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 | Oakland Access PFBC · Susquehanna County · trailered ramp | Access / boat ramp | 41.98404, -75.60027 | First Pennsylvania access on the river: the Susquehanna dips out of New York here, runs west past Hallstead and crosses back into New York above Sayre. |
| 2 | Great Bend PFBC · Susquehanna County · trailered ramp | Access / boat ramp | 41.96023, -75.66093 | Middle of the 16-mile Great Bend loop through Pennsylvania. |
| 3 | Great Bend Township / Hallstead PFBC · Susquehanna County · trailered ramp | Access / boat ramp | 41.96307, -75.74139 | Last take-out before the river returns to New York; the next Pennsylvania water is 40 river miles downstream at Sayre. |
| 4 | Litchfield Township PFBC · Bradford County · trailered ramp | Access / boat ramp | 41.99584, -76.47333 | First access below the New York line at Sayre, and the head of the long Bradford County float. |
| 5 | Wysox PFBC · Bradford County · trailered ramp | Access / boat ramp | 41.75376, -76.41055 | Opposite Towanda at the mouth of Wysox Creek. |
| 6 | Terrytown PFBC · Bradford County · trailered ramp | Access / boat ramp | 41.69419, -76.28194 | |
| 7 | Trimble Access PFBC · Bradford County | Access / boat ramp | 41.67634, -76.27882 | Two miles below Terrytown; no trailered ramp listed, so treat it as a carry-in. |
| 8 | PA Game Commission SGL 237 PA Game Commission · Bradford County | Access / boat ramp | 41.66816, -76.27879 | Game-lands frontage rather than a boat ramp - walk-in access, parking only. |
| 9 | Tunkhannock PFBC · Wyoming County | Access / boat ramp | 41.52273, -75.94134 | Carry-in access at Tunkhannock; no trailered ramp listed. |
| 10 | Whites Ferry PFBC · Wyoming County · trailered ramp | Access / boat ramp | 41.47764, -75.90552 | |
| 11 | West Falls PFBC · Wyoming County | Access / boat ramp | 41.45945, -75.85333 | Carry-in access above the Falls bend. |
| 12 | Apple Tree Road PFBC · Luzerne County · trailered ramp | Access / boat ramp | 41.38820, -75.82394 | Head of the Wyoming Valley reach through Pittston and Wilkes-Barre. |
| 13 | Honey Pot Primitive Rest Stop Access PFBC · Luzerne County | Access / boat ramp | 41.21776, -76.02513 | Primitive rest stop at Nanticoke - a river-trail stop rather than a ramp. |
| 14 | Union Township PFBC · Luzerne County · trailered ramp | Access / boat ramp | 41.17924, -76.10602 | |
| 15 | Bloomsburg PFBC · Columbia County · trailered ramp | Access / boat ramp | 40.99687, -76.43320 | |
| 16 | Danville PFBC · Mahoning Township, Montour County · trailered ramp | Access / boat ramp | 40.94356, -76.59813 | |
| 17 | Shikellamy State Park South DCNR · Northumberland County · trailered ramp | Access / boat ramp | 40.88050, -76.78965 | Marina and ramp on the point above Sunbury, just upstream of the inflatable dam. |
| 18 | Adam T. Bower Memorial Dam Inflatable dam at Sunbury · portage required | Dam / hazard | 40.85013, -76.80668 | The Fabridam: inflated through the summer to hold Lake Augusta above Sunbury, and the reason the Shikellamy ramps sit on flat water. |
| 19 | Sunbury PFBC · Sunbury, Northumberland County · trailered ramp | Access / boat ramp | 40.84656, -76.80443 | At the head of the main stem, just below the West Branch confluence. |
| 20 | Catch-and-Release Bass (Juniata-Susquehanna) - upper limit PFBC special-regulation reach · river mile 122.5 | Regulation section limit | 40.85061, -76.81299 | Upper limit of the PFBC Catch-and-Release Bass reach at Sunbury, from the PFBC special-regulation GIS layer. It runs continuously from here to the Maryland line. See the PFBC summary for the rules themselves. |
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Hoovers Island PA Game Commission · Snyder County · trailered ramp | Access / boat ramp | 40.75029, -76.85806 | |
| 22 | Mahantango PFBC · Snyder County · trailered ramp | Access / boat ramp | 40.65251, -76.92389 | At the mouth of Mahantango Creek. |
| 23 | Sweigarts Island SGL 258 PA Game Commission · Perry County · trailered ramp | Access / boat ramp | 40.61303, -76.95348 | |
| 24 | Liverpool Access PFBC · Perry County · trailered ramp | Access / boat ramp | 40.58029, -76.97972 | |
| 25 | Millersburg Ferry Wall Low wing wall at the Millersburg ferry crossing | Dam / hazard | 40.54100, -76.97162 | Built to hold water for the ferry - a low structure across part of the channel, not a full dam, and the only mapped obstruction between Sunbury and Harrisburg. |
| 26 | Montgomery Ferry PFBC · Perry County · trailered ramp | Access / boat ramp | 40.50334, -76.97556 | |
| 27 | Clemson Island PA Game Commission · Perry County · trailered ramp | Access / boat ramp | 40.46559, -76.95144 | |
| 28 | Haldeman Island PA Game Commission · Dauphin County | Access / boat ramp | 40.42356, -77.00457 | Walk-in game-lands access at the mouth of the Juniata; no trailered ramp listed. |
| 29 | Reeser Point / Clarks Ferry Access PFBC · Dauphin County | Access / boat ramp | 40.40172, -77.01088 | At Clarks Ferry just below the Juniata mouth, where the river turns southeast for Harrisburg. |
| 30 | Fort Hunter Access PFBC · Dauphin County · trailered ramp | Access / boat ramp | 40.34355, -76.91119 | Last access above Harrisburg and the usual put-in for the city float. |
| 31 | USGS 01570500 Susquehanna River at Harrisburg USGS streamgauge | USGS gauge | 40.25474, -76.88605 | The gauge this page reads. Its published coordinate lands 0.25 km off the mapped channel centre, which is within the width of the river here. |
| 32 | Dock Street Dam Low-head dam at Harrisburg · portage required | Dam / hazard | 40.24878, -76.87848 | A wide low-head dam immediately below City Island with a recirculating hydraulic that has drowned boaters. Take out above it; it is hard to see from upstream on high water. |
| 33 | Middletown PFBC · Dauphin County · trailered ramp | Access / boat ramp | 40.18612, -76.73306 | First access below Harrisburg and the Dock Street Dam. |
| 34 | York Haven Dam Hydro dam at York Haven · portage required | Dam / hazard | 40.12711, -76.72219 | Head of the Conewago Falls reach; the powerhouse headrace splits off just below, so keep to the marked channel. |
| 35 | Falmouth PFBC · Lancaster County · trailered ramp | Access / boat ramp | 40.11906, -76.70956 | Immediately below York Haven Dam, at the head of Conewago Falls - the first ledge water on the lower river. |
| 36 | Safe Harbor Dam Hydro dam · Lake Clarke to Lake Aldred | Dam / hazard | 39.92006, -76.39305 | Second of the three lower-river hydro dams. Scored 0.31 km off the mapped channel line because the structure spans the full valley. |
| 37 | Holtwood Dam Hydro dam · foot of Lake Aldred | Dam / hazard | 39.82671, -76.33697 | Above the Conestoga gorge reach; the tailrace water below it is the best-known smallmouth stretch on the lower river. |
| 38 | Muddy Creek PFBC · York County · trailered ramp | Access / boat ramp | 39.79862, -76.30611 | In the Holtwood tailwater at the mouth of Muddy Creek - the only PFBC ramp filed under the river name between Falmouth and the state line. |
| 39 | Catch-and-Release Bass (Juniata-Susquehanna) - lower limit PFBC special-regulation reach · river mile 15.3 | Regulation section limit | 39.72182, -76.23332 | Lower limit of the PFBC Catch-and-Release Bass reach, at the Pennsylvania-Maryland state line. Taken from the PFBC special-regulation GIS layer; it lands 0.04 km off the mapped channel. |
| 40 | Conowingo Dam Hydro dam in Maryland · end of the Pennsylvania river | Dam / hazard | 39.66202, -76.17290 | Ten miles below the state line and the reason the last Pennsylvania miles are slack water. Maryland licence and rules apply below the line. |
Gauge: USGS 01570500 — Susquehanna River at Harrisburg, PA. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Muskellunge, Smallmouth Bass, Striped Bass, Walleye
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.
Sunbury and the West and North Branch confluence: top of the main stem.
Halifax, Millersburg and Liverpool: mid-river ramps north of Harrisburg.
Duncannon and the Juniata confluence: a major access point and a productive reach.
Fort Hunter and City Island, Harrisburg: town ramps near the gauge.
Highspire, Middletown and Falmouth: ramps in the lower Harrisburg pool.
Columbia and Marietta: access to the lower river above the Holtwood and Conowingo pools.
April and May: pre-spawn smallmouth, high water, big fish; check catch-and-release dates.
June through August: the main season, topwater at dawn, wading and poling the flats.
September and October: fall feeding, the best month of the year for size.
November through March: musky and walleye focus; smallmouth hold in the deeper pools.