Antietam Creek

Ran this section twice in May of 2025 at 4.1ft. I personally wouldnt run it much lower just because some sections could get very scrappy 3.8 would probably be my minumum. We put in on Wagamans Rd where there is a new park with very easy access for boaters. There were no serious strainers, just a few trees here and there that were very easy to avoid. There is an adventure park or something not far from the put in and at water 5 feet and above could be very dangerous because they have a few rope bridges low over the creek. Other then that this is a great run with a little more excitement then the lower section

Upper Antietam: Ran this 10 mile section(Oak Ridge Rd. to Devils Backbone Park) at 3.78 ft. on May 7th 2011. I scouted all problem bridges, and found them to be runnable (Wagaman Rd. Bridge, Poffenbarger Rd. Bridge, and Roxbury Rd. Bridge). I prefer this run to the lower for it's comparative abundance of rapids, and fun little play spots. (for you rec. boaters) My friend ran this in her 10 ft. skirt-less rec. boat, and did fine the whole way down, and only got minor water inside her boat. Add a ft. to the level we ran this, and skirt-less rec. boaters may get swamped. Is there flat water on this run. Yes. Do the fun rapids in between, and beautiful scenery make up for it. Yes! 3.78 ft. was a good level and not scrapey, and the flat water still pushed you along for the most part. Add a ft. the level and the fun factor would go up 1 to 2 points. 3ft. and below I wouldn't run this due to the rapids becoming so boney that you may have to portage them. 3.5 may even be pushing it. My recommended running level would be 4-5 ft. Enjoy as we did.

Go with 3.5ft -7ft any less its work any more its flood . 5-6ft is perfect for this run. ran it 3-12-11 at 6ft and it was a blast for a exp novice. new wood on the first rapid but overall less wood than in past years. without wood its 2+ at 5ft and up, 2- under 5 ft

Hey, Thanx for the info... what would be the less scetchy level to run this creek at?

Ran this 5 times last year. very nice run to take out novices. lots of stone bridges. if your lucky you will see some river otters and owls. i prefer this section to the lower because of more rapids. great fishing river as well. the 10ft max is prob a little high it would be very sketchy at that level. i ran it at 6ft and it was more of class 3+. at 10ft it would be at flood level and over its banks.