I have had the same experience with this the landowner on river right. He told us this was a private creek and told us to leave, even after trying to put in from the municipal land. As we started packing up without making a big fuss, he offered to let us put on their and we did. I recomend if you want to paddle this stretch that you knock on his door and ask permission before you start unloading. If you don't feel like dealing with him put on Hazel Creek (Upper Black that runs through Weatherly). By the way the Quakake section that he guards is very scenic but is only has a few class 2 rapids. Hazel Creek is shorter and has better rapids to reach the confluence of the Black. As far as his rights as a landowner its very questionable, but he would have a chance if taken to court. Boaters only have established rights on streams that are proven navigable or are historically navigable. The majority of PA creeks are in a grey area, meaning they aren't proven navigable, but aren't proven non-navigable either. So if he took the case to court and found the creek to be non-navigable it would not be legal to boat or fish on it. So please tread lightly and ask permission.

You just need to be slick to get on the Quakake. Yes there is a red faced fellow that would just as soon punch hole in your boat than to have you put on the river near his land. Fact of the matter is the town's Municipal Offices and Public Works land makes up on of the banks at the bridge for route 93. To avoid any headaches though if you drive couple 100 yards in the opposite direction of Jim Thorpe there is the intersection that you hang a right on to go toward Weatherly. On your right hand side there is a very small rivulet that feeds into the Quakake. If there is enough water in that stream then there will be enough water for you to enjoy the ride down the Quakake to the Black. It also means that you don't have to deal with the folks that own land around the bridge on 93 because you can float the small stream into the main flow. Put in on the tiny stream and get ready to duck some trees - you'll be at the Quakake in no time and on your way into the Black Creek Gorge. Very scenic and if the water is pumping, you will be in for a surprise of run once you hit the confluence of Quakake and Black creek.

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We had the same problem two years ago. This rather stocky red faced fellow came out as we were unloading our boats and told us that he could not guarantee the safety of our vehicles. We put-on in Weatherly too.

I tried to put in at Route 93 on the side of the bridge with no posted signs and some crazy guy came out of his house and said this is a private creek. He started to video tape me and said if we put on the creek he would have us arrested and my car towed (which was not parked illeagally) Does he have the right to keep people off of "his" creek. Has anybody else had trouble with this guy. I started on the Black Creek in Weatherly instead.