Hugh Moore Park
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Lehigh River · near City of Easton · 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
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Fee
- Free
- Managed by
- Local government
- Website
- google.com
- Coordinates
- 40.67059, -75.23580
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow, water temperature at the Lehigh River at Glendon, PA gauge · USGS, 0.1 mi away on Lehigh River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Lehigh River at Glendon, PA, 0.1 mi from this launch on Lehigh River: water level, flow, water temperature, 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, 0.9 mi upstream: Chain Dam, 20 ft.
Deaths have been recorded at this dam (Low Head Dam Inventory).
· Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA) - Low-head dam, 2.2 mi downstream: Easton Dam, 30 ft. · 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 Lehigh River
River in Pennsylvania. All launches on Lehigh River.
Community
Where people who use Lehigh River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Easton Launch · 1.6 mi · Lehigh River
- Delaware Canal State Park - Primitive · 2.1 mi · Delaware River
- Easton Launch - Scott Park · 2.1 mi · Delaware River
- Route 33 Access · 2.6 mi · Lehigh River
- Wy-Hit-Tuk Park Access · 2.8 mi · Delaware River
- Easton Municipal Access · 2.8 mi · Delaware River
Sources
- Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fishing and Boating Access record {7E1B4345-4883-4872-B1B2-33621295EA0E} · 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.