Alabama whitewater - Johnnies Creek, CHEROKEE County
CHEROKEE
county,
Canyon Rim Road to Canyon Mouth Park section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS IV(V) 1.02 miles
The starting location is a short drive from Rome, please print out a copy of the road map further down the page so you won’t get lost. The scenic beauty of CHEROKEE County and the water flowing gracefully down Johnnies Creek will make you feel great. The Canyon Rim Road to Canyon Mouth Park stretch is one of a few paddling stretches in this river system. There aren’t any hotels right nearby but if you're willing to drive a short distance then no problem but if you don’t have reservations you might end up sleeping in your car. This is an extremely short
stretch so no need to bring snacks. There's camping available near Johnnies Creek. The Canyon Rim Road to Canyon Mouth Park section of Johnnies Creek in Alabama is 1.02 miles long and has been determined by American Whitewater to be a class IV(V) section. Since you're on this site
you are probably into whitewater rafting or kayaking, either way around here you'll find a large number of good places. The sections for whitewater rafting and kayaking here in Alabama are often more challenging than in other states, so if you're not from around here don't forget that rivers here are not as easy as elsewhere.
Briefly about the general area: Johnnies Creek gets a good deal of water; March is when you get the most rain here, and October on the other hand is the driest. You need to stop by McGee Bend while you're here at Johnnies
Creek, and Foster Bend is something you shouldn't miss if you're here. Summer brings highs in the 90's to Johnnies Creek. Throughout the dark hours of summer temperatures plunge down into the 60's. For the duration of the winter this place gets highs in the 40's; after the sun is down through the wintertime temperatures at Johnnies Creek descend into the 20's.
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