Lackawaxen

Fun whitewater run that is dam controlled and frequently runs during the week. It's mostly class I to II, with a few more challenging features at typical levels. It's a wide river and it's probably possible to miss almost everything, so this is a great river for newbies. It also offers a very good chance of seeing bald eagles.

Most paddlers will want to start from the take out and shuttle to the put in with a minimum number of vehicles. The takeout is at the Zane Grey public water access area at the confluence of the Delaware and the Lackawaxen. Nearby is the Roebling Aqueduct, a water bridge that once carried a canal over the Delaware. The structure is still in use as a one lane bridge that runs between Pennsylvania and New York.

Follow the road up the Lackawaxen as far as you care to go, but be very careful about where you choose to park. About three miles up a low Class III rapid is visible from the road. The old Euell Threshman access is now owned by Kittatinny Canoes. There's an access fee of about $10, but it's a safe and legal lace to leave vehicles. They may or may not have somebody at the site when there's a scheduled recreational release, but most people will be driving by their Barryville location on the way to the river.  The mapped access locations indicate the areas mentioned above.

Brookfield Power operates the dam and generating facility, and posts release information here. There is long term information about scheduled recreational releases (always on Fridays), and there is a few days advance notice for expected power generation releases.