Catawba River, North Carolina <<< Back to Catawba River main page QUICK STATS AW Class: I-II Length: 8.5 miles    Putin Location Coordinates: Latitude: 35.72719 Longitude: -81.81031 Takeout Location Coordinates: Latitude: 35.74399 Longitude: -81.7718 Paddling Rivers Near Catawba River, North Carolina:    Catawba River, McDowell/BurkeCounty, 1 miles away       Class I-II - 8.5 miles long (Route 1223 Bridge Route 1147 Bridge)    Catawba River - Henry Fork, BurkeCounty, 5 miles away       Class I-III - 18 miles long (Rich Mtn Road to Warlick Chapel Road)    Johns River, Burke/CaldwellCounty, 10 miles away       Class I-II - 6.5 miles long (Route 1328 to Route 1438)    Wilson Creek, CaldwellCounty, 11 miles away       Class I-II(III) - 4 miles long (Below Brown Mountain Beach to Johns River)    Steels Creek, BurkeCounty, 11 miles away       Class II-III - 6.6 miles long (to Confluence with Upper Creek)    First Broad, Cleveland/ RutherfordCounty, 11 miles away       Class I-III - 15 miles long (Route 1726 Bridge to Route 1529 Bridge)    Wilson Creek, CaldwellCounty, 12 miles away       Class III-IV+(V) - 1.9 miles long (National Forest sign to parking area above Brown MtNorth Beach)    Upper Creek, BurkeCounty, 14 miles away       Class III+(IV) - 17 miles long (Raven Cliff Gorge to FR 982)    Wilson Creek, CaldwellCounty, 15 miles away       Class II-III - 5 miles long (Route 1328 Bridge to National Forest sign)    Catawba River - North Fork, BurkeCounty, 15 miles away       Class IV-V+ - 2.5 miles long (Linville)    Linville River, BurkeCounty, 15 miles away       Class IV-V+ - 16.4 miles long (Linville Falls to Lake James)    North Harper Creek, Avery/CaldwellCounty, 16 miles away       Class IV-V(V+) - 9 miles long (Wilson Creek Tributary) Hotels near Catawba River, North Carolina: The Inn at Glen Alpine, Glen Alpine .9 miles away Days Inn And Suites, Morganton 6.8 miles away Holiday Inn MORGANTON-I-40, Morganton 9.3 miles away Quality Inn Morganton, Morganton 9.5 miles away Sleep Inn Morganton, Morganton 9.6 miles away Super 8 Marion NC, Marion 14.4 miles away Days Inn Marion, Marion 14.9 miles away Hampton Inn Marion, Marion 15.7 miles away Comfort Inn Marion, Marion 17 miles away Days Inn Lenoir, Lenoir 21.1 miles away Red Carpet Inn Lenoir, Lenoir 21.1 miles away Comfort Inn Lenoir, Lenoir 21.2 miles away * Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different. Campgrounds near Catawba River, North Carolina:    Rose Creek Family Campground, Morganton, 6 miles away    Optimistic RV Resort, Morganton, 7 miles away    Daniel Boone Family Campground, Morganton, 8 miles away    Playmore Beach Campground, Lenoir, 10 miles away    Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park, Marion, 11 miles away    Barefoot Landing & Recreational Vehicle PARK, Marion, 13 miles away    Lake James Landing, Marion, 14 miles away Marinas Near Catawba River, North Carolina:    Mimosa Boat Landing, Morganton, 7 miles away    Not Just Fishing, Lenoir, 18 miles away Trails near Catawba River, North Carolina:    Bald Mountain Trail, McDowell , 16 miles away    Yancey Ridge Trail, Avery , 17 miles away Public Lands Near Catawba River, North Carolina:    Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville - NC, 54 miles away    Lake James State Park, North Carolina, 8 miles away    South Mountain State Park, North Carolina, 14 miles away    Mount Mitchell State Park, North Carolina, 33 miles away    Roan Mountain State Park, Tennessee, 33 miles away Lakes Near Catawba River, North Carolina:    Lake James, Burke , 3 miles away Current weather conditions at Catawba River, North Carolina Local climate location: MARION 23 miles away   Wind River Range Whitewater Complete list of all the whitewater kayaking and rafting spots in the Wind River Range. Wind River Range Outdoors Info Complete outdoors info for the Wind River Range. All North Carolina Whitewater Complete list of all the whitewater paddling spots in North Carolina. Books about whitewater paddling on Catawba River, North Carolina List of books from Amazon.com that cover whitewater paddling on Catawba River, North Carolina. Find a whitewater outfitter in North Carolina Whitewater Basics If you're new to whitewater paddling please take a look at this basic whitewater info. Outdoors Recreation Near Forest City, North Carolina Outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Forest City, North Carolina, the metro area neareast to Catawba River. Find info on campgrounds, marinas, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater, golf courses and more.