Things to Do on the Yellow Breeches

Yellow Breeches Creek system has a variety of recreational opportunities including:

• Several lakes and ponds are used for boating, fishing, swimming and ice-skating
• The famous Appalachian Trail traverses part of the watershed
• Creek is great for bird-watching, fishing, paddling, tubing and sightseeing
• Nearby state, county, and municipal parks and nature preserves also provide ample recreation

Birding

Be on the lookout for a variety of ducks and wading birds, warblers, wrens, woodpeckers, Cedar Waxwings, Golden-crowned Kinglets, and Yellow-Bellied Sapsuckers.

Fly fishing

If fly fishing is your forte, Yellow Breeches Creek is an angler’s delight. The most popular catch and release section is a mile long and runs through Allenberry in Boiling Springs. Designated as a “Pennsylvania Scenic River”, Yellow Breeches never has a shortage of trout (mix of stocked and wild trout). Check the Yellow Breeches Creek fly-fishing report for current fishing conditions.

View the Interactive Yellow Breeches Water Trail Map

Trips on the Yellow Breeches:

View details about Trip A & B and access points in the Yellow Breeches Creek Water Trail Map & Guide (pdf.) or by clicking on a park name.                                          

Trip A 

• A1 - South Middleton Township Park            
• Wittlinger Nature Preserve
• A2 - Boiling Springs: TAKE-OUT ONLY

Trip B

• B1 - Messiah College
• B2 - Simpson Park
• B3 - McCormick Park
• B4 - Lower Allen Community Park
• B5 - Liberty Forge
• B6 - Yellow Breeches Park
• B7 - United Water Pennsylvania, Inc (UWPA)
• B8 - Spangler's Mill
• B9 - Creekwood Park
• C3 - New Cumberland Borough Park & Dam: TAKE OUT ONLY

Check water levels before hitting the creek. View Yellow Breeches Creek near Camp Hill, for real time water levels.