Elk River - Back Fork, West Virginia <<< Back to Elk River - Back Fork main page QUICK STATS AW Class: II-III+ Length: 8.6 miles Average Gradient: 60 fpm    Putin Location Coordinates: Latitude: 38.56861 Longitude: -80.21251 Takeout Location Coordinates: Latitude: 38.5539 Longitude: -80.3247 Paddling Rivers Near Elk River - Back Fork, West Virginia:    Sugar Creek, WebsterCounty, 2 miles away       Class II-III(IV) - 1.8 miles long (Confluence of Little Sugar Creek to confluence of Back Fork of Elk)    Elk River - Back Fork, WebsterCounty, 4 miles away       Class II-III+ - 8.6 miles long (Confluence of Big Run to Confluence of Sugar Creek)    Elk River - Back Fork, WebsterCounty, 4 miles away       Class II-IV - 4.6 miles long (Confluence of Sugar Creek to Big Sycamore)    Elk River, WebsterCounty, 5 miles away       Class II-III(IV) - 11.6 miles long (Bergoo to Webster Springs)    Leatherwood Creek, WebsterCounty, 5 miles away       Class III-IV - 3.3 miles long (Forks of creek to Bergoo)    Buckhannon - Right Fork, Upshur/ RandolphCounty, 6 miles away       Class II-III+ - 13.7 miles long (Pickens to Alexander)    Elk River - Back Fork, WebsterCounty, 7 miles away       Class II+ - 5.8 miles long (Big Sycamore to Webster Springs)    Gauley River, WebsterCounty, 8 miles away       Class II-III - 9.5 miles long (Confluence with South Fork to confluence with Turkey Fork)    Buckhannon River - Left Fork of Right Fork, Upshur/ RandolphCounty, 9 miles away       Class II-III - 7 miles long (Helvetia to Newlonton)    Holly River - Left Fork, WebsterCounty, 9 miles away       Class II-III - 10.3 miles long (Hacker Valley to Mill Dam)    Gauley River, WebsterCounty, 10 miles away       Class I-II - 8.3 miles long (Confluence with Turkey Fork to Bolair)    Holly River - Right Fork, Webster/BraxtonCounty, 11 miles away       Class I-II - 14.8 miles long (Confluence of Grassy Creek to confluence of Left Fork) Hotels near Elk River - Back Fork, West Virginia: Serenity Now, Snowshoe 21.4 miles away Hampton Inn Buckhannon, Buckhannon 21.8 miles away The Bicentennial Inn, Buckhannon 23.6 miles away Microtel Buckhannon, Buckhannon 24.1 miles away Comfort Inn Weston, Weston 26.7 miles away Super 8 Weston WV, Weston 26.8 miles away Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites WESTON, Weston 27 miles away Days Hotel Sutton Flatwoods, Sutton 28.4 miles away Super 8 Elkins, Elkins 32.7 miles away Microtel Gassaway Sutton, Gassaway 34.1 miles away Hampton Inn Elkins, Elkins 34.4 miles away Days Inn and Suites Elkins, Elkins 34.5 miles away * Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different. Campgrounds near Elk River - Back Fork, West Virginia:    Holly River State Park, Hacker Valley, 9 miles away    Tea Creek Campground, Pocahontas County, 12 miles away    Pioneer Campground, French Creek, 15 miles away    Day Run Campground, Pocahontas County, 15 miles away    Cranberry Campground, Webster County, 17 miles away Public Lands Near Elk River - Back Fork, West Virginia:    Holly River State Park, West Virginia, 7 miles away    Cass Railroad State Park, West Virginia, 24 miles away    Watoga State Park, West Virginia, 26 miles away    Audra State Park, West Virginia, 29 miles away    Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia, 31 miles away Current weather conditions at Elk River - Back Fork, West Virginia Local climate location: PICKENS 12 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 West Virginia Whitewater Complete list of all the whitewater paddling spots in West Virginia. Books about whitewater paddling on Elk River - Back Fork, West Virginia List of books from Amazon.com that cover whitewater paddling on Elk River - Back Fork, West Virginia. Find a whitewater outfitter in West Virginia Whitewater Basics If you're new to whitewater paddling please take a look at this basic whitewater info. Outdoors Recreation Near Clarksburg, West Virginia Outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Clarksburg, West Virginia, the metro area neareast to Elk River - Back Fork. Find info on campgrounds, marinas, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater, golf courses and more.