Raymondskill Creek

This creek is incredible. Every rapid on Raymondskill is a waterfall, slide, or boof. If you like steep creeking then this is the place to be. This run is steep, but it is pool drop, even if the drops are stacked. This is still a class V creek, but the lines on most drops are straightforward by class V standards. All drops can all be easily scouted and this is highly recommended because this creek collects a lot of wood. It is a very short run, so it is often lapped or combined with the other great creeks of the Delaware Water Gap.

There are two putins. The farthest upstream putin adds a 20 foot falls called Hackers Falls and a long fun low-angle slide above the SR 2009 bridge. To get here you will hike upstream from the bridge on river left. Hackers Falls has a tricky entrance hole and a nice autoboof flake halfway down if you can hit it. The low angle slide can be run anywhere. There are usually plenty of trees in the river up here too. To get here, follow SR 2009 to a T intersection and turn right. Cross Raymondskill Creek and follow the signs for the hiking trail to the right. 

Putting in at the SR 2009 bridge removes any hiking and makes the run short and sweet. Starting at the SR 2009 bridge, the action starts immediately with a 15 foot cascade which can be run on the right or in the middle. Most people prefer the middle. Around the bend is Graham's Slam, a good 15 foot slide that is also run down the right, but has a middle line too. After a pool, there is a steep ledge called Iron Staircase dropping another 15 feet, best middle right.

Soon, you will be out scouting Flirting With Disaster on the river right. This is a 25 foot drop onto a slide that goes off another 8-10 footer at the bottom. It gets run fairly often but is a scary drop. Portage on the trail river right.

Not far downstream, you will find a slide into an 8 foot ledge that often has some trees in the drop. More small slides, ledges, and boofs carry you the takeout and

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