Alabama whitewater - Miller/Long Island Creek, Jackson County

Jackson county, Rt. 71 to Lake Guntersville section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.

 

CLASS V     3 miles
  The wonderful Alabama scenery and the water flowing gracefully down Miller/Long Island Creek beats anything. The Rt. 71 to Lake Guntersville stretch of Miller/Long Island Creek in Jackson County is 3 miles long and has been rated as a class V section by American Whitewater. Getting a good workout and a chance to spend some time outdoors have a lot of people coming here. This is a bit of a short stretch so you'll have to walk back to the start over and over. You might be into whitewater rafting or kayaking or both, doesn't matter, there are lots of good places
    for that around here. If you're a camper you can camp at one of the great campgrounds nearby. 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. Whitewater rafting
and kayaking spots in Alabama are harder than the national norm, so if you're not from around here don't forget that many runs in this state are not easy. Not too many hotels nearby, you'll have to drive a bit to get to one, but if you don’t have reservations you might end up sleeping in your car.

Briefly about the general area:
Miller/Long Island Creek regularly gets a great deal of precipitation; March is the wettest month with most rain, and the driest of the months is June. Griffin Gulf is a great place to spend some time at; Gross Spring is an
 
inspiring location to explore during your stay.
For the duration of the long summer days at Miller/Long Island Creek highs are commonly in the 80's with night lows in the 60's. For the duration of the wintertime highs are mostly in the 40's, and night lows during the winter for Miller/Long Island Creek tend to be in the 20's. While you're here at Miller/Long Island Creek you have to have a look at Hollaway Point, and a trip to Russell Cave National Monument is worthwhile. This river has so much to offer. Don't leave Miller/Long Island Creek without first paying a visit to Gray Spring.

Miller/Long Island Creek, Rt. 71 to Lake Guntersville road map
Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked.

QUICK STATS
AW Class: V
Length: 3 miles
  
Putin Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 34.8348
Longitude: -85.64271

Takeout Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 34.8992
Longitude: -85.7138

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Local climate location: MONTEAGLE 20 miles away


RAFTING TRIP OUTFITTERS

There are no whitewater outfitters currently listed for this river.

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OUTDOORS
These outdoors activities are available near Miller/Long Island Creek.
 Whitewater Near Miller/Long Island Creek:
Lively Creek, De Kalb County , 2 miles away, Class III+ - 6.4 miles long (State Route 73 to Long Island Creek)
Warren Creek, Dade County , 8 miles away, Class -blank- - 6.2 miles long (Highway 301 to Nickajack Lake)
Flat Rock / Coon Creek, Jackson County , 9 miles away, Class V - 8 miles long (Rt. 117 to Lake Guntersville)
Coon Creek, Jackson County , 9 miles away, Class IV-V - 8 miles long (Rt. 117 to Lake Guntersville)
Cole City Creek, Dade County , 9 miles away, Class III+(IV) - 7.2 miles long (Casey Road to Tennessee River)
Daniel Creek, Dade County , 13 miles away, Class V+ - 4.6 miles long (to Bear Creek)
Bear Creek, Dade County , 14 miles away, Class V - 3 miles long (Highway 129 to Canyon View Road takeout)
Gulf Creek, Dade County , 15 miles away, Class V+ - 3.65 miles long (Highway 157 to Holder Loop)
Little Sequatchie, Marion County , 17 miles away, Class II-III - 7 miles long (Indian Creek to Sequatchie River)
Jones Creek, Jackson County , 18 miles away, Class V+ - 7.29 miles long (Highway 71 to BSA camp)
 Ski Areas Near Miller/Long Island Creek:
Ober Gatlinburg, Tennessee , 154 miles away, 600 vertical feet
Sky Valley, Georgia , 161 miles away, 210 vertical feet
Scaly Mountain, North Carolina , 164 miles away, 225 vertical feet
Cataloochee, North Carolina , 183 miles away, 740 vertical feet
 Hotels Near Miller/Long Island Creek:
Comfort Inn Kimball, Kimball , 10 miles away
Super 8 Kimball, Kimball , 10 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Kimball, Tn, Kimball , 10 miles away
Trenton Days Inn, Trenton , 11 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Chattanooga-Lookout Mtn, Tn, Chattanooga , 22 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Miller/Long Island Creek:
Thunder Canyon Campground, Ider, 8 miles away
Chattanooga West KOA, Trenton, 10 miles away
Kimball Campground, Jasper, 10 miles away
 Trails Near Miller/Long Island Creek:
River Mont Cave Historical Trail, Jackson County , 9 miles away
Winding Stairs, Franklin County , 16 miles away
 National Parks Near Miller/Long Island Creek:
Russell Cave National Monument, Bridgeport - AL , 5 miles away
Little River Canyon National Preserve, Fort Payne - AL , 24 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Miller/Long Island Creek:
Dogwood Hills Golf Club, Flat Rock , 3 miles away

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