Pennsylvania / Loyalhanna Creek /
Kingston
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Loyalhanna Creek · near Derry 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
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Fee
- Free
- Motors
- No motors
- Ramp surface
- unpaved
- Managed by
- PennDOT
- Website
- google.com
- Coordinates
- 40.29174, -79.33859
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Loyalhanna Creek at Kingston, PA gauge · USGS, 0.1 mi away on Loyalhanna Creek
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Loyalhanna Creek at Kingston, PA, 0.1 mi from this launch on Loyalhanna Creek: water level, flow, 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, 6.6 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 Loyalhanna Creek
River in Pennsylvania. All launches on Loyalhanna Creek.
Community
Where people who use Loyalhanna Creek talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Legion-Keener Park · 2.9 mi · Loyalhanna Creek
- Cardinal Park · 3.2 mi · Loyalhanna Creek
- Sanderson · 4.5 mi · Loyalhanna Creek
- Keystone State Park Lake · 6.2 mi · Keystone Lake
- Oasis Bridge · 7.1 mi · Loyalhanna Creek
- Salem Access · 8.3 mi · Loyalhanna Creek
Sources
- Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fishing and Boating Access record {7DE76257-7BE5-46E3-936B-F3AE5A182F38} · 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.