The river starts at Headwaters Outfitters at mile 0 of the French Broad River and travels for about 75 miles through remote stretches, agriculture lands, and urban scenery as you wind north, just past Asheville, to a nice takeout just before metropolitan sewer district dam. State Park Natural Area. at higher water levels you can kayak upper French Creek or take Leboeuf Creek to meet French Creek above RT, 6N. 19 to access at Saegertown, Cambridge Springs and The intersection of Rt. Pass right through the City of Asheville’s River District on your last day, where you can stop by a brewery or bar and eat great barbecue at 12 Bones (Monday-Friday 11 a.m. -4 p.m). Make Finish the next day with an easy float to Blantyre river access. Please enable scripts and reload this page. Contact the park office for facility seasons and hours. Riverbend to Blantyre – 9.5 miles. Bonus: hammocks. Interactive GIS Map has turn-by-turn driving directions to the park office from the Park Information Window. French Creek State Park is an Located at the intersection of Hominy Creek Rd. We did a short trip from Utica to Franklin, but I really like the trip between Saegertown and Meadville PA. **Note, Sierra Nevada river access is only sometimes open to the public. launch permit. More importantly, it is a great place to kayak and canoe and offers scenic beauty and abundant wildlife. French Fields to Bridgeport Bridge Access –11 miles. Start your trip on the narrow tree canopied section of the river and finish with a broad river with great views. French Creek in NW PA has been designated as one of the most biologically diverse waterways in North America. Continue downstream another 5 miles to camp at the Little River campsite, or another 12 miles down from Pisgah to Rhodes Ranch Campsite. Start the trip with a short day float to Evan’s Island. This section is a mix of flat moving water and some small class 2 shoals. Firefighter Island to Bent Creek – 1.5 miles Day two takes you through farms, past the town of Brevard to your eventual stopping point at Riverbend Campsite. Test your endurance on a long second day as you paddle around Horseshoe Bend and see the French Broad widen as it takes on the Mills River and Mud Creek, as you arrive at your campsite. *watch for downed trees across the river that can become obstacles, Little River to Mud Creek Campsite – 19 miles, Mud Creek Campsite to Bent Creek Access – 10.5 miles. Keystone State. Camp in the wooded area along the river. Paddle about 6.5 miles to Westfeldt Park. Help us stop the spread of these unwelcome hitchhikers. guest-paddler, Patagonia Film: It’s All Home Water | A Northern Light, The Uncalculated Risk - Historic 1977 Film about Whitewater Safety. Headwaters Outfitters to Headwaters Campsite – 8.5 miles Some launch sites are PA State points that require a $15/yr. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources, Penn State Extension’s Spotted Lanternfly website, DCNR Reminds Potential State Park Visitors of Possible Crowding This Holiday Weekend at Many Parks Throughout Pennsylvania, DCNR Extending Closure of State Park and Forest Facilities Statewide, Open Spaces will Remain Accessible as Part of COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts, DCNR Closing State Park and Forest Facilities Statewide, Open Spaces will Remain Accessible as Part of COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts, Bureau of Facility Design and Construction, Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council. The rapids and the portage can both be avoided by making this a four-night trip instead of five. Take your time and enjoy a few short days of paddling after you put in at Hap Simpson Riverfront Park. There are hotels in Franklin, Meadville and a quaint old hotel in Cambridge Springs aptly named "The Riverside Inn". Check Meadville for Bed & Breakfast choices and of course, numerous private camp sites like the one in Utica, PA. Straddling the Schuylkill Highlands, the 7,730-acre park is the largest block of contiguous forest between Washington D.C. and New York City.

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