Looking for river trips in OH/PA vicinity

[MichaelMerry]

If water levels are above 3 on the cooksburg gauge for your trip, you will not have to worry about out interacting with the river bottom. You will be paddling (not hard) rather than poling.

 

[NoelCanoeDad]

Looking at the forecast and current gauge levels, we're thinking we can do the Clarion, getting on the water mid-morning on Friday to try to beat the weekend rush.

We're debating boat selection. Is royalex a better choice over composite for this creek? Is the bottom hard enough and the creek shallow enough to make poling worthwhile? @MichaelMerry @Penns Woods @NoelCanoeDad @Gamma1214

Hello, you will have a blast. It is such a fun river. I paddle composite now exclusively but you can get some scrapes. The bottom is pretty much all rock so good and hard. I don’t have any experience polling so can’t say how good it is either way.

Have fun.

 

[Gamma1214]

I concur with both of the above and, likewise, have no experience with poling. Have a great trip! (pretty sure that you will)

 

[Penns Woods]

Sorry, can't help you with the poling thing. I know we have had lots of rain, water should not be a problem.