French Creek Valley Conservancy Summer Sojourn
About this race
The French Creek Valley Conservancy Summer Sojourn event will be Saturday, July 11, 2026.
Registration is $25 per adult and $18 per youth (ages 12-18). All participants must be pre-registered. Only 50 paddlers will be permitted. *All paddlers must wear a life jacket and carry a whistle. All paddlers must be age 12 and older. All minors must be accompanied by an adult.
We have a great day of French Creek fun planned! Paddlers will start at Cambridge Springs at FCVC's Cambridge Landing Launch and stop at Karl Gerdon Park in Venango for lunch and an educational program. Following lunch, paddlers will continue to Bertram Park in Saegertown to take out. This 10 mile paddle normally averages a 4-5-hour paddle time straight through.
Participants will drop boats at Cambridge Landing and take their vehicles to Bertram Park in Saegertown. A bus will be provided to take DRIVERS back to Cambridge Springs.
T-shirts for the event must be preordered and prepaid before June 15th at $16 each. *You can pick up your pre-ordered t-shirt at registration! Schedule:8:00 - 8:45 - Check in at Cambridge Landing parking lot (found within the Cambridge Springs Carnival Grounds). Drop off boats.
*DRIVERS take vehicles to Bertram Park.Shuttle 8:30 am depart Bertram Park; 8:45am arrive at Cambridge Landing.
Second and LAST shuttle 9:10 am depart Bertram Park; 9:25 am arrive at Cambridge Landing.
8:45 - First Safety briefing and paddlers get on water.
9:25 - Second and last safety briefing, paddlers get on water.
12:00 - 1:00 - Lunch and Educational Presentation at Karl Gerdon Park in Venango.
1:00 - 3:30 - Continue paddle/float to Bertram Park.
*Please note, if you are planning to continue your journey further than our stopping point at Bertram Park, there is a low-head dam that is just downstream of the park. Also, there is a bridge that is under construction between Saegertown and Meadville on Route 19.
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French Creek Valley Conservancy Summer Sojourn 2026
All registrants will receive detailed information closer to the date of the sojourn via email.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 2 years of historical conditions on this event's race dates in Cambridge Springs.
About Cambridge Springs
French Creek Valley Conservancy Summer Sojourn takes place in Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania, United States. The local timezone is America/New_York.
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