Alabama whitewater - Mill Creek, Blount County

Blount county, Rt. 31 to Dirt Road off CR 5 section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.

 

CLASS III     0.5 miles
  Whitewater rafting and kayaking in Alabama is often tougher than elsewhere, so if you're not from around here don't forget that many of the rivers here are not very forgiving. If you're coming from Cullman it's not a long drive at all to the put-in location, if you're not familiar with the area there's a road map further down the page. There are campgrounds quite near the river where you can camp. This is a very short stretch so you'd better be prepared to walk your kayak back to put-in a few times. Since you're on this site you are probably into whitewater
    rafting or kayaking, either way this is an area with plenty of places for that. This is one of a small number of paddling stretches in this river system, there are a few others too. Great exercise and spending some quality time in nature have a lot of people coming here. This section
of Mill Creek in Alabama is 0.5 miles long and it is classified as a class III section by American Whitewater. The beautiful scenery of Alabama and the beautiful way the water current moves down the stream have people coming here.

Briefly about the general area:
Through the days of summer here at Mill Creek, high temperatures ordinarily get into the 80's, and all through summer nights temperatures are in the 60's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 40's with winter lows in the 20's overnight here at Mill Creek. The beauty of mother nature
 
reveals herself at Cold Spring; a visit to Sulphur Spring will fill your spirit with nice feelings.
A great deal of rainfall falls at Mill Creek; March is the month that gets the most rain while October is the month with the least amount of precipitation.

Mill Creek, Rt. 31 to Dirt Road off CR 5 road map
Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked.

QUICK STATS
AW Class: III
Length: 0.5 miles
  
Putin Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 33.92111
Longitude: -86.8089

Takeout Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 33.92777
Longitude: -86.8089

Paddler input for Mill Creek, Alabama:

Submit Input:
Your Name:
Write or Paste Input here:

Upload picture:      Input Submission Guidelines




Current weather conditions at Mill Creek, Alabama
WXPort

Local climate location: SAINT BERNARD 24 miles away


RAFTING TRIP OUTFITTERS

There are no whitewater outfitters currently listed for this river.

Comfort Inn Hanceville, Hanceville
8 miles away
Hotel located directly across the street from Wallace State Community College. One of the closest hotels to the Shrine of the Most Blessed and the Monestary our Lady of Angels. Only 8 miles from Inter...

Econo Lodge Cullman, Cullman
12 miles away
The Econo Lodge hotel is conveniently located off Interstate 65. This Cullman hotel is close to several local attractions like Smith Lake Park, Heritage Park, Ave Maria Grotto, Our Lady of the Angels ...

Cullman - Days Inn, Cullman
15 miles away
Great location for visiting our local attractions, doing business or stopping on your way to Birmingham, Atlanta, Gulf coast beaches, Free full Hot Breakfast with stay, Micro/fridge and coffee maker i...



OTHER_INFO
  All Alabama Whitewater
Complete list of all the whitewater paddling spots in Alabama.
Books about whitewater paddling on Mill Creek, Alabama
List of books from Amazon.com that cover whitewater paddling on Mill Creek, Alabama.
Find a whitewater outfitter in Alabama

Whitewater Basics
If you're new to whitewater paddling please take a look at this basic whitewater info.
Outdoors Recreation Near Cullman, Alabama
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Cullman, Alabama, the metro area neareast to Mill Creek. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
 

   

OUTDOORS
These outdoors activities are available near Mill Creek.
 Whitewater Near Mill Creek:
Mulberry Fork, Cullman/Blount County , 2 miles away, Class I-II - 10.8 miles long (Old US Route 31 to bridge above I-65)
Rice Creek, Cullman County , 7 miles away, Class IV - 6.4 miles long (CR 38 to CR 91)
Mulberry Fork, Cullman/Blount County , 12 miles away, Class I-II - 11.3 miles long (Blountville Road to US Route 31)
Gurley Creek, Blount / Jefferson County , 12 miles away, Class II-III - 3.5 miles long (Narrows Road to State Route 79)
Warrior River - Locust Fork, Blount County , 15 miles away, Class I-III - 10 miles long (CR 1 to US Route 231)
Warrior River - Locust Fork, Blount County , 15 miles away, Class II-III+ - 7 miles long (US 231/79 to Nectar Bridge)
Warrior River - Blackburn Fork, Blount County , 15 miles away, Class I-III(V) - 4.5 miles long (Dirt Road off Route 15 to Route 1)
Two Mile Creek, Gullman County , 16 miles away, Class II-III - 2.5 miles long (CR 798 to CR 781)
Warrior River - Calvert Prong of the Locust Fork, Blount County , 16 miles away, Class II-III - 2.2 miles long (CR 33 to Deavers Town Road)
Lick Creek, Cullman County , 17 miles away, Class II-III - 2.9 miles long (State Route 91 to County Road 783)
 Hotels Near Mill Creek:
Comfort Inn Hanceville, Hanceville , 8 miles away
Econo Lodge Cullman, Cullman , 12 miles away
Cullman - Days Inn, Cullman , 15 miles away
Best Western Gardendale Inn, Gardendale , 16 miles away
Best Western Fairwinds Inn, Cullman , 17 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Mill Creek:
Country View RV Park, Hanceville, 3 miles away
Good Hope Campground, Cullman, 12 miles away
Foxfire Campground, Cullman County, 15 miles away
 Lakes Near Mill Creek

Outdoors related information copyright © Stratus-Pikpuk, Inc. - Detailed hotel information copyright © Interactive Hotel Solutions
Some content, including Reach Name, Class, and Length, comes from American Whitewater