short drive from Ithaca, if you're not familiar with the area there's a road map further down the page. The beautiful scenery of Tompkins County and the cool fresh water will make you feel great. If you've been out of state whitewater rafting and kayaking you might find the rivers here more demanding, so if you're not from around here don't forget that quite a few of the sections here are not easy. Getting some good |
exercise and a chance to spend some time outdoors are great reasons to come. The Route 13 Bridge to Cornell Plantations section of Fall Creek is 6 miles long and is according to American Whitewater a class II section of
| whitewater. Whether you're whitewater rafting or kayaking this is an area with plenty of rivers for that. This stretch is mid length, it's good length for a morning trip. And of course, there are campgrounds nearby. There are nice comfortable hotels here, but if you don’t have reservations you might end up sleeping in your car.
Briefly about the general area: Everybody loves Buttermilk Falls State Park; people from Ithaca love | |
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to come here. Allan H. Treman State Marine Park is a great site. Summertime highs at Fall Creek ordinarily tend to be in the 80's; the night is rather chillier of course, commonly in the 50's. Daytime highs throughout the
wintertime are in the 30's, and nighttime lows in the 10's for Fall Creek. The amount of rain that falls at Fall Creek is close to the national average. The wettest month of the year is mostly June, that's the one that rains the most, and the driest of the months is January.
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Fall Creek, Route 13 Bridge to Cornell Plantations road map Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked.
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Map
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Stats
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Weather
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These outdoors activities are available near Fall Creek. |
| Whitewater Near Fall Creek:
Fall Creek, Tompkins County, 1 miles away Class IV-V - 1 miles long (Cornell Plantations to Beebe Lake) |
Fall Creek, Tompkins County, 2 miles away Class II - 6 miles long (Route 13 Bridge to Cornell Plantations) |
Cascadilla Creek, Tompkins County, 3 miles away Class V - 2 miles long (Collegetown to Ithaca) |
Sixmile Creek, Tompkins County, 3 miles away Class V - 3 miles long (Rt 79 to Brooktondale) |
Fall Creek, Tompkins County, 5 miles away Class II-III - 8 miles long (Etna to Forest Home) |
Salmon Creek, Tompkins County, 8 miles away Class II - 2 miles long (Ludlowville Falls to Cayuga Lake) |
Taughannock Creek, Tompkins County, 13 miles away Class II-III - 1 miles long (Above 80-foot waterfall) |
Taughannock Creek, Tompkins County, 15 miles away Class II-III+(IV) - 2 miles long (Podunk Road to Route 96 bridge) |
Cayuta Creek, Schuyler County, 21 miles away Class -blank- - 40 miles long (Main) |
Owasco River, Cayuga County, 26 miles away Class II(III) - 3 miles long (Canoga Road to Turnpike Road) |
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| Ski Areas Near Fall Creek:
Greek Peak, New York
, 21 miles away, 952 foot drop, 9 lifts, 29 runs |
Song Mountain, New York
, 25 miles away, 700 foot drop, 5 lifts, 24 runs |
Labrador Mountain, New York
, 32 miles away, 700 foot drop, 5 lifts, 22 runs |
Toggenburg, New York
, 38 miles away, 700 foot drop, 5 lifts, 24 runs |
Bristol Mountain, New York
, 68 miles away, 1200 foot drop, 6 lifts, 32 runs |
Elk Mountain, Pennsylvania
, 72 miles away, 1000 foot drop, 6 lifts, 27 runs |
Ski Sawmill, Pennsylvania
, 76 miles away, 515 foot drop, 4 lifts, 13 runs |
Sno Mountain, Pennsylvania
, 78 miles away, 1020 foot drop, 7 lifts, 30 runs |
Dry Hill, New York
, 83 miles away, 300 foot drop, 3 lifts, 7 runs |
Woods Valley, New York
, 85 miles away, 500 foot drop, 3 lifts, 12 runs |
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| Marinas Near Fall Creek:
Allan H Treman State Marine Park, Ithaca
, 8 miles away |
Southshore Marina, Scipio Center
, 18 miles away |
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| Hotels Near Fall Creek:
Best Western University Inn, Ithaca
, 2 miles away |
Courtyard Ithaca Airport/University, Ithaca
, 2 miles away |
Statler Htl Cornell University, Ithaca
, 3 miles away |
Homewood Suites By Hilton Ithaca, Ithaca
, 3 miles away |
Trip Hotel Ithaca, Ithaca
, 3 miles away |
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| Public Lands Near Fall Creek:
Allan H. Treman State Marine Park, New York
, 5 miles away |
Buttermilk Falls State Park, New York
, 6 miles away |
Robert H. Treman State Park, New York
, 9 miles away |
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| Golf Courses Near Fall Creek:
Cornell University Golf, Ithaca
, 2 miles away |
City Of Ithaca - Golf Course, Ithaca
, 4 miles away |
Lansing Golf Range, Lansing
, 6 miles away |
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