RIVER COUNTRY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE PARKING< TAKE OUT OR CAMPING FOR THE SPRING DAM RELEASE,
AS OUR PARKING LOT IS UNDER WATER! ( SEE BELOW )
SADLY THIS IS A CURRENT PHOTO OF OUR PARKING LOT
DETAILS: Typically The Point Pleasant Fire Company has been overseeing the parking at River Country’s parking lot located at the “River Country’s Parking lot take out ” and camping area, Yet this year due to the lack of a parking or camping area at River Country, THERE WILL NOT BE PARKING OR CAMPING AT OUR LOT.
PLEASE BE AWARE THAT AREA AROUND RIVER COUNTRY IS PRIVATE PROPERTY AND AS SUCH , PLEASE BE COURTEOUS AND DO NOT TRESPASS ON ANY ONES LAND, AS THE POLICE WILL BE PATROLLING THE AREA.
Many of you White Water “Old Timers” are already familiar with the proprietor OF BOOS BREWS run by ( karen Giordano ). Stop on in at Boo’s and grab a bite and sample their in house brewery Beer. “Boos’s Brews” ( 4961 River Road, Point Pleasant, Pennsylvania 18938, United States ) Our Local Brewery and Smoked Foods Restaurant.
CONTACT INFO:
For more information, EMAIL RIVER COUNTRY ([email protected] ) or contact Nockamixon State Park at 215-529-7300, or Delaware Canal State Park at 610-982-5560. For more information about Pennsylvania’s 121 state parks, call 1-888-PA-PARKS between 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM Monday through Saturday; or visit DCNR’s website.Saturday and Sunday, March 21st & 22nd., when the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) releases water from Lake Nockamixon into Tohickon Creek.
Releases are historically scheduled on a semi-annual basis, usually occurring on the third weekend in March and the first weekend in November. The whitewater releases from the Nockamixon State Park dam provide suitable whitewater boating conditions downstream through Ralph Stover State Park from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM each day.
Water releases would have been at 4:00 AM. Several hours later, the release consisting of millions of gallons of water moving down the waterway will create whitewater conditions at Ralph Stover State Park, according to park officials.
Suggested hours for viewing the release and boating activity are from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM at Ralph Stover.
Water releases are eagerly awaited by whitewater paddling enthusiasts, drawing skilled kayakers, canoeists and
occasional rafters from throughout the Northeastern United States.
Most launch their craft at Ralph Stover State Park, near Pipersville, Bucks County, and travel some four miles along the Tohickon Creek to its junction with the Delaware River at Point Pleasant.( Where you can park and camp at River Country. ) DCNR officials remind boaters that this is technical whitewater with Class 3 and 4 rapids that require boating skills.
Boaters should be aware of and abide by the safety code of the American Whitewater Affiliation. Boaters must wear appropriate personal flotation devices; take appropriate precautions to prevent hypothermia; and use only craft designed for this type of water.
For more information, contact Nockamixon State Park at 215-529-7300, or Delaware Canal State Park at 610-982-5560.
For more information about Pennsylvania’s 121 state parks, call 1-888-PA-PARKS between 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM Monday through Saturday; or visit DCNR’s website.