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anonymous_coward · Joined: 24 Oct 2007 Posts: 564

does anyone know anything about kayaking or canoeing on the Conococheague? I've heard there used to be hazards in Chambersburg (several dams?). Are those still there, where are they, know any good trips? would i be better just sticking south of Chambersburg?

armed_citizen · Joined: 27 Oct 2007 Posts: 233 Location: Chambersburg, PA

There used to be low-head dams at both Siloam Rd and Commerce St. Both of these have been removed. From Siloam Rd to Nitterhouse Park (behind Southgate) would be a nice paddle, provided there was a decent water level and not too many dead-falls or overhanging branches. That trip would be 2.75 miles on the water.
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anonymous_coward · Joined: 24 Oct 2007 Posts: 564

hey thanks for the info, i think I'll try this next weekend

armed_citizen · Joined: 27 Oct 2007 Posts: 233 Location: Chambersburg, PA

Let us know how it goes.
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cookieclaygirl · Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 2194 Location: shippensburg

i always wanted to try that, honestly. when i was little, we'd go to the siloam dam w/my inflatable raft, but my dad had me on a rope so i wouldn't float too far (long rope tho)...i was pretty little then, but man i wanted to try it.

am thinking of getting a canoe and taking it to shawnee (we have a cabin in bedford and are up there a lot)....maybe even cowan's gap, etc.

a_c, where do you canoe?

Dragas · Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 134 Location: Waynesboro, PA

I have hit up the Antietam (southern portion) and some of the Potomac (Below Dam 4).

anonymous_coward · Joined: 24 Oct 2007 Posts: 564

Ricky Mellott · Joined: 07 Dec 2007 Posts: 13

There is at least one very small dam (about a foot high - like the one in Scotland) after you leave Siloam, just before you get to Wilson College. After you leave Siloam, you'll cross under a railroad bridge, the creek widens and stills there because of this little dam. I forget exactly, but I think the creek forks just before the dam - right fork is something like an overflow and the left fork is the dam.