Elk River - Back Fork, West Virginia <<< Back to Elk River - Back Fork main page QUICK STATS AW Class: II+ Length: 5.8 miles Average Gradient: 30 fpm    Putin Location Coordinates: Latitude: 38.51419 Longitude: -80.3594 Takeout Location Coordinates: Latitude: 38.47949 Longitude: -80.4125 Paddling Rivers Near Elk River - Back Fork, West Virginia:    Elk River - Back Fork, WebsterCounty, 2 miles away       Class II+ - 5.8 miles long (Big Sycamore to Webster Springs)    Elk River, WebsterCounty, 2 miles away       Class II-III - 17.3 miles long (Webster Springs to CR7)    Gauley River, WebsterCounty, 4 miles away       Class I-II - 8.3 miles long (Confluence with Turkey Fork to Bolair)    Grassy Creek, WebsterCounty, 5 miles away       Class III-IV - 4.5 miles long (Orndoff Church to confluence with Right Fork of Holly River Close to Diana)    Gauley River, WebsterCounty, 5 miles away       Class I-II - 7 miles long (Bolair to Donaldson)    Holly River - Right Fork, Webster/BraxtonCounty, 5 miles away       Class I-II - 14.8 miles long (Confluence of Grassy Creek to confluence of Left Fork)    Holly River - Right Fork, WebsterCounty, 5 miles away       Class III-IV - 3.5 miles long (Jumbo to confluence of Grassy Creek)    Elk River - Back Fork, WebsterCounty, 5 miles away       Class II-IV - 4.6 miles long (Confluence of Sugar Creek to Big Sycamore)    Elk River, WebsterCounty, 6 miles away       Class II-III(IV) - 11.6 miles long (Bergoo to Webster Springs)    Sugar Creek, WebsterCounty, 7 miles away       Class II-III(IV) - 1.8 miles long (Confluence of Little Sugar Creek to confluence of Back Fork of Elk)    Holly River - Left Fork, WebsterCounty, 8 miles away       Class II-III - 10.3 miles long (Hacker Valley to Mill Dam)    Williams River, Pocahontas/WebsterCounty, 9 miles away       Class II-III - 10 miles long (Three Forks of Williams to Gauley River) Hotels near Elk River - Back Fork, West Virginia: Days Hotel Sutton Flatwoods, Sutton 22.1 miles away Hampton Inn Buckhannon, Buckhannon 27 miles away Microtel Gassaway Sutton, Gassaway 27.1 miles away Comfort Inn Weston, Weston 28.3 miles away Super 8 Weston WV, Weston 28.3 miles away Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites WESTON, Weston 28.5 miles away Serenity Now, Snowshoe 28.5 miles away The Bicentennial Inn, Buckhannon 29.1 miles away Microtel Buckhannon, Buckhannon 29.5 miles away Hampton Inn Summersville, Summersville 32.3 miles away Sleep Inn Summersville, Summersville 32.5 miles away Comfort Inn Summersville, Summersville 32.5 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, 10 miles away    Cranberry Campground, Webster County, 10 miles away    Camp Caesar, Cowen, 12 miles away    Tea Creek Campground, Pocahontas County, 14 miles away    Summit Lake Campground, Greenbrier County, 14 miles away    Big Rock Campground, Nicholas County, 14 miles away    Day Run Campground, Pocahontas County, 16 miles away Public Lands Near Elk River - Back Fork, West Virginia:    Bluestone National Scenic River, Glen Jean - WV, 62 miles away    Gauley River National Recreation Area, Glen Jean - WV, 62 miles away    New River Gorge National River, Glen Jean - WV, 62 miles away    Holly River State Park, West Virginia, 11 miles away    Watoga State Park, West Virginia, 27 miles away    Cass Railroad State Park, West Virginia, 32 miles away    Audra State Park, West Virginia, 37 miles away    Seneca State Forest, West Virginia, 38 miles away Current weather conditions at Elk River - Back Fork, West Virginia Local climate location: GASSAWAY 7 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.