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 the Warren,
Pennsylvania area 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 the Warren,
Pennsylvania area 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.
| Website contents copyright 2005-2008 by Allegheny Almanac from Warren PA |
| Allegheny River Canoe Rentals are Plentiful |
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Click on photos to
float downstream
float downstream
| a web supplement from Allegheny Almanac |
For more information on reasonable rates for
renting canoes for trips of varying distances
visit Allegheny Outfitters.
or 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 another canoe
service offers reasonable rates at Eagle Rock
Canoe and Kayak Rental. Their service
includes transportation to Big Bend at the dam
for overnight trips. Tionesta is the future home
of the Pennsylvania Hunting and Fishing
Museum.
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 in nearby
Youngsville at Wiggers Canoes or try Wiegel
on the Water in Franklin.
renting canoes for trips of varying distances
visit Allegheny Outfitters.
or 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 another canoe
service offers reasonable rates at Eagle Rock
Canoe and Kayak Rental. Their service
includes transportation to Big Bend at the dam
for overnight trips. Tionesta is the future home
of the Pennsylvania Hunting and Fishing
Museum.
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 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.
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NEW!
find out about free canoeing at the
Allegheny River Clean Up
Allegheny River Clean Up