Alabama whitewater - Johnnies Creek, Dekalb County

Dekalb county, CR 47 to Canyon Rim Road section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.

 

CLASS II-III     4 miles
  The beautiful scenery of Dekalb County and the playfulness of the water beats anything. This stretch of Johnnies Creek is 4 miles long and is a class II-III section of whitewater according to American Whitewater. There are some good sections to paddle in this river system, the CR 47 to Canyon Rim Road section is one of them. The nearby hotels are a bit away from the river, but do book a room before you come because it is a very popular destination. You can pitch a tent or park your RV at a nearby campground. You might be into whitewater rafting or kayaking
    or both, doesn't matter, this area has a large number of paddling places. If you're coming from Summerville it's not a long drive at all to the put-in location, there's a road map further down the page with more info on that. A good workout and just hanging out with mother nature
have a lot of people coming here. This section is long enough to enjoy a good non stop paddle, it's perfect for a one day trip.

Briefly about the general area:
A perfect location to have a look at near Johnnies Creek is Straight Hollow. Johnnies Creek regularly gets much precipitation; all through March this area sees the most rain, and the driest month of the year is October.
For the period of the warmest time of the year at Johnnies Creek temperatures are commonly in the 80's. When the night sets in temperatures fall down into the 60's.
 
Through the wintertime highs are regularly in the 40's, and night lows throughout the wintertime for Johnnies Creek tend to be in the 20's.

Johnnies Creek, CR 47 to Canyon Rim Road road map
Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked.

QUICK STATS
AW Class: II-III
Length: 4 miles
  
Putin Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 34.3375
Longitude: -85.75351

Takeout Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 34.31829
Longitude: -85.7178

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Current weather conditions at Johnnies Creek, Alabama
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Local climate location: SAND MT SUBSTN AU 14 miles away


RAFTING TRIP OUTFITTERS

There are no whitewater outfitters currently listed for this river.

Econo Lodge Ft. Payne, Fort Payne
6 miles away
The Econo Lodge hotel is conveniently located off Interstate 59, only one mile from the Alabama Band Fan Club. This Fort Payne hotel is minutes from Desota State Park and Little River Canyon. Visitors...

Fort Payne-Days Inn, Fort Payne
6 miles away
The Days Inn Fort Payne located just one block off of I-59. Here you will find beautiful updated rooms with free high-speed, microwave, refrigerator, iron and ironing board, coffee pot and hairdryer ...

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Ft. Payne, Al, Fort Payne
6 miles away
Stay Smart at this cozy, incredibly friendlyHoliday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, Fort Payne, winner of the 2008 Best of Dekalb County that is the epitamy of southern hospitality. Of course that means j...



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Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Summerville, Georgia, the metro area neareast to Johnnies Creek. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
 

   

OUTDOORS
These outdoors activities are available near Johnnies Creek.
 Whitewater Near Johnnies Creek:
Hicks Creek, Dekalb County , 4 miles away, Class III-IV(V) - 1.2 miles long (CR 127 to State Route 176)
Chinquapin Creek, Crenshaw County , 4 miles away, Class V - 0.75 miles long (Lower Canyon Rim Road to Little River Canyon)
Little River, Dekalb/ Cherokee County , 4 miles away, Class III-IV - 6 miles long (Eberharts Point to Canyon Mouth Campground)
Wolf Creek, Cherokee County , 4 miles away, Class II-IV(V) - 1.5 miles long (CR49 to CR47)
Wolf Creek, DeKalb County , 5 miles away, Class V+ - 0.5 miles long (Rt. 176 to Little River)
Little River, Dekalb County , 6 miles away, Class III-IV+ - 2.54 miles long (Upper Two to Eberhart Point)
Yellow Creek, -blank- County , 6 miles away, Class IV-V+ - 1 miles long (First Falls to Lake)
Little River, Dekalb/ Cherokee County , 8 miles away, Class II-V - 3.08 miles long (Highway 35 to Upper Two)
South Sauty Creek, Dekalb/Jackson County , 12 miles away, Class III-IV - 7.15 miles long (Intersection of County Roads 41 and 56 to Bucks Pocket)
Little River - West Fork, Dekalb County , 13 miles away, Class I-III(IV) - 9 miles long (Lake Howard to East Fork Little)
 Ski Areas Near Johnnies Creek:
Sky Valley, Georgia , 169 miles away, 210 vertical feet
Ober Gatlinburg, Tennessee , 170 miles away, 600 vertical feet
Scaly Mountain, North Carolina , 172 miles away, 225 vertical feet
Cataloochee, North Carolina , 196 miles away, 740 vertical feet
 Hotels Near Johnnies Creek:
Econo Lodge Ft. Payne, Fort Payne , 6 miles away
Fort Payne-Days Inn, Fort Payne , 6 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Ft. Payne, Al, Fort Payne , 6 miles away
Rodeway Inn Fort Payne, Fort Payne , 8 miles away
Howard Johnson Express Inn, Collinsville , 10 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Johnnies Creek:
Driftwood Family Campground, Cedar Bluff, 7 miles away
J R's Marina, Cedar Bluff, 8 miles away
Pine Cone Marina, Leesburg, 8 miles away
 National Parks Near Johnnies Creek:
Little River Canyon National Preserve, Fort Payne - AL , 7 miles away
Russell Cave National Monument, Bridgeport - AL , 35 miles away
 Lakes Near Johnnies Creek

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