Known as the lower section of Lehigh River for rafting trips, this is a gorgeous stretch through Lehigh Gorge that has more challenging rapids, but more flat water than the upper section. Beginning at Rockport, this section goes to Glen Onoko with Class II and III rapids that are long and bouncy. There are beautiful stretches of flat water, but there can be a pretty stiff headwind near Bear Creek.

Known as the upper section of Lehigh River for rafting trips, this route begins in White Haven and goes to Rockport. The scenery along this section is beautiful, but not as striking as the gorge setting in the lower section. This stretch has many play spots with Class II and III rapids including enders at Wilhoyts and Beaver Hole, squirts at Lunch Rock and Eddy Turn Rock, and great surfing waves at Ledges. The river can be crowded on weekends.

A great run for beginning rafters, this section of the Youghiogheny River runs from Confluence to Ohiopyle. The route begins with Ramcat Rapids, which is a good training ground, and ends with Elephant Rock, which can be complicated for a novice. The law requires that you take out at the bridge in Ohiopyle, so you don't risk inadvertantly going over Ohiopyle Falls. The river is followed by the Great Allegheny Passage and cuts through a beautiful valley with forested rolling hills on either side. The river may be a bit challenging for open canoes.

The easiest stretch of the Lehigh River, this section is from the Francis Walters Dam to White Haven. This is a great stretch for beginners with the trickiest spot being just above the Turnpike bridge where an island splits the river. At the bottom of the island is Pam's Rock where it is advised to run well to the left of the rock. Share the river with anglers, as this is a popular fishing location. The land on either side is state park land, and boat launching or take-out is not allowed except at designated locations.

A beautiful section along the last Lehigh Gorge, this section of the Lehigh River begins at gorgeous Glen Onoko near a tributaries waterfall and ends in the city of Bowmanstown. This is an easy family float and a great place for training beginners. The Lehigh is a wide river with some surfing waves, eddy lines and easy drops. The two main Class II rapids are near the start and end of the trip. The first, Bear Trap is in Jim Thorpe and needs to be started in the middle and run to the right, avoiding rocks at the bottom along river right. Carnage is the other rapid located in Bowmanstown and it is advised to start left and follow the main flow to the right avoiding the large rocks in the middle of the channel. The remainder of the river consists mostly of riffles with flatwater and some small wave trains.

Casselman River from Markleton to Confluence is a beginner-intermediate run that flows into the Youghiogeny River. The rapids of Cassleman are mostly Class II, but there are a couple of Class III sections. The water flows fast and the river is mostly wide open. The Class III rapids consist of a hole near the beginning of the run after a left bend that can be avoided on the left and later, a narrow river right chute that creates a fairly vigorous drop. Another Class III is a waterfall named Cucumber that should be run to left side of the river.

Beginning at Sunbury, this section of the Susquehanna River continues until Clemson Island. There is a portage near the beginning of the route. This section of the river is often more than a mile wide, with thousands of islands and islets, more and another other river is possibly the whole nation. There is a small section of whitewater ledges along this route, known as McKees Half Falls.

This section of Loyalsock Creek is the premier whitewater section and runs from US 220 to Forksville. The most famous rapids are the Haystacks, a Class IV rapid that are very technical consisting of large boulders where the creek swirls and drops a couple of feet. It is located about 2-3 miles downstream from the 220 bridge and if desired, there is a put in after the rapids. There is another Class IV rapid a few miles downstream, but most rapids are II-III+, with the creek almost always dropping and not providing many resting places. The creek can be run from Mar - Oct, but the best times are during the spring snowmelt or after heavy rainfall. Nearing the take out at Worlds End State Park is an amazing "S" shaped gorge about 800 feet deep.

A very scenic section of Pine Creek, this is known as the "Grand Canyon" of Pennsylvania. Beginning in Ansonia and going to Blackwell, this ride is very quiet, with only the Pine Creek Trail being along the creek. There is only one notable whitewater Class II section, Owasee Rapid, and is located 3 miles from Ansonia. The rapid can be scouted and portaged on a gravel bar on river left and is also marked by signs upriver.

An exciting and risky Class V waterfall are the end of this short stretch of Hinckston Run. Leaving the southern portion of the reservoir, the run flows through 100 yards of Class 1 before plummeting off the falls. Hinckston Falls is about 60 feet tall and lands into a deep pool that may have all sorts of debris. The clean line is down the left between the left wall and shelves on the right. The falls slopes down for the first half and then free-falls another 30 feet into the pool. The Hinckston Falls stretch is the only paddling stretch along Hinckston Run and very few people have run this falls. Use caution, as there have been a few major impacts hitting the pool at the bottom.