Upper Creek, North Carolina <<< Back to Upper Creek main page QUICK STATS AW Class: III+(IV) Length: 17 miles    Putin Location Coordinates: Latitude: 35.95349 Longitude: -81.87921 Takeout Location Coordinates: Latitude: 35.8269 Longitude: -81.7373 Paddling Rivers Near Upper Creek, North Carolina:    Steels Creek, BurkeCounty, 3 miles away       Class II-III - 6.6 miles long (to Confluence with Upper Creek)    Wilson Creek, CaldwellCounty, 5 miles away       Class III-IV+(V) - 1.9 miles long (National Forest sign to parking area above Brown MtNorth Beach)    Wilson Creek, CaldwellCounty, 6 miles away       Class I-II(III) - 4 miles long (Below Brown Mountain Beach to Johns River)    Upper Creek, BurkeCounty, 6 miles away       Class III+(IV) - 17 miles long (Raven Cliff Gorge to FR 982)    Wilson Creek, CaldwellCounty, 6 miles away       Class II-III - 5 miles long (Route 1328 Bridge to National Forest sign)    Johns River, Burke/CaldwellCounty, 7 miles away       Class I-II - 6.5 miles long (Route 1328 to Route 1438)    North Harper Creek, Avery/CaldwellCounty, 7 miles away       Class IV-V(V+) - 9 miles long (Wilson Creek Tributary)    Lost Cove Creek, AveryCounty, 8 miles away       Class -blank- - 8 miles long (Main)    Gragg Prong River, AveryCounty, 9 miles away       Class IV-V - 1.6 miles long (Roseboro to Lost Cove Creek)    Linville River, BurkeCounty, 9 miles away       Class IV-V+ - 16.4 miles long (Linville Falls to Lake James)    Catawba River, McDowell/BurkeCounty, 9 miles away       Class I-II - 8.5 miles long (Route 1223 Bridge Route 1147 Bridge)    Wilson Creek, Avery/CaldwellCounty, 9 miles away       Class IV - 5 miles long (Upper Wilson) Hotels near Upper Creek, North Carolina: The Inn at Glen Alpine, Glen Alpine 9.3 miles away Days Inn And Suites, Morganton 12.4 miles away Blue Ridge Village, Banner Elk 13.6 miles away Holiday Inn MORGANTON-I-40, Morganton 14 miles away Quality Inn Morganton, Morganton 14.3 miles away Sleep Inn Morganton, Morganton 14.3 miles away BEST WESTERN PLUS Mountain Lodge at Banner Elk, Banner Elk 14.9 miles away Holiday Inn Express BLOWING ROCK SOUTH, Blowing Rock 16.1 miles away Green Park Inn, Blowing Rock 16.4 miles away Ridgeway Inn, Blowing Rock 16.4 miles away The Village Inn, Blowing Rock 16.4 miles away Beech Mountain Inns, Banner Elk 16.4 miles away * Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different. Campgrounds near Upper Creek, North Carolina:    Daniel Boone Family Campground, Morganton, 1 miles away    Optimistic RV Resort, Morganton, 2 miles away    Rose Creek Family Campground, Morganton, 3 miles away    Playmore Beach Campground, Lenoir, 7 miles away    Linville Falls Trailer Lodge, Linville Falls, 10 miles away    Down By The River Campground, Newland, 11 miles away    Jim and Jennie's Music Barn and Campground, Crossnore, 11 miles away Marinas Near Upper Creek, North Carolina:    Mimosa Boat Landing, Morganton, 12 miles away    Not Just Fishing, Lenoir, 19 miles away Trails near Upper Creek, North Carolina:    Yancey Ridge Trail, Avery , 8 miles away    Bald Mountain Trail, McDowell , 17 miles away Public Lands Near Upper Creek, North Carolina:    Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville - NC, 54 miles away    Lake James State Park, North Carolina, 11 miles away    South Mountain State Park, North Carolina, 21 miles away    Roan Mountain State Park, Tennessee, 26 miles away    Mount Mitchell State Park, North Carolina, 32 miles away    Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee, 34 miles away Lakes Near Upper Creek, North Carolina:    Lake James, Burke , 8 miles away    Wildcat Lake, Avery , 15 miles away Current weather conditions at Upper Creek, North Carolina Local climate location: BANNER ELK 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 Upper Creek, North Carolina List of books from Amazon.com that cover whitewater paddling on Upper Creek, 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 Boone, North Carolina Outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Boone, North Carolina, the metro area neareast to Upper Creek. Find info on campgrounds, marinas, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater, golf courses and more.