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Kayaking on Upper Pine Creek - from Gaines PA to Ansonia PA


Rating: Three Stars - Very scenic (see pictures). At the water level during our trip, we have to get out 5+ times to pull our kayaks. And many times managed to push ourselves thru shallow parts. The green mountains backdrop makes it all worthwhile.

  Put in at Beach Lane in Waltrous
  Village, Gaines PA.
Take out at Big Meadow Park on
  Big Meadown Lane in Ansonia PA.
Estimated distance
  = 10 miles
Pine Creek Outfitters
  kayak rentals
Pine Creek
  Gorge
  This route scratchy / unrunnable
  during low water levels.
Colton Point State Park Leonard Harrison
  State Park
   

Disclaimer: It is your responsibility to determine the legality, suitability and safety of this route for yourself.

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Pine Creek Outfitters
Colton Point State Park
Leonard Harrison State Park
Moshanon Falls: Canoe Camping the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon


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Trip date is May 2012. We asked Pine Creek Outfitters to transport our car from Waltrous back to their river access.
I scouted the outfitters' takeout and they have that big wooden sign on a tree.


At the put in to Upper Pine Creek in village of Waltrous PA.































































































One of the many spots where we have to pull our kayaks.


Getting back to my kayak.





















































Tadpoles.








Small waterfall on river right.

















Rafters.





























The Pine Creek Outfitters take out.





We were on the water for 4 hours.








The Big Meadow Park, the designated take out in the map above, is about a quarter mile to the east of Pine Creek Outfitters.