[4] It then flows through Spring Creek Canyon and through the town of Bellefonte, before eventually passing through a water gap in Bald Eagle Mountain.

Spring Creek is a popular outdoor recreation destination for kayaking, hiking, and fly fishing.

[8][9][4] The stream is well-known for Fisherman's Paradise, a 1.12 mile section owned and managed by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.

[12] Spring Creek is the site of a kayak and canoe slalom training center, located in Bellefonte.

[13] Additionally, a class I whitewater run of roughly 2 miles exists from Bellefonte to the stream's mouth in Milesburg.