Lackawaxen River
🏔 Scenic River
Pike / Wayne Co. · 31 mi · Class Riffles
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Loading…Optimal: 200–800 CFS · USGS #01432000
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Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River tributary · PA Scenic River
The Lackawaxen River flows 31 miles through northeastern Pennsylvania past Zane Grey's historic home to join the Delaware River at Lackawaxen. The river is a tributary of the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River and offers solid wild trout fishing in its upper reaches and smallmouth bass and paddling below. Historic D&H Canal remnants line the river valley.
Trip sections
Upper Lackawaxen — Hawley to Rowland, Class I riffles, trout water
Middle Lackawaxen — Rowland to Kimbles, Class I, mixed trout and bass
Lower Lackawaxen — Kimbles to Delaware confluence, Class I, smallmouth water
Outfitters
Kittatinny Canoes
Lackawaxen and Upper Delaware trips
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