Little Juniata River Lower Section & Bald Eagle Creek Tyrone SectionGeneral Description
The Little Juniata River is making a comeback with help from the Pennsylvania
Fish & Boat Commission and environmental awareness. Throughout the 1960s, raw
sewage and pollutants from local mills ran into the Little Juniata from towns above.
Cleanup started in the early '70s and today, the Little Juniata is a large river
with deep pools, moderate water, and prolific hatches supporting the thousands of
fingerlings stocked by the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission each year. This
river is one of the finest in the Commonwealth.
Above Tyrone, the Little Juniata is a marginal stream supported by only a few water
sources. Once the waterway passes through Tyrone, it runs through limestone cliffs,
making it a true limestone river. It continues south to the village of Spruce Creek
where it picks up numerous, different sized, limestone springs that help keep its
water temperatures down during the hot summer months. In 1996, the PFBC designated
13.5 miles of the Little Juniata as an All Tackle Trophy Trout area.
The river also provides a number of access points for paddlers who come to navigate
the riffles and rapids in the Lower section.
Conditions
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Access
Tyrone 9th St
Dirt Ramp |
Lat 40 40 08
Lon 78 14 26 |
From Water Street, take 453 N into
downtown Tyrone, left onto Washington Ave, left onto 9th St. River left. |
Rothrock State Forest
PFBC - Primitive |
Lat 40 35 45
Lon 78 06 37 |
From Alexandria, take Rt 305 N, go over bridge and make left onto Barree Rd (SR 4004), bear right onto Mountain Rd (T514). River left. |
| Route 305 Bridge |
Lat 40 33 45 |
From Alexandria, take Rt 305 N, before bridge turn right onto River Rd (T618), quick left into medium sized pull-off. River right. |
Fees & Licenses
All Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Regulations apply.
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PA Boating Regulations
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Activities
• Paddle Power
Fish Species
• Bass
• Pike
• Catfish
• Pan Fish
• Perch
• Trout Natural
• Walleye
• Fly Fishing
• Crappie
• State Regulated Waters
Lodging & Dining
| Altoona Region Lodging & Dining | | Website: Visit |
| Huntingdon County Dining
| | Website: Visit |
| Huntingdon County Places to Stay | | Website: Visit |
Emergency Info.
| Altoona Hospital | | 501 Howard Avenue Altoona PA 16603 | | 814-946-2012 |
| J C Blair Memorial Hospital | Warm Springs Avenue Huntingdon PA 16652
Emergencies 911 | | 814-643-2290 |
B&B
| Laurel Ridge Bed and Breakfast | | 1673 Mountain Laurel Ct. | | fwl1@psu.edu | | 814-632-6813 | | Website: Visit |
Vacation Homes and Cabins
| Fairfield Farm Guest House | | 4646 Turnpike Rd | | 814-632-9445 |
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