Jackson River, Virginia <<< Back to Jackson River main page QUICK STATS AW Class: I-II Length: 42.5 miles    Putin Location Coordinates: Latitude: 37.9494 Longitude: -79.95611 Takeout Location Coordinates: Latitude: 37.78419 Longitude: -79.77611 Paddling Rivers Near Jackson River, Virginia:    Wilson Creek, AlleghanyCounty, 5 miles away       Class II-III - 7.5 miles long (Douthat Park Dam to Jackson River)    Jackson River, AlleghanyCounty, 8 miles away       Class I-II - 42.5 miles long (Gathright Dam to James River)    Roaring Run, BotetourtCounty, 9 miles away       Class V+ - 1.2 miles long (County line to Recreation Area)    Cowpasture River, BotetourtCounty, 9 miles away       Class I-II - 13.5 miles long (Griffith to James River)    James River, BotetourtCounty, 13 miles away       Class I-II - 16.5 miles long (Route 43 to Route 630)    Simpson Creek, AlleghanyCounty, 15 miles away       Class II-III - 6.5 miles long (Truckstop to Route 60)    Ogle Creek, AlleghanyCounty, 17 miles away       Class II-III - 5.7 miles long (Route 661 to Dunlap Creek)    Back Creek - Jackson Tributary, BathCounty, 19 miles away       Class I-III - 17.5 miles long (Bath County Pumped Storage Facility to Jackson River)    Anthony Creek, GreenbrierCounty, 19 miles away       Class I-II - 10 miles long (Neola to Blue Bend Recreation Area)    Colliers Creek, RockbridgeCounty, 19 miles away       Class II-III - 4 miles long (Collierstown to Buffalo Creek)    Catawba Creek, BotetourtCounty, 20 miles away       Class I-III - 12 miles long (Fincastle to James River)    Buffalo Creek, RockbridgeCounty, 20 miles away       Class I-III - 12.5 miles long (Effinger to Buffalo Forge) Hotels near Jackson River, Virginia: Oak Tree Inn Low Moor, Low Moor 4.2 miles away Americas Best Value Inn Covington, Covington 8.4 miles away Best Western Mountain View, Covington 8.6 miles away Holiday Inn Express COVINGTON, Covington 8.7 miles away Days Inn Troutville Roanoke, Troutville 24.8 miles away Natural Bridge Hotel, Natural Bridge 25.6 miles away Super 8 Daleville/Roanoke, Daleville 26 miles away Howard Johnson Inn Daleville/Salem, Daleville 26 miles away Quality Inn Troutville, Troutville 26.1 miles away Holiday Inn Express TROUTVILLE - ROANOKE NORTH, Troutville 26.1 miles away The Hummingbird Inn, Goshen 26.3 miles away Travelodge Roanoke North, Troutville 26.4 miles away * Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different. Campgrounds near Jackson River, Virginia:    The Buckhorne Family Campground, Clifton Forge, 4 miles away    Buckhorn Store And Campground, Clifton Forge, 4 miles away    Douthat State Park, Millboro, 5 miles away    McClintic Point Primitive Campground, Bath County, 9 miles away    Bolar Mountain Campground, Bath County, 10 miles away    Blowing Springs Campground, Bath County, 11 miles away    Lake Sherwood Campground, Covington, 13 miles away Trails near Jackson River, Virginia:    Ellis Trail, Bath , 10 miles away Public Lands Near Jackson River, Virginia:    Booker T Washington National Monument, Hardy - VA, 39 miles away    Douthat State Park, Virginia, 4 miles away    Jefferson National Forest, Virginia, 22 miles away    Watoga State Park, West Virginia, 23 miles away    Seneca State Forest, West Virginia, 27 miles away    Cass Railroad State Park, West Virginia, 32 miles away Lakes Near Jackson River, Virginia:    Pike Pond, Alleghany , 4 miles away    Lake Moomaw, Alleghany , 8 miles away Current weather conditions at Jackson River, Virginia Local climate location: BUCKEYE 19 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 Virginia Whitewater Complete list of all the whitewater paddling spots in Virginia. Books about whitewater paddling on Jackson River, Virginia List of books from Amazon.com that cover whitewater paddling on Jackson River, Virginia. Find a whitewater outfitter in Virginia Whitewater Basics If you're new to whitewater paddling please take a look at this basic whitewater info. Outdoors Recreation Near Roanoke, Virginia Outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Roanoke, Virginia, the metro area neareast to Jackson River. Find info on campgrounds, marinas, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater, golf courses and more.