Lower Schuylkill

The lower Schuylkill extends from the Fairmount Dam to the Delaware River and has been an industrial urban river for a long time. It is a river of highways, rail yards, bridges, a retired refinery, power plants, shipping terminals and shipyards. There are overgrown areas, and the historic gem that is Bartram Gardens. The paddler will see Philadelphia in a completely new way, gritty and beautiful. Here nature shows how indomitable she really is. Near the mouth of the river there is considerable barge and tug activity.

 

September 2021

before you go

  • Access to the Schuylkill is also possible through  Bartram’s Garden. 
  • For information on launching in center city Philadelphia  at Schuylkill Banks contact Hidden River Outfitters  
  • Tidal current information for the mouth of the Schuylkill can be found at Eagle Point
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