Black Creek Canoe / Kayak launch

Category: Boat ramp

Address: Highland, NY 12528, USA

Reviews

Kurt Pragman

Jun 27, 2022

Beautiful place to kayak! Easy to launch and parking for about 8 to 10 cars. Gentle current. To the left, The creek winds through the woods and is a good escape on a hot day. To the right, a railroad bridge and the creek winds through a sunny meadow. In both directions, plenty of beavers, herons, turtles, frogs, and fish.

Jessi Jessi

Jul 26, 2021

Pros: gentle water, barely a current. Lots of turtles, saw some unique birds. 'Launch' site is easily accessible, close to the parking. Cons: water is very murky, stagnant, so there's lots of bugs. Easily effected by storms so the length was very limited due to downed trees blocking the waterway. Narrow and shallow, so be sure you can properly steer your kayak since some places are single file, and you have to avoid branches and plant tangles under water.

JoAnn Norris

Jun 28, 2021

Been kayaking the Black Creek from the Highland launch on Route 299 for several years now. You can kayak in either direction. To the left, Creek is wider, to the right is narrow & windy. Lots of wildlife. One of my favorite places.

George Dudar

May 25, 2021

Great place to kayak. Lots of turtles, beaver lodges, beavers, owls and countless birds. Never disappoints.

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Questions & Answers

Anybody know if this is a 'carry you downstream' situation? Or can you launch and return to the same spot like you would on a lake setting? Thank you.

Jessi Jessi | Sep 29, 2021
Jimmy Teeling | Sep 29, 2021

So thankfully the flow of the stream is not too strong and there are places along the creek where you could easily turn around and return to the point where you had launched. Hope that helped!

Does the kayak launch is free?

Krishna Patel | Jul 1, 2022
JoAnn Norris | Jul 1, 2022

Yes it is free to use this launch.

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