Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Street bridge, Galeton Borough crossing above the dam | Bridge crossing | 41.73573, -77.64802 | |
| 2 | John J. Collins Memorial Park Borough of Galeton | Park / conservation area | 41.73388, -77.64811 | Town park on the creek at the head of the mapped water. |
| 3 | Galeton Dam Dam in Galeton borough | Dam / hazard | 41.73356, -77.64226 | Portage or take out above it — the impoundment behind the dam is the first still water on the creek. |
| 4 | PA 144 bridge, Galeton Bridge Street | Bridge crossing | 41.73359, -77.64208 | |
| 5 | Elk Run Road bridge Township crossing below Galeton | Bridge crossing | 41.74280, -77.57815 | |
| 6 | Snyder's Family Campground Private campground | Campsite | 41.74744, -77.57434 | |
| 7 | Crooked Creek Campground Private campground | Campsite | 41.74777, -77.56529 | Run by DB Adventures LLC per OSM. |
| 8 | US 6 bridge Grand Army of the Republic Highway | Bridge crossing | 41.75265, -77.50340 | The main east-west crossing above Ansonia. |
| 9 | Pine Creek Outfitters Canoe and kayak outfitter, Wellsboro Junction | Outfitter / canoe rental | 41.74691, -77.44446 | Tagged shop=outdoor in OSM; the usual shuttle and rental stop for the gorge float. |
| 10 | Colton Point Road bridge Ansonia, head of the gorge | Bridge crossing | 41.74388, -77.43384 | |
| 11 | Ansonia canoe access Hand launch at Ansonia | Access / boat ramp | 41.74467, -77.42783 | The put-in at the top of the Pine Creek Gorge. Tagged only as a slipway and a parking area called “Canoe Access” in OSM; named here for the village it sits in. |
| 12 | Delayed-harvest reach — upper limit Marsh Creek confluence, Ansonia | Regulation section limit | 41.74317, -77.42837 | Upstream end of the delayed-harvest reach the current PFBC digest lists for Pine Creek, about 3.3 mi. PFBC's own Keystone Select announcement described a shorter reach, so check the PFBC page before you fish it. |
| 13 | Matson Spring Named spring in the upper gorge | Spring | 41.72743, -77.44144 | |
| 14 | Delayed-harvest reach — lower limit Bear Run confluence | Regulation section limit | 41.70823, -77.46076 | Downstream end of the delayed-harvest reach as the current digest describes it. |
| 15 | Colton Point State Park Campground PA DCNR, west rim | Campsite | 41.70796, -77.46797 | Rim campground above the gorge — the creek itself is a steep walk below. |
| 16 | Leonard Harrison State Park Campground PA DCNR, east rim | Campsite | 41.69779, -77.44979 | The east-rim campground and overlook, opposite Colton Point. |
| 17 | Tiadaghton Campground Campsite in the gorge | Campsite | 41.64737, -77.45052 | On the creek bank along the rail trail, reachable on foot or by boat. |
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Hoffman Campground Campsite on the rail trail | Campsite | 41.54638, -77.38958 | |
| 19 | Pettecote Junction Campground Private campground at Cedar Run | Campsite | 41.52746, -77.44372 | |
| 20 | USGS 01548500 — Pine Creek at Cedar Run Live discharge and water temperature | USGS gauge | 41.52167, -77.44745 | The gauge the water page reads for flow, temperature and the percentile against the historical median. It is also the gauge floaters read before committing to the gorge. |
| 21 | Beulah Land Road bridge Cammal reach | Bridge crossing | 41.52159, -77.44797 | |
| 22 | Gamble Run canoe access Canoe access and parking | Access / boat ramp | 41.50736, -77.45681 | Tagged as a parking area named Gamble Run Canoe Access in OSM. |
| 23 | PA 414 bridge, Brown Township State-route crossing | Bridge crossing | 41.48628, -77.49714 | OSM carries this one as “Bridge in Brown Township”; it is the PA 414 crossing. |
| 24 | Catch-and-release reach — upper limit Slate Run confluence | Regulation section limit | 41.47260, -77.50375 | Upstream end of the catch-and-release reach, about 2.9 mi down to the Bonnell Run confluence at the DCNR Clark Farm access. |
| 25 | Slate Run Road bridge Slate Run village crossing | Bridge crossing | 41.47082, -77.50289 | |
| 26 | Slate Run canoe access Canoe access and parking | Access / boat ramp | 41.47134, -77.50247 | |
| 27 | Tomb Flats Campground Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry | Campsite | 41.45927, -77.50890 | Primitive state-forest campsite on the creek. |
| 28 | Black Walnut Bottom Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry | Campsite | 41.44644, -77.51807 | Primitive state-forest campsite on the creek. |
| 29 | Waterville Access Access and parking at Waterville | Access / boat ramp | 41.31220, -77.37753 | |
| 30 | Cummings Township Park Township park at Waterville | Park / conservation area | 41.30891, -77.36451 | |
| 31 | Bonnell Flats Campsite on the lower creek | Campsite | 41.27798, -77.31954 | |
| 32 | Torbert Island Natural Area Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry | Park / conservation area | 41.22458, -77.32733 | |
| 33 | PCRT Whitetail Access Rail-trail access and parking | Access / boat ramp | 41.22139, -77.31991 | |
| 34 | Railroad Street bridge, Avis Last crossing above the mouth | Bridge crossing | 41.19723, -77.29226 | The West Branch Susquehanna confluence at Jersey Shore is about 3 km below here. |
Gauge: USGS 01548500 — Pine Creek at Cedar Run, PA. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Rock Bass, Smallmouth Bass
Regulations: www.pa.gov/agencies/fishandboat/fishing/regulations
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
Ansonia: top of the canyon float at the Highway 6 crossing.
Darling Run: the main canyon put-in and rail trail access.
Tiadaghton and Blackwell: mid-canyon accesses with camping.
Cedar Run: village access at the gauge, tributary trout water.
Slate Run: access at the Slate Run confluence, a fly fishing center.
Waterville and Jersey Shore: lower creek accesses toward the West Branch Susquehanna.
The Pine Creek Rail Trail follows the creek and reaches most of the canyon on foot or by bike.
March through May: stocked and wild trout, the reliable float window, highest water.
June: transitional; trout in the cold water, smallmouth appearing, levels dropping.
July and August: smallmouth season on the main stem, often too low to float; tributaries hold trout.
September through November: fall rains restore floating levels, good smallmouth and wild trout in the tributaries.