Warford Creek

General Description

This recently 'discovered' creek dumps into the Delaware about 5 miles south of Frenchtown, NJ. In character, it represents something of a cross between the pronounced ledgy drops of its more well-known cousin, the Lockatong, and the wild slides of Geddes Run and Smithtown Creek across the Delaware River in PA. It starts out mild, features a runnable 12-15 foot vertical waterfall, and then slide after slide right down to the Delaware. It probably is a tad more difficult than the Lockatong, but is less difficult than either Smithtown or Geddes. Because of its narrow, constricted nature, wood will always be a concern, particularly in the narrow, winding stretch above the waterfall.

Put-In and Take-out

The take-out is a dirt pull-off located on the northbound side of Rt. 29 about 0.8 miles north of Warsaw Road and 0.5 miles south of Kingwood Station-Barbertown Road. Get everything ready here and try to take only one vehicle up to the put-in. To get to the put-in, go north on Rt. 29, then right on Kingwood Station-Barbertown Road. There are two put-in alternatives. The first is to go to the bridge where Kingwood Station road crosses over Warford Creek (~ 1.7 miles from Rt. 29) and put-in at the bridge. This will involve a lot of bushwacking through brambles to get to some open water. The second option is to park on the side of Kingwood Station road about 1/4 mile before you get to the bridge over Warford Creek, hike down a dirt lane a hundred yards, then before you get to the creek, cut to the right down a trail through the woods for another couple of hundred yards, then look for a clear path to the creek. This will bypass a lot of the brambles and wood in the creek. However, be discrete since it is currently unknown if the landowner will have issues.

Rapids Description

The run starts out narrow and twisty with Class II/easy Class III ledges and gravel bars. Wood is a

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