Maiden Creek Carry-in Access
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Maiden Creek · near Perry 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
- Car parking
- Yes
- Managed by
- Local government
- Website
- google.com
- Coordinates
- 40.50056, -75.88807
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Maiden Creek near Virginville, PA gauge · USGS, 1.9 mi away on Maiden Creek
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Maiden Creek near Virginville, PA, 1.9 mi from this launch on Maiden 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, 6.3 mi downstream. · 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 Maiden Creek
River in Pennsylvania. All launches on Maiden Creek.
Community
Where people who use Maiden Creek talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Leesport · 5.7 mi · Schuylkill River
- Kaercher Creek Lake Fishing Access 2 · 5.7 mi · PA-478 Reservoir
- Kaercher Creek Lake Fishing Access 1 · 5.8 mi · PA-478 Reservoir
- Kaercher Creek · 5.8 mi · PA-478 Reservoir
- Five Locks Access · 5.9 mi · Schuylkill River
- Peter Yarnell Park Landing · 6.0 mi · Schuylkill River
Sources
- Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fishing and Boating Access record {EABBE623-E9E4-4696-B63B-2AC3EB7F1570} · PFBC terms: credit PFBC, describe modifications, no implied PFBC approval (ArcGIS item 13d48d0bec7640e289a7a399ff951b04)
- OpenStreetMap n12880926613 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
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.