Kinzua Dam and Big Bend Canoe Launch Welcome! Each photograph in this series of web pages leads downstream from the Kinzua Dam. This is the most popular trip in the area. To get an idea of what you might see and do, just click on each photo. |
Canoe livery
services in Warren,
Pennsylvania ,
Tidioute,and Tionesta
will bring your equipment
and paddlers right to the
launch at the Big Bend
Visitors' Center on Route
59 just below the Kinzua
Dam.
services in Warren,
Pennsylvania ,
Tidioute,and Tionesta
will bring your equipment
and paddlers right to the
launch at the Big Bend
Visitors' Center on Route
59 just below the Kinzua
Dam.
New! Catered Kayaking for Women. On 8
different Wednesdays this summer and fall,
Allegheny Outfitters is offering "Women on
the Water," a special service just for
beginners. Package includes lunch,
instruction, equipment, and camaraderie.
See details here.
different Wednesdays this summer and fall,
Allegheny Outfitters is offering "Women on
the Water," a special service just for
beginners. Package includes lunch,
instruction, equipment, and camaraderie.
See details here.
| Allegheny River Canoe Rentals are Plentiful |
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Click on photos to
float downstream
float downstream
| a web supplement from Allegheny Almanac |
Design your own expedition easily by renting
canoes for trips of varying distances. In
Warren, visit Allegheny Outfitters downtown
on Pennsylvania Avenue or their original livery
service in Tidioute at Allegheny Indian
Waters. Indian Waters offers one, two, and
three day trips ranging from 5 to 45 miles of
canoeing, several starting right here at the
dam.
Downstream in Tionesta three canoe services
offer reasonable rates. Outback Adventures
and Eagle Rock Canoe and Kayak Rental
offer transportation to Big Bend at the dam for
overnight trips. Also check out Allegheny
Wilderness Outfitters in Tionesta.
Farther downstream in Franklin a new service,
Outdoor Allegheny River Services (or
O.A.R.S.) will get you from there to Emlenton in
style. They also have info on French Creek.
For Conewango Creek paddling, consult
Conewango Kayak Canoe Rentals for a one of
a kind adventure.
Ready to buy your own canoe or already have
one? Get all the gear you need at Allegheny
Outfitters or in nearby Youngsville at Wiggers
Canoes or try Wiegel on the Water in Franklin.
canoes for trips of varying distances. In
Warren, visit Allegheny Outfitters downtown
on Pennsylvania Avenue or their original livery
service in Tidioute at Allegheny Indian
Waters. Indian Waters offers one, two, and
three day trips ranging from 5 to 45 miles of
canoeing, several starting right here at the
dam.
Downstream in Tionesta three canoe services
offer reasonable rates. Outback Adventures
and Eagle Rock Canoe and Kayak Rental
offer transportation to Big Bend at the dam for
overnight trips. Also check out Allegheny
Wilderness Outfitters in Tionesta.
Farther downstream in Franklin a new service,
Outdoor Allegheny River Services (or
O.A.R.S.) will get you from there to Emlenton in
style. They also have info on French Creek.
For Conewango Creek paddling, consult
Conewango Kayak Canoe Rentals for a one of
a kind adventure.
Ready to buy your own canoe or already have
one? Get all the gear you need at Allegheny
Outfitters or in nearby Youngsville at Wiggers
Canoes or try Wiegel on the Water in Franklin.
The U.S. Congress has designated an
85-mile stretch of the Allegheny-- from
Kinzua Dam to Warren and from the
Buckaloons Recreation Area to Tionesta--
as a "Recreation Waterway" under The
Federal Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.
85-mile stretch of the Allegheny-- from
Kinzua Dam to Warren and from the
Buckaloons Recreation Area to Tionesta--
as a "Recreation Waterway" under The
Federal Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.
NEW!