Otter Creek

Gum Tree Road to Otter Creek Picnic Area

Difficulty	IV
Length	4.1 mi
Avg Gradient	n/a
Gauge	Codorus Creek at Spring Grove, Pa
Flow Rate as of 30 minutes	22 cfsbelow recommended
Reach Info Last Updated	January 12, 2024

River Description

Several miles of flatwater precede four main drops with others in between. First is a 5-foot drop that at least long ago had a log that could be boofed left. Then is a 3-foot drop into a couldron surrounded by undercut rocks that we ran right to left. Next up is a six foot boof on the left. Then the big one, a 10-footer that plows into a submerged rock that requires a boof to the right. We really enjoyed this run the one time we paddled it! Neat little creek.

River Features

Put In

Access PointDistance: 0 mi

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Otter Creek Picnic Area Take Out

Access PointDistance: 4.03 mi

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Trip Reports

Fun High School Run - Kevin Colburn

Mar 12, 1994

I ran Otter Creek in 1994 with Jared Kurtoff, Amy Brown, and Jonathan Brown when three of us were in high school. We had a really fun day exploring this small creek and felt that it was a great run at the time. The 10-footer was particularly fun and memorable. I can't remember what we knew of the run at the time. While we were pretty young for creek-boaters in the mid-nineties, we were a capable crew of close friends and really enjoyed exploratory days like this one.