You don’t have to be on the Penn Paddle to attend the Film Festival.
If you are on the Penn Paddle, the Film Festival is included.
An Historic Paddle on the Delaware River
Paddle either or both days. Films are included. Stay overnight or not.
In 1677, the Quakers bought from the Lenape the land between Assunpink Creek (Trenton) and Rancocas Creek. This paddle is nearly that entire distance and it’s on the tidal section of the Delaware. Lenape Chief Ockanickon, a friend to the Quakers, is buried in the property’s graveyard.
Saturday, September 15
- See Requirements to Paddle below
- Paddle Bordentown to Burlington (10 miles) launching from Bordentown Beach https://goo.gl/maps/MqpjayvxDBT2 at the river end of W Park St. You do not need a launch permit. Bordentown has given us a pass. There are porta-potties. Arrive at 8 am for unload, check-in, meet-n-greet and safety talk. Launch at 9 am.
- Visit Pennsbury Manor, the reconstructed home of William Penn on the Delaware. Listen to talk by its Director Doug Miller. William Penn came to a colony that had already had three generations of interaction between Native Peoples and colonial settlers. Some of the interactions included bloody conflict. Explore how Penn’s vision and Quaker values and the Lenape’s willingness to welcome and partner with him brought about Pennsylvania. There are bathrooms.
- Take out at Burlington Boat Ramp. There are porta-potties.
- Take the RiverLINE light rail train back to your car* A green shuttle! We’ll walk you there. Bring some water and snacks for the trip.
- Staying overnight? Store your boat in a warehouse across from the take-out/next day’s put-in
Swap Meet
Sell/Buy gear at the Swap Meet on the front lawn of the Burlington Center for Conference https://goo.gl/maps/cETHSv69Kax from 5-7 pm.
FREE admission, NO commission, and totally DIY. Just show up with your stuff and start hawking.
(Parking)
There are 230 spaces in a free public lot accessible by the driveway across High St. from the Meeting House https://goo.gl/maps/gQ6wDbd5nf92 Once you cross Broad St., headed toward the river, take the fist driveway on the right, in front of Olde City Quilts. Map at right.
Only if you need wheelchair access should you drive down the driveway.
(Entrance)
Come through the front gate in the middle of the brick wall. We’ll be taking tickets at the right-hand door facing High St. Only if you need wheelchair access should you drive down the driveway.
Paddling Film Festival
Watch The Paddling Film Festival at 7 pm. We will start on time as there is much to see. Doors open at 6:15 pm.
You don’t have to be on the Penn Paddle to attend the Film Festival.
If you are on the Penn Paddle, the Film Festival is included.
The Paddling Film Festival is an annual film tour, produced by Rapid Media, that showcases the best paddling films of the year and inspires individuals, organizations and whole communities to celebrate all types of paddle-sports.Each year more than 60 films are entered by professional producers and up-and-coming filmmakers from all corners of the world.
- 150 Cushioned Seats
- Air-conditioning
- Door Prizes
- Exclusive Discounts
- FREE 1-year digital subscription to any / all four of Rapid Media Magazines
($39.96 value)
Click for Google Map of Penn Paddle
Stay Overnight
- Store your boat in a warehouse across from the 15th take-out/the 16th’s put-in
- Enjoy the pubs, restaurants, ice cream parlor and promenade in Burlington City
- Stay overnight at the Burlington Center for Conference with 88 beds, hot showers, air conditioning
- Men and women on separate floors
- Quiet time in dorms begins at 10 pm
- Lights out in dorms at 10:30 pm
- BYO non-perishable breakfast. We will supply coffee and hot water
Sunday, September 16
- See Requirements to Paddle below
- Paddle Burlington to Rancocas (9 miles), launching from Burlington Boat Ramp https://goo.gl/maps/TKnLEpqjE9D2 near the intersection of E. Pearl St. and Latham. You do not need a launch permit. Burlington has given us a pass. There are porta-potties. Please don’t park in the boat trailer spots unless you have a boat trailer. You may also park on the other side of the basketball courts and along E. Pearl St. Arrive at 9 am for unload, check-in, meet-n-greet and safety talk. Launch at 10 am.
- Stop at Neshaminy State Park for talk by Ray Robson of Coast Guard Auxiliary 17-01, Bristol, about the aids to navigation in the tidal Delaware, and 1 other talk. There are bathrooms.
- Lunch at Penn Ryn Delaware Access. There are bathrooms.
- Take out at Hawks Island Marina. There are bathrooms.
- Take the RiverLINE light rail train back to your car* A green shuttle! We’ll walk you there. Bring some water and snacks for the trip.
Click here for a flyer
Tickets, Package Deals*
- 1 day of paddling, films: $15
- 2 days of paddling, films: $25
- 1 day of paddling, films, overnight stay: $35
- 2 days paddling, films, overnight stay: $45
Early bird special
2 days paddling, films, overnight stay
Buy before September 3: $40
Requirements to Paddle
- It may not be your first time paddling a kayak. Realize that a 10-mile paddle may take 4 hours. There may be boat wake, wind and waves.
- Kayak 10′ or longer
- Paddle
- Whistle**
- Wear your PFD while on the water. Inflatable life jackets are not acceptable. No exceptions to either**
- Help move your boat and at least one other person’s boat at both put-ins and take-outs
**Required by law
Bring
Paddling
BYO drinks, snacks and lunch, the food being non-perishable if you are paddling both days. If you want to bring your gear back on the RiverLINE, bring a dufflebag. You can leave your gear with your boats while you shuttle, however. We’ll be watching them. *RiverLINE not included. $1.60/trip, $.75 for seniors. Payment methods include Cash, Credit and Debit.
Swap Meet
Bring the gear you want to unload and cash for what you want to buy.
Overnight
BYO sheets, pillows, blankets, towels, toiletries and perhaps some earplugs. BYO non-perishable breakfast. REFRIGERATOR WILL BE ON. We will supply coffee, hot water.
Rain, Refunds
We paddle in the rain.
If the rain is heavy, we might have a delayed start.
If there is thunder, we may have a delayed start or long lunch, etc.
If it’s raining during the Swap Meet, we will hold it in the basement.
There are no refunds.
Both events sponsored in part by the Burlington Meeting House, Inc., which owns and operates the Center for Conference
In 1677, the Quakers who sailed from England on the ship Kent and landed in Burlington bought from the Lenape Indians the land between Assunpink Creek (Trenton) and Rancocas Creek. This paddle is nearly that entire distance. Lenape Chief Ockanickon, a friend of the Quakers, is buried in the property’s grave yard.
Read about our logo and its connection to the Delaware River.