Pennsylvania / Fishing Creek /
Fishing Creek Access
Boat ramp · on Fishing Creek · near Benton Township · Pennsylvania
Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Managed by
- Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
- Website
- google.com
- Coordinates
- 41.17608, -76.38545
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level at the Fishing Creek at Grassmere Park, PA gauge · USGS, 6.8 mi away on Fishing Creek
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Fishing Creek at Grassmere Park, PA, 6.8 mi from this launch on Fishing Creek: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
Low-head dams drown people every year: the current below the drop circles back and holds a swimmer or a boat at the face. Portage around them; stay well clear above and below.
- Low-head dam, 1.6 mi upstream. · Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA)
- Low-head dam, 3.8 mi upstream. · Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA)
Up to 10 river miles each way, from the agencies' inventories; not every hazard is listed and rivers change. Scout before you go.
Sources: Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA).
On Fishing Creek
River in Pennsylvania. All launches on Fishing Creek.
Community
Where people who use Fishing Creek talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Briar Creek Boat Launch · 9.2 mi · Briar Creek Reservoir
- Mifflinville · 10.6 mi · Susquehanna River
- Columbia Park · 10.6 mi · Susquehanna River
- Test Track Park · 11.4 mi · Susquehanna River
- Espy Park · 11.9 mi · Susquehanna River
- Ricketts Glen State Park - Visitor Center · 11.9 mi · Lake Jean
Sources
- Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fishing and Boating Access record {F53CDAAE-A84D-49B9-AE87-9A5097300CA4} · PFBC terms: credit PFBC, describe modifications, no implied PFBC approval (ArcGIS item 13d48d0bec7640e289a7a399ff951b04)
Why it is listed as public: listed by Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fishing and Boating Access. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.