Whitewater
Canoe Trips in
Virginia
Appomattox
River: Brasfield Dam to
Campbells Bridge (Route
36)
The Appomattox is another
of those gems of the eastern
seaboard, a river that meanders
over a mature landscape
through pleasant and wooded
scenery for many miles before
dropping off the continental
sh...
From the guidebook "Appalachian
Whitewater: The Southern
States"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Matoaca, VA - Whitewater
Paddling
Aquia Creek: Route 610 to
Route 1
Aquia Creek is one of those
little-known gems that delight
the heart of the whitewater
paddler. Once on the river
the jaded paddler is in
for a day of surprise and
delight. It's one of the
most sceni...
From the guidebook "Appalachian
Whitewater: The Southern
States"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Ruby, VA - Whitewater Paddling
Dan River
The Dan River begins near
the Blue Ridge Parkway a
few miles above Meadows
of Dan, Virginia. It is
impounded by Talbott Reservoir
and its water used by the
Pinnacles Hydroelectric
Plant in Kibler Vall...
From the guidebook "Paddling
Eastern North Carolina"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Madison, NC - Whitewater
Paddling - 105.9 miles
James River: Pony
Pasture Park to Mayo's Island
Here is an adventure-class
whitewater river (which
is commercially rafted)
flowing directly through
the center of a major city
and state capital. Therefore,
the river is never too low
to run and prov...
From the guidebook "Appalachian
Whitewater: The Southern
States"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Richmond, VA - Whitewater
Paddling - 4 miles
Johns Creek: Route
311 Bridge to New Castle
(Route 615)
This section of Johns Creek
is a superb run for the
advanced paddler in good
physical shape. It should
one be undertaken with careful
attention to the river gauge,
and paddlers doing it for
the first...
From the guidebook "Appalachian
Whitewater: The Southern
States"
Running
the Rivers of North America
New Castle, VA - Whitewater
Paddling
Maury River: Goshen to Rockbridge
Baths
This happy circumstance
of a reasonably large amount
of water flowing through
a steep mountain pass provides
whitewater paddlers with
excellent scenery, easy
access via interstate roads,
splendid rapi...
From the guidebook "Appalachian
Whitewater: The Southern
States"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Goshen, VA - Whitewater
Paddling
Mayo River
The North Mayo River watershed
begins below Fairy Stone
State Park, northwest of
Martinsville, Virginia.
The South Mayo River watershed
begins northwest of Stuart,
Virginia near the Dan River.
The Nor...
From the guidebook "Paddling
Eastern North Carolina"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Mayodan, NC - Whitewater
Paddling - 18.1 miles
New River: Below
Stuart Dam to US 58-221
bridge
The river flows through
forested rolling hills and
pastoral lands and generally
is a very scenic stream.
The favored whitewater run
on the Virginia - North
Carolina stretch of the
New is this section...
From the guidebook "Appalachian
Whitewater: The Southern
States"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Fox, NC - Whitewater Paddling
- 11 miles
Passage Creek: Elizabeth
Furnace Picnic Area to Route
55
Passage Creek rewards the
paddler with clear water,
easy access, towering cliffs
and rock formations, rhododendron
thickets, and tight, intricate
rapids. There is a price,
however, and that is an
eve...
From the guidebook "Appalachian
Whitewater: The Southern
States"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Strasburg, VA - Whitewater
Paddling
Potomac River: Great
Falls to the estuary below
Little Falls
This area has access to
the river in many spots.
The C&O Canal follows
the river on the Maryland
shore between Washington
and Cumberland, Maryland,
and provides public access
and parking at many loca...
From the guidebook "Appalachian
Whitewater: The Southern
States"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Vienna, VA - Whitewater
Paddling
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the Rivers of North America
