Black Creek (Lehigh trib.)

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.