Susquehanna Gateway Susquehanna River-Lower Brnch

This section of the water trail is a 53-mile-long paddler’s adventure that begins at the New Market Boat Access near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and ends a few miles south of the Mason-Dixon Line at the Broad Creek Access in Maryland – offering a tremendous diversity of natural and built environments.

From the gritty industrial yards of Steelton to the Conejohela Flats—an internationally renowned bird habitat at Washington Boro—the Lower Section of the Susquehanna River Water Trail is a contrast of working river and wilderness. Explore the richness of the Lower Section of the Susquehanna River Water Trail and don’t forget to bring along your Water Trail Maps and Guides. They will provide you with all the information needed to experience this scenic and historic landscape to its fullest.