Jackson
county,
Rt. 117 to Lake Guntersville section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS IV-V 8 miles
The average Alabama whitewater rafting or kayaking river tends to be a bit harder to master than those in other states, so better not forget that many of the sections here are not safe for beginners. The natural beauty of Jackson County and the playfulness of the water beats anything. This section of Coon Creek in Alabama is 8 miles long and is according to American Whitewater a class IV-V section of whitewater. If you're coming from Scottsboro it's not a long drive at all to the put-in location, please print out a copy of the road map further down the page
so you won’t get lost. You might have to settle for a hotel a bit away from the river if you want to stay the night, but you'd better reserve in advance because these hotels fill up quick. Some people prefer whitewater rafting and some kayaking, either way this area has a large
number of paddling places. This is a pretty decent length section, you can easily run it on an afternoon. There's camping available near Coon Creek. A bit of exercise and just hanging out with mother nature have a lot of people coming here.
Briefly about the general area: A good deal of rainfall falls at Coon Creek; through the month of March you get the most rain around here, and October meanwhile is the driest month. If you're keen on cool geologic features, try Craze Bend, and Kings Bend is close by and always perfect to go to. Summer at
Coon Creek comes with high temperatures in the 80's. Once the sun is down it descends down to the 60's. High temperatures through the winter are normally in the 40's; overnight lows all through the winter for Coon Creek tend to be in the 20's. High View is an exciting place to stop at while at Coon Creek.
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