French Creek-May 5th
We will do a trip on the lovely French Creek from Utica to Franklin on May 5th. We will meet at the boat launch on Elk St. in Franklin at 10am and shuttle as few cars as possible to the launch in Utica. It is about a 11.5 mile run which could take up to 4 hours to complete, so you might want to bring some snacks or lunch for the trip. This is generally an easy run with only one real rapid near the end. What I like is the scenery and the many little islands and channels you can go around on this run. In fact I got in trouble with some members last year when I got behind and they waited for me on the right side of an island and I slipped by on the left side not knowing they were waiting. They caught up with me about an hour later.
Minimum water level for this run is 2ft at the Utica gauge. The nice thing about this location is if the French is too low, we can go down to Fisherman's Cove on the Allegheny as an alt. run. Remember, MAY 5th, 10AM, ELK St. boat launch in Franklin. Questions?? Contact me - eartt16@aol.com or 330-568-1619 Ed |
Dianne and I will be attending this trip. We plan on camping at Vacationland Campground in Sandy Lake, PA (Goddard Park) that weekend and then drive to the boat launch on Elk Street in Franklin on Sunday morning to meet with the group.
I will be pulling a 12 foot pop-up, does anyone know if these is there ample room and parking at the Franklin boat launch to leave my pop-up there (with lock on) so I can drive up to Utica to put in our canoe? I think I found the boat launch in Franklin on Goggle. Is there any chance someone who is familiar with the area can post the GPS location for the boat launch on Elk street in Franklin and the Utica Launch. Looking forward to seeing everyone again! We had a great time on Beaver Creek. Thanks, Bruce Ambrose |
Bruce,
There should be room at the Elk Street boat launch for your camper. Here's the approximate lat long: 41.380425 -79.820272 See you Sunday. jp |
Thanks for the help JP. We will see you Sunday.
Bruce |
Thanks for the help JP. The info is also on our map page for members of the site.
Forecast calling for rain. Hope that changes by Sunday!! |
Sorry we can't join you.
Hi All,
Sorry we can't join you for the French Creek Paddle. I work Sundays and can't get off. We will be paddling French Creek on Saturday and made arrangements with OARS for transport. Hope you all have a great time. Thanks Mike for your work on the Mahoning. If you need help sometime, let us know. Kathy & Mark Murtha |
Out of curiousity, what are the charging to take you up there?
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See you Sun
Ed....My son Sean and I are looking forward to our first trip with you folks. Forecast is looking great, so we'll see you Sun at 10.
Is the boat launch near OARS? Thx.....Mike |
OARS fees for transport
Fee is $20 per boat for transport to Utica. It was worth it to get to go on Saturday. We had a lovely paddle but could have done without the high wind.
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What a great trip, with great views, had to fight the wind and mayflies, but it was worth it.
Got pictures posted Glade to see everyone and look forward to more paddles |
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