Upper Creek, North Carolina
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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, Burke County , 3 miles away Class II-III - 6.6 miles long (to Confluence with Upper Creek)
Wilson Creek, Caldwell County , 5 miles away Class III-IV+(V) - 1.9 miles long (National Forest sign to parking area above Brown MtNorth Beach)
Wilson Creek, Caldwell County , 6 miles away Class I-II(III) - 4 miles long (Below Brown Mountain Beach to Johns River)
Upper Creek, Burke County , 6 miles away Class III+(IV) - 17 miles long (Raven Cliff Gorge to FR 982)
Wilson Creek, Caldwell County , 6 miles away Class II-III - 5 miles long (Route 1328 Bridge to National Forest sign)
Johns River, Burke/Caldwell County , 7 miles away Class I-II - 6.5 miles long (Route 1328 to Route 1438)
North Harper Creek, Avery/Caldwell County , 7 miles away Class IV-V(V+) - 9 miles long (Wilson Creek Tributary)
Lost Cove Creek, Avery County , 8 miles away Class -blank- - 8 miles long (Main)
Gragg Prong River, Avery County , 9 miles away Class IV-V - 1.6 miles long (Roseboro to Lost Cove Creek)
Linville River, Burke County , 9 miles away Class IV-V+ - 16.4 miles long (Linville Falls to Lake James)
Catawba River, McDowell/Burke County , 9 miles away Class I-II - 8.5 miles long (Route 1223 Bridge Route 1147 Bridge)
Wilson Creek, Avery/Caldwell County , 9 miles away Class IV - 5 miles long (Upper Wilson)
Hotels near Upper Creek, North Carolina:
* 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
Brown Mt CUA Dispersed, Jonas Ridge , 5 miles away
Mortimer, Collettsville , 7 miles away
Playmore Beach Campground, Lenoir , 7 miles away
Blue Ridge Pkwy - Linville Falls, Linville Falls , 10 miles away
Marinas Near Upper Creek, North Carolina:
Mimosa Boat Landing, Morganton , 12 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
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