Paddling near Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia, in Philadelphia County, sits where the Schuylkill meets the Delaware in South Philly. The marquee in-city run is Schuylkill Banks, an 8-mile tidal stretch below Fairmount Dam that glides past Boathouse Row and holds 40-plus fish species. Upriver, the Schuylkill River Water Trail reaches into Schuylkill County, while the New Jersey Pine Barrens and Bucks County lakes lie within roughly 90 minutes.