Island Camping on the River - Kayak, Canoe, SUP camping in the Allegheny Islands Wilderness

[@daivapetrikaite]

Amazing 😊

[@peaks.and.paddles]

Thanks!!!

[@shawn0342]

Great video. I live right on the Yough River and know it like the back of my hand, but dont know the Allegheny that well. I camped at 13:49 in this video last June and found this while researching this years trip. Cant wait to get out! Very informative. Thanks for sharing!

[@peaks.and.paddles]

Glad the video was helpful; we've done a dozen or more overnight trips on the Allegheny River. This river is beautiful and has a ton of camping options. We've paddled from Kinzua Dam down to Parker and biked the bike trails along the river, so if you need any help planning your trip let us know and we can give you some more tips. Love the Yough, we probably do that river the most for day trips. We want to do an overnight trip on the Yough this year, possibly camping at the lean-to's in Cedar Creek park or Dravo campground.

[@davescanoeingadventures]

Great video, guys. Nothing beats getting out there as a couple! You have a great spot there, too!

[@peaks.and.paddles]

haha thanks bud, yeah it's easier to go on these great adventures when you have a partner that enjoys being outdoors as well. Dude you have some great videos! There are a ton of lakes/rivers in Canada on our list to paddle. Thanks for all your canoe knowledge.

[@anthonyscalise7398]

Stress level zero. Peaceful easy feeling 😂

[@peaks.and.paddles]

Love the Allegheny River, such a great paddle!

[@Freakdog66]

I fish that stretch by yak all the time. Personal friends with the folks who made/ sold the waterproof map your using.

[@peaks.and.paddles]

That's awesome, its a beautiful river and I'm jealous you get to paddle it all the time. Tell your friends at Allegheny Outfitters we appreciate and thank them for the effort they put into the map, it's been a nice aid ever since we bought it 5 years ago.

[@Freakdog66]

@peaks.and.paddles hold on to it. Unfortunately the company has dissolved and that beautiful map is no longer. Thanks for your great video. That stretch has world class smallmouth fishing if yall ever return.

[@crazyhorse1634]

I'm enjoying your Allegheny River videos. They're helpful as I plan an upcoming trip of the entire Allegheny River (300+ miles starting in Coudersport, PA to Pittsburgh). I've watched another of your videos showing all the boat ramps from Kinzua Dam to East Brady. BTW, Tidioute is pronounced tid-dee-oot. Example: tid (rhymes with did) - dee (rhymes with see) - oot (rhymes with hoot). Do you know where I can find a list of campsites and ramps along the river from Buckaloons to Point State Park in Pittsburgh?

[@peaks.and.paddles]

Glad to hear my videos have helped. Once you finish your journey let me know how it went. I would love to do the whole river myself one day in the future. I also have bike video of the rail trail next to the Allegheny from Oil City to Emlenton. The video quality is not great since I made the video before I got my gopro but I show where I camped in the video and the campsites are accessible from the river as well. The Go Paddling app is great for checking out boat launches. Check out Friendsoftheriverfront.org , on their site they have a nice map/list of launches of the three points water trail from the Point to the freeport launch. Allegheny Outfitters has a map for sale that gives you information on the river from Kinzua Dam down to President. When I bought it a few years ago I think it was around $30. There's also a nice map from one of the visitor centers in the area of the first 107 miles of the river after the Kinzua Dam that lists all of the launches and gives some good info on the river. Check out this site pfbc.pa.gov/watertrails/alleg/trailguide.htm If you're on facebook you can join Paddling PA or Kayak PA groups, I've seen a post or two about people doing the whole river. I read an article about a guy who did the whole 300 and he listed his campsites. "In addition to the Kittanning camp site, the other stops he made along his journey, along with the mile markers, included: Turtlepoint - 25.75 miles; Olean - 51.29 miles; Salamanca - 75.16 miles; Allegheny National Forest - 98.75 miles; Irvine - 122.76 miles; Tionesta - 150.71 miles; Franklin - 177.88 miles; Kennerdell - 190 miles; Parker - 215.24 miles; East Brady - 232.22 miles; Tarentum - 278.85 miles; and Pittsburgh - 300.54 miles." Not sure if that info is too helpful, but gives you an idea where a fellow 300+ miler camped.

[@crazyhorse1634]

@@peaks.and.paddles Well, I did it. I paddled the Allegheny river from Coudersport, PA starting on 5/29/24 and ended one mile into the Ohio river on 6/21/24 camping every night along the river. It was a great adventure.

[@raczyk]

Would a touring sup board work on a river? What length and width do you recomend?

[@peaks.and.paddles]

Yes, a touring SUP board would work on a river. Touring boards are good for speed and carrying weight which works well on rivers. We own and use 5 all-around/cruiser SUPs between 10' to 11' long and 30" to 33" wide. Touring boards will be longer with the average 12.5' and slightly narrower. The wider you go with your SUP the more stable it will be. If you want more stability, go with a 30 or 32" width. Me personally, paddling rivers I prefer an inflatable board for ease of transportation. I also prefer removeable fins. It can get shallow in rivers in sections on long paddles and I've broken several fins over the years, its nice to be able to replace 1 fin without replacing a board.

[@raczyk]

@@peaks.and.paddles Thank you. Did you consider a touring board? What made you decide getting a all-round board? I want do some lake and river paddling, but concerned for river turnability as lengths of touring boards vary. Perhaps middle of pack be best length wise, like you mentioned the 12'5".

[@peaks.and.paddles]

@@raczyk yes I did consider a touring board and will probably get one for my next board. I myself haven't decided if I'm going to go with a 12.5 or a 14' one. We do rivers with class 1 and the occasional class 2 rapids with our boards and flat lakes. I decided on all around boards because I picked up the hobby 5 years ago and wasn't sure what my needs would be, so I went with all arounds since they're the most versatile option of boards. Kerry picked a board from Evolve that retails for around $1,000 and I got a $200-250 Funwater board off of Amazon. I figured I'd go with a cheap all around board first to learn on then get a more expensive board later. I have 100's of miles on this Funwater board and I have really beat it up and it just keeps going. But when I step on Kerry's board you can notice a much smoother ride with her board. So you get what you pay for. But I'm cheap and don't mind powering thru the shortcomings of budget gear thru my sheer stubbornness.