Whitewater
Kayaking & Rafting in
Alabama
Bear
Creek
This trip is both scenic
and exciting at times. The
scenic portion is highlighted
by scores of rocky bluffs,
heavy woods, and a large,
flat surface of boulders
just before Factory Falls,
where you can...
From the guidebook "Paddling
Alabama"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Hayleyville, AL - Whitewater
Paddling - 6.7 miles
Borden Creek
Borden Creek combines beautiful
scenery with challenging
paddling. The creek flows
through beautiful rock bluffs—not
as tall as the Sipsey, but
just as impressive. Along
the banks waterfalls can
be he...
From the guidebook "Paddling
Alabama"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Double Springs, AL - Whitewater
Paddling - 5.9 miles
Coosa River
A fun white water trip if
ever there was one. The
water from Jordan Dam is
regulated for recreational
use during the summer months,
providing deep water, but
there’s plenty of
white water, including t...
From the guidebook "Paddling
Alabama"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Wetumpka, AL - Whitewater
Paddling - 6.8 miles
Elkahatchee Creek
This is a rocking little
river at the right levels.
The granite boulder-lined
Elkahatchee features beautiful
Class III rapids with some
huge 4- and 5-foot drops
and plenty of Class IIs
that give you a...
From the guidebook "Paddling
Alabama"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Alexander City, AL - Whitewater
Paddling - 1.2 miles
Flint River
The Flint River runs almost
exactly 50 miles, with its
headwaters beginning in
Tennessee around David Crockett
Highway and emptying into
the Tennessee River in Madison
County, Alabama. The river’s
wat...
From the guidebook "Paddling
Alabama"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Huntsville, AL - Whitewater
Paddling - 5.4 miles (About
Top Trails)
Hatchet River North
This section of Hatchet
Creek is probably the best
for canoeing. The optimum
flow is between 500 and
600 cfs. At 300 we had to
carry the canoe over rocks
just a few times. Aside
from that you can coun...
From the guidebook "Paddling
Alabama"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Sylacauga, AL - Whitewater
Paddling - 12.75 miles
Little Cahaba River
Beginners and intermediate
paddlers love this river.
The scenery is beautiful,
with plenty of interesting
rock formations lining many
of the banks. In the spring
a variety of wildflowers,
including th...
From the guidebook "Paddling
Alabama"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Montevallo, AL - Whitewater
Paddling - 6.4 miles
Little River Canyon,
Alabama: AL 35
to AL 273
Located approximately 40
miles west of Rome, Georgia,
the Little River Canyon
is an impressive sandstone-granite
gorge through which a sparkling
clear stream runs. The Little
River has deep mirror-sur...
From the guidebook "A
Canoeing & Kayaking
Guide to Georgia"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Blanche, AL - Whitewater
Paddling - 11.5 miles
Little River Canyon:
Upper Two Miles to Eberharts
Point
Located approximately nine
miles east of Fort Payne
in northeast Alabama, the
Little River Canyon is an
impressive cleft in the
sandstone - granite countryside
with a sparkling clear stream
running th...
From the guidebook "Appalachian
Whitewater: The Southern
States"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Fort Payne, AL - Whitewater
Paddling - 2 miles
Locust Fork of the Black
Warrior River:
AL 79 / US 231 Bridge to
Nector Covered Bridge
The Locust Fork of Alabama's
Black Warrior River is the
Deep south's top cruising
river. Each year "the
Fork" is enjoyed by
boaters from Mississippi,
Louisiana, Tennessee, and
Florida in addition to a...
From the guidebook "Appalachian
Whitewater: The Southern
States"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Cleveland, AL - Whitewater
Paddling - 5.5 miles
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