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Laurel Fork, Virginia

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QUICK STATS
AW Class: II-III+
Length: 9.5 miles
Average Gradient: 80 fpm
  
Putin Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.5241
Longitude: -79.63881

Takeout Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.5703
Longitude: -79.57061


Paddling Rivers Near Laurel Fork, Virginia:

   Potomac River - South Branch, HighlandCounty, 1 miles away
      Class I-II - 1 miles long (Confluence of Straight Creek to state line)

   Potomac River - Laurel Fork of North Fork of South Branch, Highland VA: Pendleton WVCounty, 1 miles away
      Class III-IV - 1.5 miles long (State line to confluence of Straight Fork)

   Roaring Creek, PrestonCounty, 3 miles away
      Class IV - 6.1 miles long (County Road 3-12 to Cheat River)

   Laurel Fork, Highland VA : Pendleton WVCounty, 3 miles away
      Class II-III+ - 9.5 miles long (Route 642 to Virginia/West Virginia State line)

   Big Run River, PendletonCounty, 5 miles away
      Class II+ - 3.7 miles long (Confluence with Teeter Camp Run to Cherry Grove)

   Potomac River - North Fork of South Branch, PendletonCounty, 5 miles away
      Class II-III - 6.3 miles long (Confluence of Laurel Fork and Straight Fork to Cherry Grove)

   Greenbrier River - East Fork, PocahontasCounty, 6 miles away
      Class II-III - 5.1 miles long (FS 51 to Island Campground)

   Greenbrier River - East Fork, PocahontasCounty, 7 miles away
      Class I-II - 8.9 miles long (Island Campground to confluence with West Fork at Durbin)

   Potomac River - North Fork of South Branch, PendletonCounty, 8 miles away
      Class I-II - 9.8 miles long (Cherry Grove to Riverton)

   Little River, PocahontasCounty, 8 miles away
      Class I-II - 3 miles long (FS 17 to Burner)

   Potomac River - South Branch, Highland VA/ Pendleton WVCounty, 8 miles away
      Class I-II - 13.4 miles long (state line to CR 23)

   Gandy Creek, RandolphCounty, 11 miles away
      Class III - 13.6 miles long (Sinks outlet to Cheat River Dry Fork)


Hotels near Laurel Fork, Virginia:

Highland Inn, Monterey
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7.5 miles away
Super 8 Elkins, Elkins
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24.6 miles away
Hampton Inn Elkins, Elkins
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25.2 miles away
Serenity Now, Snowshoe
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26.5 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites ELKINS, Elkins
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26.6 miles away
Days Inn and Suites Elkins, Elkins
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27.4 miles away
The Hummingbird Inn, Goshen
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31.2 miles away
Blackwater Falls State Park, Davis
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31.6 miles away
Canaan Valley Resort and Conf Ctr, Davis
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32.9 miles away
Princess Bayside, Ocean City
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38.1 miles away
Days Inn Lexington N Lee Highway, Lexington
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41.5 miles away
Howard Johnson Inn - Lexington, Lexington
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41.5 miles away
* Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different.


Campgrounds near Laurel Fork, Virginia:

   Island Campground, Pocahontas County, 7 miles away

   Spruce Knob Lake Campground, Randolph County, 9 miles away

   Bear Mountain Farm and Wilderness Retreat, Hightown, 9 miles away

   Gatewood Group Campground, Randolph County, 9 miles away

   Little River Campground, Pocahontas County, 10 miles away

   Laurel Fork Campground, Randolph County, 12 miles away

   Swallow Rock Campground, Randolph County, 13 miles away


Public Lands Near Laurel Fork, Virginia:

   Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia, 16 miles away

   Seneca State Forest, West Virginia, 19 miles away

   Cass Railroad State Park, West Virginia, 23 miles away

   Blackwater Falls State Park, West Virginia, 31 miles away

   Douthat State Park, Virginia, 38 miles away



Current weather conditions at Laurel Fork, Virginia
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Local climate location: ELKINS WSO AP 6 miles away






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